HMAS Westralia berthing at Fremantle harbour, 9th June 1991 Accession Number: ART29705

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Depicts the RAN supply ship, HMAS Westralia, berthing at Fremantle harbour in Western Australia on return from the Persian Gulf after the First Gulf War. Lynne Norton is the daughter of Second World War and Korea official artist, Frank Norton.

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Accession Number
ART29705
Artist
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: oil pastel with pencil on paper
Measurement
Overall: 49.4 cm x 69.7 cm
Medium
oil pastel with pencil on paper
Date Made
1991
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
purchased 1991
Copyright
AWM Licensed copyright

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