The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
This British Savings Committee issued poster depicts the sinking fo the Australian hospital ship Centaur. 'Save for the brave' was a slogan used to encourage civilians to put money into the war savings scheme to raise funds for the war effort.
The sinking of the Centaur took place off Moreton Island, Queensland on the 14 May 1943. 268 lives were lost, including 11 nurses. The ship was torpedoed and sank into the sea in just three minutes. The poster depicts the ship as it submerges, with rescue boats and passengers holding onto railings desperately try to survive. Smoke and flames pour out from the ships bow.
Depicts the Hospital ship, 'Centaur' being attacked by the Japanese off the coast of Queensland, during the Second World War. In the water below the ship are a number of nurses and sailors from the sh
Depicts the Hospital ship, 'Centaur' being attacked by the Japanese off the coast of Queensland, during the Second World War. In the water below the ship are a number of nurses and sailors from the sh
British Second World War poster promoting fuel savings. This poster is one of the 'save fuel for battle' series. With the cost of the war mounting as the years passed, the British Government promoted
A First World War poster issued by the National War Savings Committee (Poster No. 75) and designed by Bert Thomas to encourage women to save Britain by investing in war savings certificates. Thomas dr
First World War poster, published by the Parliamentary War Savings Committee (poster no 19), designed to encourage the public to invest in war stocks and bonds. Red text, set against a blue background
Depicts a loaf of bread and the Union Jack as a backdrop to the slogan: 'Waste not want not! Save the Nation's Bread.' The Union Jack and the bread are brightly coloured, creating an unusually eye-ca