The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A lifeboat tied to a buoy at the water's edge. Five naked male figures are carrying supplies and preparing the ship to leave. In the distance is a mountain with cloud on top, and seen at right is a timber building frame standing in the water. The print is included in a folio of drypoints that were made from the original drawings that Ray Parkin entrusted to Weary Dunlop while they were prisoners of war (POWs) together on the Burma-Thailand railway. Dunlop delivered the collection of drawings and paintings to Parkin on his return to Melbourne. As an expression of gratitude to Dunlop for hiding the drawings at great risk to his own safety, Parkin proceeded to make prints of the drawings and presented them to Dunlop in a bound folio in 1956. A single watercolour, dated 1943, is the only original painting from Parkin's POW experience to be included in the folio.
Presented by the Edward 'Weary' Dunlop Estate through the Cultural Gifts Program1999
Two bamboo river boats, one with a sail. Trees and vegetation surround the river. This print was included in a folio of drypoints that were made from the original drawings that Ray Parkin entrusted to
Tents pitched in the jungle at Hintoku. Men are seen lying on stretchers within the tents. This print was included in a folio of drypoints that were made from the original drawings that Ray Parkin ent
A river scene, with Thai boats, background mountains and river bank vegetation. Two figures in left foreground are possibly fishing. There is a section of a timber fence running down to the water at c
Several figures of people working, shovelling gravel on the beach for use on Tamuan roads. A large bamboo raft dominates the composition. This print was included in a folio of drypoints that were made
Seven male figures, wearing only shorts, playing basketball in an area with palm trees and a fence. One figure has thrown the ball towards the goal ring. This print is included in a folio of drypoints
A view of bombed buildings and wrecked telegraph poles at the sea's edge. City buildings are faintly visible in the background. This print is included in a folio of drypoints that were made from the o
