The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A group of soldiers, wearing only shorts, queuing for water on the ship, en route from Java to Singapore. This 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 Program 1999
A full hold of prisoners of war travelling in a ship from Java to Singapore. This print is included in a folio of dry points that were made from the original drawings that Ray Parkin entrusted to Wear
A large steamship entering Singapore Harbour, with clouds overhead. A lighthouse on rocks is prominent at right. This print was included in a folio of drypoints that were made from the original drawin
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
Several prisoners of war, wearing only shorts and hats, loading attap onto two barges at Tamuan. This print was included in a folio of drypoints that were made from the original drawings that Ray Park
Prisoners standing in a long line passing water back from the river. A large boat dominates the centre of the composition, with trees in the background. Several men, clothed only to the waist, are pas
A large Chinese junk dominates the background, with a warship at the left. In the foreground is a small rowing boat with two figures on board wearing Chinese hats. Another junk is seen at the right di
