Fitters And Mechanics Wanted. Join The RAAF
1941. Colour process lithograph, signed in image centre right, 26.5 x 32.8cm. Old vertical fold, repaired minor tears to edges. Linen-backed. Text includes “This is a man’s job!” Held in AWM. More
Australian
Join The AIF Now!
c1942. Colour process lithograph, 74 x 46.9cm. Old folds, perforations, stains and repaired tears to lower portion. Linen-backed. Text continues “They’ll be proud of you in this.” Held in AWM. Depicts an Australian soldier walking arm-in-arm with his girlfriend and mother, who is holding his .303 rifle. More
Our Own Prime Minister Asks You. Buy 4th Liberty Loan Bonds
1943. Colour process lithograph, 76.3 x 48.7cm. Minor retouching to left margin, repaired old folds. Linen-backed. Text continues “‘The tide of war is turning. We are driving towards victory. Now is the time, with every shilling you can lend, to back the attack! So invest all you can in the..... More
Make Dad Proud To Say “My Boy - In The East.” Join The AIF
c1943. Colour and process lithograph, 74.3 x 49cm. Repaired slight tears and creases, foxing. Linen-backed. Text continues “SR5.C.” Held in AWM, with the comments “The photograph featured was taken for the Department of Information by photographer George Silk in 1941. It is of three Australian servicemen in Alexandria after their..... More
Make Her Proud To Say “We’re Engaged.” Join The AIF
c1943. Colour process lithograph, 75.5 x 49.7cm. Repaired tears, slight foxing. Linen-backed. Text continues “SR6.C.”. More
Make Her Proud To Say “My Son Overseas.” Join The AIF
1943. Colour process lithograph, 75.5 x 50cm. Slight foxing, light stains to upper portion. Linen-backed. Text continues “SR4.C” with the Australian Commonwealth Military Forces badge. The photograph shows Lieutenant William Patrick Ryan, 2/2nd IFN BN. A smaller format in different colours is held in AWM. More
Cole Bros. Circus. Australian Wallabies
1943. Colour lithograph in two panels, 75.1 x 71.3cm. Missing portions, repaired tears and creases, paper loss, some soiling. Linen-backed. Text continues “Greatest troupe of women acrobats ever seen. Bay City [Michigan], Thursday, June 24. Buy war bonds and stamps.” The Wallabies were a six-person trampoline troupe established by English-born..... More
Your Nest Egg For The Future. Invest In The 4th Liberty Loan
1943. Colour lithograph, 25.5 x 76.5cm. Minor foxing. Linen-backed. Text continues “Liberty loan bonds. 4L-26.” Held in AWM. More
The Magic Circle Of Victoria Proudly Presents Its Revue “Laugh & Laugh”
c1944. Process screen-print with letterpress, 37.3 x 24.8cm. Repaired minor tear to left edge, old folds and slight discolouration. Linen-backed. Text continues “Milly French, Lady Magician, Co-star of Mau. Chevalier. The Incomparable Sloggetts. Pat & Pete, Radio’s Lady Ventriloquist, and a host of other star attractions. Nicholas Hall, 148 Lonsdale..... More
Victoria, Australia
1944. Colour process lithograph, signed in image lower right, annotated “324” in an unknown hand in ink on image lower right, 100.7 x 63.9cm. Repaired slight tears and pinholes to edges. Linen-backed. Text continues “Pink Heath. Victoria’s proclaimed floral emblem. A slender shrub with pink, tubular, bell-shaped flowers. Government of..... More
Destination Tokyo
1944. Lithograph, 81.5 x 70.6cm. Repaired tears to edges, slight foxing. Linen-backed. Text includes “Surveyed by task group 70-5.” This poster was designed as a WWII goose game by the sailors on board the Australian HMAS Warrego (U73). Held in Dutch Navy Museum. One of the vignettes shows an unflattering..... More
Fighting Men From Overseas: Portraits From Life Of Men In The Forces From The Dominions And Colonies [WWII]
1944. Colour process lithograph, 47 x 63.9cm. Old folds. Linen-backed. Text reads “Pictorial Education Quarterly, June 1944.” Includes portraits of soldiers from Jamaica, S. Rhodesia, S. Africa, Canada, India, British Honduras, (French) Canada, Australia, British Guiana, New Zealand (Maori), Malta, Newfoundland, and Gold Coast [West Africa]. More
Save Waste [NSW War Appeal]
c1944. Two-colour lithograph, 30.4 x 50.8cm. Repaired tears, missing portions and creases. Linen-backed. Text continues “Newspapers, brown paper, cardboard, old books, magazines, scrap metal, waste rags. Urgent war appeal to housewives. Proceeds to patriotic and charitable funds. Save and give to your local council. Do it now!” Poster includes the..... More
“Keep It Under Your Hat!”
c1940-1945. Colour lithograph, 38.2 x 25.3cm. Linen-backed. Text continues “Thoughtless talk takes toll of troops. Printed by AHQ Cartographic Company, Melbourne.” Held in Imperial War Museum, UK. More
“Captain Kidd”
c1945. Colour lithograph, 199 x 101.5cm. Major missing portions to right edge and corners, repaired tears, creases and surface loss, slight foxing. Linen-backed. Text includes “Benedict Bogeaus presents Captain Kidd. Starring Charles Laughton, Randolph Scott, Barbara Britton and Reginald Owen. Directed by Rowland V. Lee, original story by Robert N...... More
Air Crews Wanted For RAAF
1939-1945. Colour process lithograph, 24.8 x 33cm. Slight foxing. Linen-backed. Text continues “Apply now! The need is urgent. AF13.” Held in Imperial War Museum, London. More
Are You A Fifth Columnist? If You Spread Disease, You Are!
1939-1945. Colour process lithograph, 75.3 x 49.2cm. Repaired missing portions, creases and tears. Linen-backed. Text continues “Many hours are lost in war industries, due to influenza and common colds spread by droplet infection. Cover up each cough and sneeze, otherwise you’ll spread disease. Authorised by C.A. Kelly, Minister of Health..... More
You Love Them – Fight For Them! Join The AIF Now
c1945. Colour process lithograph, 28.1 x 20cm. Foxing, repaired minor perforations. Linen-backed. Held in AWM. More
So Here I Am, In The RAAF!
c1945. Colour process lithograph, 28.5 x 21.7cm. Slight scuffing. Linen-backed. Text continues “I asked myself: Would I prefer to live with British Freedom or under German tyranny? Who should fight for this Freedom? Him, me, or both of us? The RAAF Recruiting Drive Committee.”. More
VP Day, Thanksgiving Service [St Kilda, Victoria]
1945. Linocut and letterpress, 101.8 x 64.9cm. Repaired minor tears, old folds, some ink offset. Linen-backed. Text includes “You are cordially invited to attend a civic thanksgiving in the St Kilda Town Hall at 3pm on VP Day. Arranged by the Mayor and Councillors in conjunction with local clergy. Town..... More
ACF Gives And Can Keep On Giving! If You Give To The Australian Comforts Fund
c1945. Colour lithograph, 101.9 x 76.8cm. Missing portions to margins, repaired tears, slight foxing. Linen-backed. The Australian Comforts Fund raised money for parcels for Australian service personnel, including clothing, the provision of meals and accommodation for personnel on leave. Held in AWM. More
Make Them Proud Of You. Join The AIF
c1945. Colour and process lithograph, 100.6 x 64.7cm. Repaired tears to lower portion. Linen-backed. Text continues “Never been so fit – I wouldn’t have missed it for worlds! SR 7C.” Held in Imperial War Museum, UK. More
[Australian Fauna]
c1945. Colour lithograph, 34.2 x 101.3cm. Minor cracks. Linen-backed. Text reads “Head’s Studio, Melbourne.” Shows a magpie, kingfisher, parrot, pink cockatoo, kookaburra and koala. An illustrated booklet entitled Birds of Australia by John E. Head (Head’s Studio, Melbourne) is held in the State Library of Victoria. More
BOAC Speedbird Ruterne Udover Hele Verden (Routes Across The World)
1946. Colour process lithograph with screenprint, initialled “F.” in image centre left, 100.9 x 63.2cm. Repaired pinholes and minor tears to edges, slight foxing. Linen-backed. Text in Danish and English continues “England – Australien med ‘Kangaroo’ Linien I forbindelse med QEA. British Overseas Airways Corporation in association with Qantas Empire..... More
BOAC. It’s A Small World By Speedbird
c1946. Colour process lithograph, 97.6 x 60.6cm. Repaired minor paper loss, tears and creases, stains and foxing. Linen-backed. Text continues “British Overseas Airways Corporation in association with Qantas Empire Airways, South African Airways, Tasman Empire Airways. 46/359/7M/II/47/LPE.” The plane illustrated is the Hythe Speedbird flying boat, which commenced service in..... More