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
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
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
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
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
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
c1948. Colour lithograph, initialled in image lower right, 100.3 x 74.9cm. Repaired tears, creases and slight paper loss to edges of image and margins. Linen-backed. Text continues “Printed in Australia and issued by the Commonwealth Department of Information.” The NSW Migration Heritage Centre states the “creator of this poster, Joe..... More
1948. Letterpress newspaper headline poster, 66 x 46.9cm. Missing portions, soiling, foxing, repaired creases, old folds. Linen-backed. Text includes “The Advertiser, Adelaide. Friday, June 4, 1948.”. More
c1948. Colour screenprint, 49 x 61.8cm. Pinholes, repaired tears and slight scuffing. Linen-backed. Text continues “AHQ C172.” The Royal Australian Armoured Corps (RAAC) was formed in 1941 as the Australian Armoured Corps. Its purpose was to provide personnel to operate armoured fighting vehicles. It was granted the ‘Royal’ prefix in..... More
1949. Colour lithograph, signed “Sag” in image centre right, 101.5 x 63.4cm. Repaired minor tears. Linen-backed. Text continues “Serving the United Kingdom, Isle of Man, Channel Isles and the Continent of Europe. BEA 1118-5-49-1250. Printed by Chromoworks Ltd., London.” Held in Zurich University of the Arts. Born in Fulham, London..... More
c1949. Letterpress, 101.4 x 38.2cm. Slight stains, foxing, perforations, repaired tears, creases and old folds. Linen-backed. Text lists performance dates and plays to be staged: Shaw’s Candida and Mrs Warren’s Profession, Noel Coward’s Hay Fever, Ibsen’s A Doll’s House, Suderman’s The Fires of St John, and Shakespeare’s The Merchant of..... More
1949. Colour lithograph, signed in image lower right, 50.8 x 63.5cm. Old tears, creases and stains. Text continues “PMG [Postmaster-General’s Department] 49/5.” Adelaide-born commercial artist Peter Ingham Cox worked as a cartographer in the AIF during WWII. After the war he worked for the Postmaster General’s Department and later as..... More
c1950. Colour process lithograph, 75.1 x 48.8cm. Minor discolouration to right edge. Linen-backed. Text continues “British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines Ltd. 5094. Deaton & Spencer Pty Ltd., Lithographers. Printed in Australia.”. More
c1950. Colour lithograph, 42.4 x 30.8cm. Reinforced corners, rubbing, surface loss, minor creases, foxing, old folds. Text continues “Harley Club of Victoria. Light Car Club of Australia. Nov. Sat. 18th, Sun. 19th, Proceeds to charity. Admission 3/-, parking 1/-. Children under 14 yrs free.”. More
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1950. Colour lithograph, signed in image lower left, 75.8 x 62.5cm. Overlay on image upper left, pinholes, repaired tears, minor stains. Linen-backed. Text continues “British Overseas Airways Corporation in association with Qantas Empire Airways Limited, South African Airways, Tasman Empire Airways Limited. 50/624. Printed in Great Britain.” Illustrated in Riding..... More
c1950s. Colour process lithograph, signed in image lower right, 100.8 x 64.2cm. Pinholes, ink mark, minor creases, stains and discolouration to margins. Linen-backed. Text continues “Photo litho. McLarens Melbourne.” Held in SLNSW. More
c1950s. Colour lithograph, signed “K. Howland” in image lower right, 74 x 48cm. Repaired tears, creases, slight rubbing. Linen-backed. Text continues “British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines. Printed in Australi[a].”. More
c1950s. Colour lithograph, 97.2 x 65cm. Repaired pinholes and slight missing portions. Linen-backed. More
1950. Colour process lithograph, signed and dated in image lower left, 101.8 x 64.1cm. Repaired slight tears, creases and paper loss, minor foxing. Linen-backed. Text continues “Issued by the NSW Dept of Tourist Activities and Immigration. Poster no. 3. Holiday adventure in Australia.”. More
c1950. Colour lithograph with screenprint, signed in image lower left, 100.5 x 61.4cm. Repaired tears, creases and missing portions. Linen-backed. Text continues “British Overseas Airways Corporation in association with Qantas Empire Airways Limited, South African Airways, Tasman Empire Airways Ltd. 50/614. Printed in Great Britain.”. More
c1950s. Colour lithograph, 73.7 x 49.6cm. Repaired old folds. Linen-backed. Text includes “Always follow the highway code. Life is so precious. Australian Road Safety Council. M167.” A smaller version of this poster, sized 50.2 x 34.1cm, is also available. More
c1950s. Colour lithograph, 101.8 x 76.7cm. Foxing to margins, repaired slight tears and creases. Linen-backed. Text continues “Australia’s overseas airline. Qantas Empire Airways in association with BOAC, BEA and TEAL. Posters Pty Ltd. Printed in Australia.”. More
c1950s. Colour lithograph, signed in image centre left, 101.5 x 76cm. Slight stains, retouching to edges, repaired tears, old folds. Linen-backed. Text includes “Tailored from Crusader cloth. Wm Brooks & Co., Ltd, Litho, Syd.” Provenance: Ray Sim Collection. More
c1950s. Colour process lithograph, signed in image centre left, 101.7 x 76.4cm. Repaired minor tears and old fold. Linen-backed. Text includes “Tailored from Crusader Cloth. no. 2. William Brooks & Co., Ltd, Litho, Syd.” Provenance: Ray Sim Collection. More
c1950s. Colour process lithograph, 75.2 x 49.2cm. Repaired old folds. Linen-backed. Text includes “Smokey says: ‘Don’t light fires on hot, windy days.’ ‘Report fires and never leave a fire until it is thoroughly extinguished’ says Smokey. Issued by NSW Bush Fire Committee. Auth. by Hon. C.A. Kelly, MLA, Chief Secretary.”..... More