AWM Collection Record: ART21350

AWM image ART21350

ID Number: ART21350
Title: One Sunday afternoon in Townsville
Maker: Hodgkinson, Roy
Object type: Drawing
Place made: Australia: Queensland, North Queensland, Townsville
Date made: 1942
Physical description: brown crayon with watercolour and pencil
Measurements: 34.1 cm x 47.2 cm
Summary: A Sunday afternoon on a beach in the heart of Townsville. The unidentified men and women on the beach represent the Australian Military Forces, United States Provost Corps, Australian Army Intelligence and the Royal Australian Navy. Defensive barbed wire entanglements can be seen in the background running across the beach.
Copyright: AWM copyright
Related subject: Civilians; Defences; Leave; Military police; Recreation; Rest and relaxation; Sunbathing
Related unit: Australian Military Forces; Australian Women's Army Service; Royal Australian Navy; United States Army; United States Navy; Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force
Related place: Australia: Queensland, North Queensland, Townsville
Related conflict: Second World War, 1939-1945

Last-Modified: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:26:03 GMT

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