AWM Collection Record: ARTV09088
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ID Number: | ARTV09088 |
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| Title: | Work, save, fight and so avenge the nurses! | ||
| Maker: | Unknown | ||
| Object type: | Poster | ||
| Place made: | Unknown | ||
| Date made: | c 1943-1945 (Date published) | ||
| Physical description: | photolithograph, coloured inks on paper | ||
| Measurements: | 50.2 x 63 cm | ||
| Summary: | Depicts the Hospital ship, 'Centaur' being attacked by the Japanese off the coast of Queensland, during the Second World War. In the water below the ship are a number of nurses and sailors from the ship. The sinking of H S Centaur took place off the Queensland coast in May 1943 and 286 lives were lost, including 11 out of 12 nurses. The poster depicts moments after the ship was torpedoed; it sunk in just three minutes. | ||
| Copyright: | Copyright expired - public domain; Copyright expired | ||
| Related subject: | Explosions and bursts; Nurses; Torpedoes; Troopships; Vessels | ||
| Related unit: | Hospital ships | ||
| Related place: | Australia: Queensland | ||
| Related conflict: | Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Last-Modified: Mon, 04 May 2009 17:37:25 GMT
