Showing posts with label Australia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Australia. Show all posts

April 2, 2011

There's a job for YOU in the A.W.A.S.



Nice red background with a blue bottom encouraging women to join the A.W.A.S.  A stamp on the bottom right reads, 'Printed in Australia.' This poster is 19.5" x 25".

March 30, 2011

This man is your FRIEND - He fights for FREEDOM

Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oi Oi Oi
A smiling Australian soldier in uniform and wearing a slouch hat.  Printed along the bottom is the notation 'GPO Jacket No. 455917'. The poster is 20" x 14".  A web search indicates that the government printed a series of such posters with photos of men from allied nations such as Russian, Dutch, Chinese, English, Canadian, etc.

March 29, 2011

AUSTRALIA: Animals

Some of the animals unique to Australia.
I was not able to find out much about this poster.  It was published by the Australian News and Information Bureau, 610 Fifth Ave., New York 20, N.Y.  Compared to the other Australia travel posters, it is not nearly as colorful or, frankly, interesting.  It is slightly smaller, too, at 37" x 24".  The animals depicted (starting top left and going clockwise) are the cockatoo, opossum, bookaburra, kangaroo, koala, emu, goanna, platypus, and lyre bird.  It completes the set along with the other two, and so was framed and hung alongside.

AUSTRALIA: Australian Parrots

Colorful poster of some of Australia's many parrots
This is another poster from the Australian National Travel Association.  It is 40" x 25", and as can be seen, full of vibrant colors.  The artist commissioned for this work is James Northfield.  This made a great companion piece to the 'Tallest Trees' poster, and I framed both and hung them together.  

AUSTRALIA: The Tallest Trees in the British Empire - Marysville Victoria

Australian travel poster
This is not a war propaganda poster, but it was in the bag, and I seem to be starting with posters from Australia, so I'm including it here.  The poster is quite large, 40" x 25".  The artist is Percy Trompf.  Sadly, Marysville, Victoria was heavily damaged from a forest fire in 2009.  Along with some other Australian posters, this poster was framed and hung.


Do a Worthwhile job. Join the Australian Army Medical Women's Service

Australian poster encouraging women to join the Army Medical Service.
Another recruiting poster from Australia requesting women to assist in the war effort.  This poster is 9.5" x 14.25".  The artist is Napier Waller.  

Release A Man - - Join the - A.W.A.S.

Australian Women's Army Service recruiting poster

This poster is actually quite small.  10" x 7".  It is from Australia and is self explanatory.