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Poster, World War 2, Recruiting and Morale Boosting, 3 Aust Corps, 1942

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1942

Overview

Framed morale boosting poster produced by 3 Australian Corps illustrated by relative populations of Japanese Empire (70 million) versus Australia (7 million).

Historical information

Part of a series of recruiting and morale boosting posters produced under the auspices of 3 Australian Corps. Most posters contain extreme examples of racial stereotyping and adverse depictions of Japanese soldiers.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-32-53-007

Item type

Posters

Material

Machine-made Paper

Inscriptions and markings

"It's not the size of the dog in the fight; It's the size of the Fight in the Dog"

sands and MacDougal Pty Ltd. Perth Offset Lithograph Print Issued by 3 Aust Corps

Contextual information

This series of posters is displayed in the Home Front section of the World War 2 Gallery. Commonwealth authorised Australian Imperial Force recruiting posters may be found in the World War 2 introductory Gallery

Year

Last modified

Saturday, 27 June, 2026

Completeness

94

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