Australian War Memorial
A world-class museum, and an extensive archive. The Memorial's purpose is to commemorate the sacrifice of those Australians who have died in war or on operational service and those who have served our nation in times of conflict.
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Keravia Bay, Rabaul, New Britain, 1945-10. Several wrecked Japanese barges which have been bombed by allied aircraft lie half-submerged along the shores of a bay fringed with tropical palm treesAustralian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
Garoka, New Guinea, 1945-06. Informal outdoors portrait of Flight Lieutenant Gordon Grainger (left), Headquarters, RAAF Northern Command (NORCOM), with a native Papuan (centre) and his son near the ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
Lesson Point, Rabaul, New Britain, 1945-10. A house that served as the wardroom for a unit of the Air Arm of the Imperial Japanese Navy based at Rapopo Airfield. Electric power lines are connected ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
Rabaul, New Britain, 1945-10. The ruins of the Burns Philp Company's warehouse and wharves on the shores of Simpson Harbour. In the background, several barges and ships ride at anchor on the waters ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
Garoka, New Guinea, 1945-05. The main gateway to the RAAF Aircrew Rest Camp, showing the camp's name 'Lamana', meaning 'Eternal Springs', spelled out in lengths of bamboo above the entrance. In the ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
Garoka, New Guinea, 1945-11. Some RAAF officers enjoy a game of tennis on the tennis courts at the RAAF Aircrew Rest Camp known as 'Lamana', meaning 'Eternal Springs', which is located in the ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
Lesson Point, Rabaul, New Britain, 1945-10. Informal outdoors portrait of two senior officers of the Imperial Japanese Navy, Rear Admiral Sato (left) and Commander Hori, standing in front of the ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
Rabaul, New Britain, 1945-10. Japanese barges lie hauled up on the shore of a quiet bay, near the entrance to a tunnel (left) where the Japanese formerly hid their barges from view. The tunnel has ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
Portrait of an unidentified Australian Army lieutenant (right) with a Lieutenant Colonel Woo Yien, commander of the Nationalist Chinese Army in New Britain, at a Japanese prisoner-of-war (POW) ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
Rabaul, New Britain, 1945-10. The entrance to a large tunnel or cave where Japanese soldiers hid themselves and their equipment. Inside the tunnel are several beds or stretchers, on one of which an ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
Rabaul, New Guinea, 1945-10. A long thatch-roofed hut stands on the shores of a bay at a former Japanese prisoner-of-war (POW) camp for captured Indian soldiers of the 1st Hyderabad Regiment. A ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
Madang, New Guinea, 1945-08. Madang Air Strip, showing buildings, aircraft, vehicles, equipment and supplies. A Bristol Beaufort aircraft of No. 15 Squadron RAAF is parked in a hangar (right). One ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online
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