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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OCEAN ISLAND. C.1940. A MACHINE GUN EMPLACEMENT IN THE VICINITY OF THE INDENTURED NATIVE LABOURERS QUARTERS. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)Australian War MemorialImage Kiribati Online -
RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1943-11-05. A JAPANESE CRUISER, PROBABLY THE MOGAMI, AND SMALLER SHIPS MANOEUVRING DURING A RAID BY CARRIER-BASED AIRCRAFT OF THE US NAVY. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
NAURU, PACIFIC OCEAN. 1941. PHOSPHATE CANTILEVER LOADING EQUIPMENT DAMAGED BY SHELLFIRE FROM THE GERMAN RAIDER KOMET ON 1940-12-27. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)Australian War MemorialImage Nauru Online -
MADANG, NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-17. TROOPS PARTICIPATING IN THE BROAD JUMP AT A TABLOID SPORTS MEETING CONDUCTED BY HEADQUARTERS 15TH INFANTRY BRIGADE WITHIN THE SIAR PLANTATION. LEFT TO RIGHT: ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
CAPE GLOUCESTER, NEW BRITAIN. 1943-12. SEVEN LANDING SHIPS, TANK (LSTS), OF THE US NAVY UNLOAD MEN AND EQUIPMENT ONTO THE BEACH. THE FOUR VESSELS NEAREST THE CAMERA ARE LST-463, LST-468, LST-475 ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
C.1944. PORTRAIT OF VX102141 PRIVATE EDWARD KENNA VC, 2/4TH INFANTRY BATTALION, 6TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION. PRIVATE KENNA WON HIS AWARD AT WEWAK, NEW GUINEA, 1945Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
MADANG, NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-17. THE SCORE BOARD DURING THE TABLOID SPORTS MEETING CONDUCTED BY HEADQUARTERS 15TH INFANTRY BRIGADE. THE UNIT IS LOCATED IN THE SIAR PLANTATION. LEFT TO RIGHT: VX81072 ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
NEW GUINEA. 1943-02. SERGEANT J. W. WRIGHT, ONE OF ITS TWO DESIGNERS, DEMONSTRATING THE ARROWSPEED CROSS BOW GUN DESIGNED TO FIRE INCENDIARY, HIGH EXPLOSIVE AND OTHER TYPES OF ARROWS. (DONOR: L. J. ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
ALEXISHAFEN, NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-10. MEMBERS OF 2/15TH FIELD AMBULANCE WHO ARE FILLING IN SPARE TIME BY MANUFACTURING SOUVENIRS FROM ABANDONED JAPANESE MATERIALS. LEFT TO RIGHT: TX5847 DRIVER A. E. ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
C. 1944. LIEUTENANT ALBERT CHOWNE VC MM, 2/2ND INFANTRY BATTALION. ON A NARROW RIDGE NEAR DAGUA, NEW GUINEA 0N 1945-03-25 HE SHOWED SUPERB HEROISM WHEN ATTACKING A POSITION THAT WAS HOLDING UP ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
OCEAN ISLAND. C.1940. THE ARMED MERCHANT CRUISER HMAS MANOORA (LEFT) AT HOME BAY WITH THE NORWEGIAN MERCHANT VESSEL VITO LOADING PHOSPHATE. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)Australian War MemorialImage Kiribati Online -
1941-07. WOMEN AND CHILDREN EVACUEES FROM NAURU AND OCEAN ISLANDS ON BOARD THE ARMED MERCHANT CRUISER HMAS WESTRALIA. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)Australian War MemorialImage Nauru Online
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