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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Kaiapit, New Guinea. 1943-09. Australian reinforcements arrive at the airstrip, flown in to assist the 2/6th Independent company AIF who had been attacked by a Japanese force planning to retake ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
Sattelberg. New Guinea. 1943-11. Matilda tanks and troops on the track to SattelbergAustralian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
Ramu Valley, New Guinea. October 1943. Divine Service for members of the Papuan InfantryAustralian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
New Guinea. 1943-11. At an aerodrome film star Gary Cooper teaches an Australian soldier the finer points of doughnut eatingAustralian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
New Guinea. 17 December 1943. Sapper W. R. Middleton of Southport, Qld, working on the track of a tractor blown off by a Japanese land mine. He exploded the mine on a track while hauling a log for ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
Finisterre Range, New Guinea. 23 March 1944. Private P. H. Simpson of Rose Park, SA, is all mud and a big grin in the last stages of a 3000 ft climb to "Kingsley's Downfall" in this tough ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
New Guinea. 1944. Private M. Daly of Bendigo, Vic, offers Miss Strella Wilson a mug of Army tea after her arrival in New Guinea to entertain the troopsAustralian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
Cape Gloucester, New Britain. December 1943. Vehicles landing on the swampy foreshore of Cape Gloucester after the establishment of a beach-head by United States MarinesAustralian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
New Guinea. 1944-05. Four bearded RAN sailors. They are Able Seaman J. Coop of Darley, Vic; Leading Stoker W. A. Bone of Bondi, NSW; Signalman R. W. Campell of Randwick, NSW; and (front) Able ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
Finisterre Range, New Guinea. 22 March 1944. Smoke rises after the strafing of Japanese positions on the Pimple during the final assault on Shaggy Ridge. A shot from the Department of Information ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
New Britain. 6 March 1944. A Beaufort bomber aircraft of No. 100 Squadron RAAF over the coast of New Britain after a bombing raid on the Japanese. Note the bomb burst in the low-lying coastal area. ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
BUT AREA, DAGUA, NORTH EAST NEW GUINEA. C. 1945-05. THIS MITSUBISHI KI-51, ARMY TYPE 99 ASSAULT PLANE, JAPANESE RECONNAISSANCE AND LIGHT DIVE-BOMBER AIRCRAFT, ALLIED CODE NAME SONIA, WAS INTACT AND ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online
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