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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Sampun Area, New Britain. 1945-01-15. Allied Intelligence Bureau patrol seeks information of whereabouts of Japanese from natives at a coastwatchers' campAustralian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
NORTHERN NEW GUINEA. C. 1945-04. TWO BEAUFORT BOMBER AIRCRAFT, CODE KT-Q, KT-B, OF NO. 7 SQUADRON RAAF, IN FLIGHT, CLIMBING INTO THE TORRICELLI RANGES, TO BOMB JAPANESE OCCUPIED POSITIONS AHEAD OF ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
Wairopi Area, New Guinea. 1942-11. Australian troops cross one of the many streams on the way to Wairopi which they captured on 1942-11-11Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
Buna, Papua. 1942-12-28. Australian infantry advance through a coconut plantation near Buna after Australian manned General Stuart tanks had crashed through a chain of heavily fortified, Japanese ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
Milne Bay, New Guinea. 1942-09. These six natives were decorated for loyal service, five for their share in the Milne Bay campaign. Left to right: Maiogara, Edward Guise, John Pilacapio; Pilimomi; ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
Bismarck Sea, Papua - New Guinea. 1943-03. During the Battle of the Bismarck Sea in which the Japanese suffered heavy losses while attempting to reinforce their garrison at Lae, a RAAF Beaufighter ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
Bisiatabu, Sogeri Valley, New Guinea. 1943-07-01. Members of the 1st Papuan Infantry Battalion training in the method of setting a grass hut on fire silently with a burning arrowAustralian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
QUINCY, MASSACHUSETTS. USA. 1943-04-19. PORT BOW VIEW OF THE CRUISER USS CANBERRA (CA-70) IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO HER LAUNCH AT THE FORE RIVER YARD OF THE BETHLEHEM STEEL COMPANY. SHE WAS NAMED TO ..Australian War MemorialImage Online -
Papua New Guinea. 1943-07-17. Road making in difficult terrain. It took the natives about half-an-hour to roll a huge boulder a few feet to the edge of the mountainside. Boulder is shown poised on ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
Ramu Valley, New Guinea. September 1943. Australian oops at Guy's PostAustralian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
Lae, New Guinea. 27 October 1943. In a frame made by the open bows of a beach landing craft and giant road-making machinery, artillery and jeeps move out across a beach north-west of Lae. This is ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
Guy's Post, Ramu Valley, New Guinea. October 1943. Private J. Morris of Semaphore, SA, with Japanese "invasion money" found after the Japanese were driven from this areaAustralian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online
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