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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1943-03-03. PAPUA. JAPANESE UNSUCCESSFULLY ATTACK WAU. AERIAL VIEW OF WAU AERODROME DURING THE JAPANESE ATTACKAustralian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
1943-03-03. PAPUA. JAPANESE UNSUCCESSFULLY ATTACK WAU. 25 POUNDER GUNS FLOWN INTO WAU, AND MANNED BY AUSTRALIANS PREPARING TO OPEN FIRE ON THE JAPANESE AT WAU AERODROMEAustralian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
1943-03-03. PAPUA. JAPANESE UNSUCCESSFULLY ATTACK WAU. 25 POUNDERS FLOWN IN ARE UNLOADED AT WAU AERODROME. AT THIS STAGE THE JAPANESE WERE ONLY A SHORT DISTANCE FROM THE AERODROME. THESE GUNS WERE ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
Japanese unsuccessfully attack Wau. A C-47 Dakota transport aircraft near Wau aerodromeAustralian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
1943-03-03. THESE FOUR NATIVES RECEIVED THE FIRST LOYAL SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED IN THE TERRITORY OF NEW GUINEA. THEY WERE DECORATED FOR HAVING PROVED THEMSELVES FEARLESS, WILLING, CONSCIENTIOUS AND ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
1943-03-02. NEW GUINEA. PORT MORESBY. A GROUP OF CHINESE WHOSE AGES RANGE FROM 10 MONTHS TO 70 YEARS WALKED 500 MILES FROM WEWAK TOWARDS MORESBY. THEY LEFT WEWAK AN HOUR AFTER A JAPANESE CONVOY WAS ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
1943-03-03. PAPUA. JAPANESE UNSUCCESSFULLY ATTACK WAU. AUSTRALIANS TROOPS HAVE A WELL EARNED SPELL AFTER THE JAPANESE ATTACKS ON WAU AERODROME WERE REPULSEDAustralian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
NEW GUINEA, 1943-02-25. CREWS OF A BEAUFIGHTER SQUADRON DISCUSS A STRAFING RAID OVER MADANG. LEFT TO RIGHT, STANDING, WING COMMMANDER B.R. WALKER (ADELAIDE, SA), SERGEANT F.B. ANDERSON (BANKSTOWN, ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
1943-03-03. NATIVE CARRIERS WHO WATCHED PRESENTATION OF LOYAL SERVICE MEDALS TO FOUR CONSTABLES, AT WAU AERODROME, WERE A COLOURFUL GROUP. SOME OF THEM WORE THEIR LAP LAPS OF BRIGHT COLOURED COTTON ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
1943-03-03. WATER SUPPLY. A PUMP SET UP IN ONE OF THE MANY RUSHING CROOKS ROUND WAU TO SUPPLY WATER FOR THE TROOPS. (NEGATIVE BY CAPT. CLARKE)Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
Wreck that saves lives. This battle scarred ambulance built with galvanised iron and scrap material saved many lives in the battle for Wau. It carried scores of men, some badly wounded from the ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
1943-03-03. PRESENTATION OF LOYAL SERVICE MEDALS AT WAU AERODROME. ONE OF THE FOUR NATIVE CONSTABLES DECORATED FOR LOYAL SERVICE RECEIVES HIS MEDAL FROM THE G.O.C. NEW GUINEA FORCES. THE CEREMONY ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online
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