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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Aitape Sector, New Guinea. April 1945. Australian troops advancing along the northern New Guinea coast take shelter from Japanese shelling under a beach bankAustralian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
Aitape Sector, New Guinea. 2 March 1945. Members of the 'white boong train' struggle up the 846 steps of the "Golden Stairway" near But with water supplies for troops in the mountains strapped to ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
Bougainville, Solomon Islands. 1945-02. Australian Matilda Tanks being dragged across the Puriata River by bulldozersAustralian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
Wewak Area, New Guinea. May 1945. A member of the 6th Division AIF examines a wrecked and rusting Japanese tank, after the fighting had died down on Wewak PeninsulaAustralian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
SYDNEY, NSW. 1942-08-28. DETAIL VIEW, STARBOARD SIDE AMIDSHIPS, OF THE AMERICAN TRANSPORT PRESIDENT GRANT COMING ALONGSIDE WITH SURVIVORS OF THE CRUISER HMAS CANBERRA, SUNK ON 1942-08-09 AFTER ..Australian War MemorialImage New South Wales Online -
AIRBORNE OVER BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1945-07-28. NATIVE "BOYS" USED AS AIR OBSERVERS HAVE PROVED INVALUABLE. THE "BOY" IN THE FOREGROUND IS POINTING OUT JAPANESE POSITIONS TO FLIGHT ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
PORT MORESBY, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. 1942-01-03. AERIAL VIEW OF CONVOY ZK5 TURNING TO PORT IN SUCCESSION AS IT ENTERS HARBOUR. SARPEDON LEADS HERSTEIN AND AQUITANIA. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1945-07-26. MAILBAGS PILED OUTSIDE THE RAAF AREA POST OFFICE WHEN A RECORD SHIPMENT OF TEN TONS OF SECOND CLASS MAIL MATTER ARRIVED ON 1945-07-24. ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, SOLOMON ISLANDS. C. 1945-08-17. 80 GROUP CAPTAIN (GP CAPT) DIXIE ROBISON CHAPMAN, ADELAIDE, SA (LEFT), GIVES FINAL INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CREW OF THE BEAUFORT AIRCRAFT ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1945-08-17. A WIRRAWAY AIRCRAFT OF NO. 5 (TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE) SQUADRON RAAF RETURNS TO BASE AFTER DROPPING LIEUTENANT S. G. SAVIGE'S SURRENDER ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
The Dutch transport vessel SS Bantam on fire after being bombed by Japanese aircraft in an air raid at Oro Bay during Operation LilliputAustralian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1945-08-25. "DOZER INN" IS THE NAME GIVEN TO THE OFFICERS MESS OF NO. 7 AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION SQUADRON RAAF (ACS). STANDING IN THE DOORWAY IS THE ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online
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