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. PRIVATE MICHAEL FILL AND HERBERT HIS VENTRILOQUIST'S DUMMY, ENTERTAIN HIS MATES AT WAU AERODROME DURING A RESPITE IN THE FIGHTINGAustralian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
1943-03-03. PRESENTATION OF LOYAL SERVICE MEDALS AT WAU AERODROME. ON PARADE. A GUARD OF NATIVE CONSTABLES ON PARADE AT WAU AERODROME NEW GUINEA, WHEN THE G.O.C. PRESENTED LOYAL SERVICE MEDALS TO ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
1943-03-10. NEW GUINEA. BRINGING UP SUPPLIES NEAR WAU. MANHANDLING A JEEP AND TRAILER THROUGH A BOGGY CREEKAustralian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
1943-03-03. ARMY AIR TRANSPORT. DOUGLAS TRANSPORT PLANES OF THE U.S. ARMY FLYING IN FORMATION ABOVE THE BULOLO VALLEY. HILLS SUCH AS THOSE IN THE BACKGROUND STRETCH FOR HUNDREDS OF MILES. (NEGATIVE ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
1943-03-03. NATIVE CONSTABLES WHO FORMED A GUARD OF HONOR AT WAU AERODROME, WHEN FOUR OF THEIR NUMBER RECEIVED LOYAL SERVICE MEDALS. NATIVES EXCEL AT DRILL IN WHICH THEY CAN DISPLAY RHYTHMIC ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
1943-03-22. NEW GUINEA. DESPITE BOTH ELEVATORS BEING BADLY DAMAGED BY ACK ACK FIRE AND SHRAPNEL HAVING TORN THE TYRES OF BOTH LANDING WHEELS TO THE CANVAS, A FLYING FORTRESS WAS FLOWN 400 MILES TO ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
1943-03-22. NORTHERN AUSTRALIA. THE RAAF BUILDS ITS OWN AERODROMES. THE BATTLE OF BISMARCK SEA HAS PROVED BEYOND ALL DOUBT THE EFFICIENCY OF AIR POWER IN THE STRUGGLE AGAINST JAPAN. ONE OF THE ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
1943-03-22. NORTHERN AUSTRALIA. THE RAAF BUILDS ITS OWN AERODROMES. THE BATTLE OF THE BISMARCK SEA HAS PROVED BEYOND ALL DOUBT THE EFFICIENCY OF AIR POWER IN THE STRUGGLE AGAINST JAPAN. ONE OF THE ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
1943-03-10. NEW GUINEA. SELECTING POSSIBLE TARGETS FROM A MAP. AN ARMY OFFICER, F/O J.R. MOWBRAY (WHO WON THE SILVER STAR AT BUNA) AND SGT. P. LAMB (OBSERVER) AT AN OPERATIONAL BASE IN NEW GUINEAAustralian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
1943-03-03. AN ADMINISTRATION OFFICER, MAJOR VERTIGAN D.O. TRANSLATES INTO PIDGIN THE G.O.C.'S WORDS OF PRAISE TO A NATIVE MEDAL WINNER AT WAU AERODROME, WHERE FOUR MEMBERS OF THE NATIVE ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
1943-03-03. THE G.O.C. NEW GUINEA FORCE ADDRESSING ONE OF THE NATIVE CONSTABLES AFTER HAVING LR PRESENTED HIM WITH A LARGE SILVER MEDAL FOR LOYAL SERVICE, AND THANKING HIM FOR HIS WORK. ON ONE SIDE ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
1943-03-15. NEW GUINEA. THIS PHOTO SHOWS SISTER VIDA DRYSDALE OF WEST WALLSEND N.S.W. SHOWING BILL HOW TO TIE THE LACES OF HIS BOOTS. BOOTS WERE SOMETHING UNKNOWN TO BILL. (NEGATIVE BY BOTTOMLEY & ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online
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