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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Salvaging this point five inch machine gun from an American plane, Sergeant Rowe (left) and Corporal Heartwell, improvised a support for it and used the gun as a light anti-aircraft weapon at WauAustralian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
1943-04-12. NEW GUINEA. CPL. F. CARDINER OF SOUTH YARRA, MELBOURNE WITH BOOTS OF AN ALLIED UNIT WHICH WERE LEFT AT THIS BOOT REPAIRING DEPOT IN NEW GUINEA HUNDRED OF PAIRS ARE REPAIRED WEEKLY FOR ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
1943-04-12. NEW GUINEA. WITH THE PLAYERS IN ATTITUDES SUGGESTIVE OF BALLET DANCERS THE BALL DROPS TO THE GROUND DURING A GAME OF VOLLEYBALL IN NEW GUINEA BY AMERICAN AIR PILOTS AND CREWS. ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
1943-04-12. NEW GUINEA. LIEUT J.H. LANE OF BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA SITTING ON HIS P38 FIGHTER. THE FOUR FLAGS PAINTED ON THE SIDE INDICATE HE HAS SHOT DOWN 4 ZEROS IN NEW GUINEA. (NEGATIVE BY N. ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
1943-04-08. NEW GUINEA. AUSTRALIAN TROOPS AT WAU EATING IN AN UNDERGROUND MESS ROOM. (NEGATIVE BY F. BAGNALL)Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
Fanning Island. September 1914. The interior of the destroyed Engine Room on Fanning Island. In the background is the destroyed switch board, and in the foreground the destroyed dynamo (a type of ..Australian War MemorialImage Kiribati Online -
1943-04-13. NEW GUINEA. LOCKHEED LIGHTNINGS (P38) IN FLIGHT. (NEGATIVE BY N. BROWN)Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
Fanning Island. September 1914. Staff of the Pacific Cable Board watching as the cable ship Iris carries out repairs to the damaged communications cable. Fanning Island was a small island south of ..Australian War MemorialImage Kiribati Online -
1943-04-12. NEW GUINEA. NINE JAPANESE FLAGS, ONE FOR EACH ENEMY PLANE HE HAS SHOT DOWN IN NEW GUINEA, ARE PAINTED ON THE P38 FIGHTER PILOTED BY CAPTAIN THOMAS J. LYNCH. LYNCH'S DECORATIONS INCLUDE ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
1943-04-08. NEW GUINEA. PTE. G.E.G. BUTLER, WHO AFTER HE HAD BEEN MISSING FOR NINE WEEKS IN THE MUBO AREA, MADE HIS WAY BACK TO THE AUSTRALIAN LINES. DURING ALL THAT TIME HE WAS BEHIND THE JAPANESE ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
Fanning Island. 7 September 1914. One of the Officers from the German ship Nurnberg (seen in the background) on the beach on Fanning Island. Directly behind the Officer are the boats which carried ..Australian War MemorialImage Kiribati Online -
1943-04-12. NEW GUINEA. INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS QUESTIONING PILOTS AFTER THEY HAD RETURNED FROM A RECONNAISSANCE IN NEW GUINEA. REPORTS ARE THROUGHLY CHECKED SO THAT THE UTMOST VALUE CAN BE REALISED ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online
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