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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NEW GUINEA. 1942-08-06. NATIVES PADDLING THEIR CANOE ON THE LAKEKAMU RIVER, TAKING STORES TO KANGA FORCEAustralian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
1942-08-29. ACCOMPANYING THE FIRST AUSTRALIAN PATROL THAT REACHED KOKODA, DAMIEN PARER, OFFICIAL CINEMAPHOTOGRAPHER, (RIGHT) MEETS HIS BROTHER CYRIL, WHO HAS BEEN IN NEW GUINEA FOR MANY YEARS. ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
1942-08-28. PAPUA. SALAMAUA. FIRST PICTURE OF SALAMAUA SINCE IT WAS OCCUPIED BY THE JAPANESE. (NEGATIVE BY D. PARER)Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
Rabaul, New Guinea, 1945-10. A long thatch-roofed hut stands on the shores of a bay at a former Japanese prisoner-of-war (POW) camp for captured Indian soldiers of the 1st Hyderabad Regiment. A ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
Lesson Point, Rabaul, New Britain, 1945-10. After the Japanese surrender at the end of the war, members of a RAAF Equipment Recovery Party sit and smoke cigarettes with Japanese servicemen in the ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
Rabaul, New Britain, 1945-10. Led by a Japanese guide and interpreter (right), Flying Officer (FO) Gene McCarthy (left) and 82586 FO Allen Robert Griffiths make their way along a jungle path to a ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
Madang, New Guinea, 1945-08-15. Willie Castles, a RAAF officer serving with Headquarters, RAAF Northern Command (NORCOM), dozes in a chair in the open after celebrating Victory in the Pacific (VP) ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
Madang, New Guinea, 1945-08-15. Wearing only towels wrapped around their waists, three officers serving with Headquarters, RAAF Northern Command (NORCOM), relax in easy chairs and enjoy celebratory ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
Matupi Island, Rabaul Area. 1915-05. The ammunition magazine for the battery of 4.7 Naval guns installed on the islandAustralian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
Kairiru Island, New Guinea, 1945-06-18. Aerial view, taken at an altitude of 200 feet from the rear gun position on the side of a United States Army Air Force (USAAF) Consolidated B-24 Liberator, ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
Garoka, New Guinea, 1945. Dressed in ceremonial costume, a group of native Papuans performs a traditional dance and 'sing-sing' in their village. The man at centre is carrying a large cult or totem ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
Rabaul, New Britain. c. 1916. A photograph taken from North Daughter looking down on Blanche Bay and showing Beehive Rock in the bayAustralian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online
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