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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496 survivors, passengers and crews from the British vessels Rangitane, Komata, Triaster, Triadic, Triona and Holmwood and the Norwegian vessel Vinni were rescued from the small island of Emirau, ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
Survivors, passengers and crew from the British vessels Rangitane, Komata, Triaster, Triadic, Triona and Holmwood and the Norwegian vessel Vinni, were rescued by the Australian steamer Nellore from ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
Survivors, passengers and crew from the British vessels Rangitane, Komata, Triaster, Triadic, Triona and Holmwood and the Norwegian vessel Vinni, were rescued by the Australian steamer Nellore from ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
1942-11-19. NEW GUINEA. KOKODA. NATIVE CARRIERS OR PORTERS HAVE PLAYED A BIG PART IN THE ALLIED ADVANCE IN NEW GUINEA. NATIVE CARRIERS AT KOKODA LISTEN TO A SPEECH OF CONGRATULATIONS BY A HIGH ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
An ambulance plane brings back wounded from Kokoda. The wounded man is Private. J. W. Clont of NSW. The pilot of the plane is Staff Sergeant N. D. Maxwell of Claire, MichiganAustralian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
Fanning Island. 7 September 1914. Part of the exterior of the Engine Room of the Pacific Cable Board on Fanning Island after it had been destroyed by German Marines from the Nurnberg. The Nurnberg ..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 -
Most of the hand to hand fighting took place in the Gorari region, where one Australian unit killed and buried over 500 enemy troops. The Japanese dead were buried in common graves, five, six and ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
1942-12-05. PAPUA. ALLIES ATTACK BUNA. ONE OF THE ZERO FIGHTER AIRCRAFT HIT BY THE ALLIED AIR FORCE ON THE AIR STRIP AT BUNA. THESE WERE THE FIRST PICTURES EVER TAKEN OF THE NEW TYPE OF ZERO ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
Use of transport planes in New Guinea enables speedy evacuation of wounded from forward areas to the base. Compared with their trek across the Owen Stanleys, which took days, wounded have been ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
WHEN THE FIRST LINE OF AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY PASSED OVER THEIR POSITIONS FOUR JAPANESE RACED INTO THE WATER. CALLED ON TO SURRENDER, THREE OF THEM STARTED TO SWIM OUT TO SEA AND WERE SHOT. THE FOURTH ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
NAPA NAPA, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-12. 2ND AUSTRALIAN WATERCRAFT WORKSHOPS, AUSTRALIAN ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS, TAKEN FROM A VESSEL IN THE HARBOURAustralian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online
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