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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PARI BEACH, PAPUA, 1942-07-20. A MEMBER OF 20 PLATOON 49TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION ENJOYING A LONG DRAUGHT OF COOL MILK FROM A COCONUT HE HAS OBTAINED BY CLIMBING A NEARBY TREEAustralian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
PAPUA. 1942-08-18. GETTING READY FOR THE JAPS. VETERANS OF THE SYRIAN CAMPAIGN, MEN OF THE 2/14TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION SHARPEN THEIR BAYONETS ON A GRINDSTONE THEY HAD DISCOVERED IN A ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
PAPUA. 1942-08-18. ALLIED BOMBERS EXPLODING ON SEVEN MILE AERODROME NEAR PORT MORESBY AFTER BEING HIT IN A BOMBING RAID BY TWENTY-FOUR JAPANESE BOMBERSAustralian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
MILNE BAY, PAPUA, 1942-09. MULLINS HARBOUR, MILNE BAY, WHERE THE JAPANESE ATTEMPTED TO LANDAustralian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
MILNE BAY, PAPUA, 1942-09. RUGGED COUNTRY AT MILNE BAY WHERE JAPANESE FORCES LANDED FROM BARGES. IT CAN BE SEEN HOW THE MOUNTAINS RISE UP WITH THEIR THICK JUNGLE-CLAD SLOPES FROM THE SEAAustralian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
PAPUA. 1942-08-19. LOADING DOUGLAS C47 PLANES WITH SUPPLIES FOR TROOPS IN THE FORWARD AREA. FOR TROOPS NEAR KOKODA, SUPPLIES ARE DROPPED FROM THE PLANES. THE GROUND TROOPS HAVE NICKNAMED THESE ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
MILNE BAY, PAPUA, 1942-09. PETROL DRUMS AND AN INVASION BARGE BLASTED BY THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE WHEN THE JAPANESE ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT MILNE BAYAustralian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
PAPUA. 1942-09. MEN OF THE 2/14TH INFANTRY BATTALION RESTING UNDER A MAKESHIFT SHELTER NEAR THEIR POSITIONS ON A RIDGE OVERLOOKING THE VALLEY LEADING TO IORIBAIWA. HAROLD (DUTCHY) ATKINSON (LEFT) ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
PAPUA. 1942-09. SAPPERS OF THE 2/6TH FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, TAKE TIME OUT FOR A CUP OF TEA. THEY ARE ENGAGED ON BUILDING UP, WIDENING AND STRENGTHENING THE NATIVE PATHS ACROSS ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
PAPUA, NEW GUINEA, 1942-09. THE COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE 2/16TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION, LIEUTENANT-COLONEL A. E. CARO, (SITTING), AND CAPTAIN F. H. SUBLET, MC, OFFICER COMMANDING "B" ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
VUNAKANAU, NEW BRITAIN, 1946-02-12. FIRST FULL REGIMENTAL PARADE OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS REGIMENT AS ONE COMPLETE UNIT. UNTIL THE WAR ENDED COMPANIES AND PLATOONS SERVED IN MANY DIFFERENT AREAS. ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
PAPUA, NEW GUINEA. 1942-10. PLANNING THE CAMPAIGN MOVES FROM THE ADVANCED HEADQUARTERS AT NAURO IN THE OWEN STANLEY RANGES. LEFT TO RIGHT:- LIEUTENANT-COLONEL S.J. BLEECHMORE, COMMANDING ROYAL ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online
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