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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Port Moresby, New Guinea. 1943. Members of a RAAF Bomb Disposal Unit, Lazarini (left) and Neville John Young stand with a 2000lb United States bomb amidst the rubble and ruin left after a fire in ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
AERIAL VIEW OF ORIGINAL KARRANA BASE SHOWING VAILALA RIVER AND NARRAWA CREEKAustralian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
Kokoda Trail, Papua. 1942. NX239 Lieutenant Bruce Brock (left) and another soldier stand beside a Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) banner outside a thatched hut. The hut was near the ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
Port Moresby, New Guinea. 1943. Scarred and burnt out earth and trees, possibly the result of a fire in a United States bomb dump. A RAAF Bomb Disposal Unit helped to extinguish the blaze and to ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
Port Moresby, New Guinea. 1943. Members of a RAAF Bomb Disposal Unit working at an unexploded bomb site. Two men are digging in the pit. A sign next to the pit reads "Danger Bomb." Identified is ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
Papua. 1942. Padre McCabe, Salvation Army chaplain (front left), sorts through letters and other papers with the assistance of two soldiers in the Kokoda Flats area. (Original housed in AWM Archive ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
Port Moresby, New Guinea. 1943. An unidentified member of a RAAF Bomb Disposal Unit kneeling behind a 550 lb (250 kg) delay action bomb labelled "Bad luck Tojo", a message to the Japanese General. ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
Buna, Papua. 1943-12-25. Group portrait of three members of 17 Field Hygiene Company with three indigenous (native) Papuans. Left to right: back row: K. Munro (possibly), A. Salmon who is holding a ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
Pacific Area. c. 1942. An Australian artilleryman adjusting the sight on an anti aircraft gunAustralian War MemorialImage Oceania Online -
Pacific Area. c. 1942. Australian soldiers preparing a site to mount the anti aircraft gun in the foregroundAustralian War MemorialImage Oceania Online -
Port Moresby, New Guinea. 1942. The truck used by a RAAF Bomb Disposal Unit to transport the unit's equipment and any retrieved bombs. This vehicle had a hinged sign reading "bomb disposal on this ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
An aerial view of Upoia village and camp on the bank of a creek from the Junkers seaplane used for carrying equipment and mail to remote regions. Portion of the aircraft's tailplane can be seen at ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online
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