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OCEAN ISLAND. 1940. THE ARMED MERCHANT CRUISER HMAS MANOORA AT HOME BAY. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)

OCEAN ISLAND. C.1940. THE ARMED MERCHANT CRUISER HMAS MANOORA (LEFT) AT HOME BAY WITH THE NORWEGIAN MERCHANT VESSEL VITO LOADING PHOSPHATE. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)

Ocean Island, South Pacific. 1945-10-02. Following the surrender of the Japanese Forces the Island was occupied by members of the 31/51 Australian Infantry Battalion, Australian Military Forces, ..

A German landing party from the Nurnberg standing beside a crane and rail equipment on Fanning Island. The island was the site of a central Pacific telephone cable relay station. The party cut ..

Mrs. Goward going for joy ride on a light rail dolly, Ocean Island, Kiribati, 1900-1917

Loading jetty, Ocean Island, Kiribati, 1920-1929

OCEAN ISLAND, 1945-10-01. WAR CORRESPONDENTS INTERVIEWING GILBERTESE ISLANDER NABETARI WHO LIVED AT SEA FOR 7 MONTHS IN ESCAPING FROM THE JAPANESE DURING THE OCCUPATION. MAJ R.F. WAKEFIELD, BRITISH ..

OCEAN ISLAND, 1945-10-01. LT- CDR NAOOMI SUZUKI, COMMANDER JAPANESE FORCES ON OCEAN ISLAND, SURRENDERED TO BRIG J.R. STEVENSON, COMD 11 INFANTRY BRIGADE, IN A SURRENDER CEREMONY HELD ABOARD HMAS ..

OCEAN ISLAND, 1945-10-01. NABETARI, A GILBERTESE ISLANDER WHO LIVED AT SEA FOR 7 MONTHS WHILE ESCAPING FROM THE JAPANESE DURING THEIR OCCUPATION OF THE ISLAND. MAJ R.F. WAKEFIELD, BRITISH DISTRICT ..

OCEAN ISLAND, 1945-10-01. A 6-INCH NAVAL DEFENCE GUN, BUILT BY THE JAPANESE IN A STEEL, PHOSPHATE AND CONCRETE EMPLACEMENT. FOLLOWING THE SURRENDER OF THE JAPANESE TROOPS OF 31/51 INFANTRY ..

OCEAN ISLAND, 1945-10-01. THE REMAINS OF THE OCEAN ISLAND RESIDENCY WHICH WAS BOMBED TWO DAYS AFTER THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOUR. FOLLOWING THE SURRENDER OF THE JAPANESE, TROOPS OF 31/51 INFANTRY ..

OCEAN ISLAND, 1945-10-01. A 6-INCH NAVAL DEFENCE GUN, BUILT BY THE JAPANESE IN A STEEL, PHOSPHATE AND CONCRETE EMPLACEMENT. FOLLOWING THE SURRENDER OF THE JAPANESE TROOPS OF 31/51 INFANTRY ..