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THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-01-13. LANDING CRAFT APPROACHING A BEACH AT BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-03-27. AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS READY TO LEAVE THEIR CAMP ON THE NUMA NUMA TRAIL ON BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-02-26. A SERVICEMAN POSHES HIS CLOTHES BEING WASHED AT HIS CAMP ON BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-03-27. A LINE OF NATIVE CARRIERS CLIMBING OUT FROM AN ALLIED CAMP ON THE NUMA NUMA TRAIL ON BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-03-27. AUSTRALIAN SERVICEMEN BEING SERVED WITH A MEAL AT A CAMPSITE ON THE NUMA NUMA TRAIL ON BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-03-27. AUSTRALIAN ARMY MEAL LINE AT A CAMP SITE ON THE NUMA NUMA TRAIL ON BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-03-27. THREE AUSTRALIAN SERVICEMEN ON THE NUMA NUMA TRAIL ON BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-04-24/27. A BULLDOZER, OPERATED BY A NATIVE, CLEARING TREES FROM AN AREA ALLOCATED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN AUSTRALIAN CAMP SITE ON BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. (RNZAF OFFICIAL ..

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-04-24/27. AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS HOLDING A DISCUSSION IN A JUNGLE CLEARING ON BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-04-24/27. AUSTRALIAN SERVICEMEN TAKING ADVANTAGE OF YMCA HOSPITALITY IN THE JUNGLE ON BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-04-24/27. AN AREA CHOSEN FOR AN AUSTRALIAN CAMP SITE ON BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND BEING CLEARED BY BLASTING. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-04-24/27. AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERYMEN IN THE INITIAL STAGES OF ESTABLISHING THEIR GUN POSITIONS ON BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)