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RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-09-11. ALL BUILDINGS AND INSTALLATIONS AT RABAUL WERE DESTROYED BY ALLIED AIR ATTACKS. THIS PHOTOGRAPH SHOWS THE RUINS OF THE COX MEMORIAL BUILDING, IN MANGO AVENUE, ..

RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-09-12. TWO MEMBERS OF 29/46 INFANTRY BATTALION, SIT ON THE FRONT OF A FORMER JAPANESE STAFF CAR DURING THE EARLY STAGES OF THE OCCUPATION OF RABAUL BY 4 INFANTRY BRIGADE ..

MUSCHU ISLAND, NEW GUINEA, 1945-09-08. CONFERENCE PRIOR TO SIGNING OF THE RECEIPT FOR TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT, BY THE JAPANESE OFFICER IN CHARGE. JAPANESE SOLDIERS ON THE ISLAND, UNDER THE CONTROL OF ..

KAIRIRU ISLAND, NEW GUINEA, 1945-09-08. JAPANESE TRUCK ARRIVING WITH LOADING PARTY TO TAKE OFFICERS OF HQ 6 DIVISION TO THE WEAPON DUMP. THE WEAPONS WILL BE GATHERED FOR REMOVAL TO DIVISIONAL HQ AT ..

KAIRIRU ISLAND, NEW GUINEA, 1945-09-08. JAPANESE 75 MM MOUNTAIN GUNS AWAITING REMOVAL TO HQ 6 DIVISION AT CAPE WOM. STAFF OFFICERS OF HQ 6 DIVISION ARE VISITING THE ISLAND TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS WITH ..

KAIRIRU ISLAND, NEW GUINEA, 1945-09-08. JAPANESE SOLDIERS WHEELING 75 MM MOUNTAIN GUN ONTO A BARGE. THE WEAPONS ARE BEING MOVED, UNDER HQ 6 DIVISION SUPERVISION, TO WEWAK. HANDING OVER OF WAR ..

MUSCHU ISLAND, NEW GUINEA, 1945-09-09. OFFICERS OF AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT, ATTACHED 6 DIVISION, AND THE FORMER JAPANESE NATIVE OVERSEER, INO, ADDRESSING A PARADE OF ISLAND ..

RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-09-10. JAPANESE WIRELESS STATION NEAR THE TOWNSHIP WHICH WAS DESTROYED DURING ALLIED AIR ATTACKS. FOLLOWING THE SURRENDER OF THE JAPANESE THE AREA IS NOW OCCUPIED BY ..

KAIRIRU ISLAND, NEW GUINEA, 1945-09-08. CAPTAIN F.E. COLLINGS, ALLIED TRANSLATER AND INTERPRETER SECTION, EXAMINING A JAPANESE PISTOL FOR LIVE ROUNDS WHILE JAPANESE SOLDIERS ARE LOADING EQUIPMENT ..

KAIRIRU ISLAND, NEW GUINEA, 1945-09-11. JAPANESE STAFF CAR BELONGING TO REAR-ADMIRAL SATO, COMMANDER OF THE JAPANESE FORCE ON KAIRIRU AND MUSCHU ISLANDS. FOLLOWING THE SURRENDER OF THE JAPANESE THE ..

RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-09-10. TROOPS OF 13 FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, WITH THEIR GEAR, MARCHING ALONG THE ROAD FROM MALAGUNA TOWARDS RABAUL TOWNSHIP. THEY ARE PART OF THE FORCE ..

MUSCHU ISLAND, NEW GUINEA, 1945-09-11. A NATIVE, SERIOUSLY ILL, ON A MAKE-SHIFT STRETCHER. FOLLOWING THE SURRENDER OF THE JAPANESE, THE ISLAND NATIVES ARE BEING EVACUATED TO NEW GUINEA FOR ..