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KAIRIRU ISLAND, NEW GUINEA, 1945-09-11. JAPANESE NAVAL MAN WHO HAS STYLED HIMSELF A PAIR OF CANVAS AND ROPE SHOES. JAPANESE NAVAL PERSONNEL ARE BEING TRANSFERRED FROM KAIRIRU TO MUSHU ISLAND. ..

RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-09-10. ALL BUILDINGS AND INSTALLATIONS AT RABAUL WERE DESTROYED DURING ALLIED AIR ATTACKS. THIS PHOTOGRAPH SHOWS THE WRECKAGE OF A LARGE BURNS PHILP STORE. TROOPS OF 4 ..

MALAGUNA MISSION, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-09-10. REPRESENTATIVES OF THE RED CROSS SOCIETY, ATTACHED 4 INFANTRY BRIGADE, INTERVIEWING HALF-CASTE CIVILIANS. TROOPS OF 4 INFANTRY BRIGADE OCCUPIED THE AREA ..

RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-09-10. ONE OF THE MANY GARDENS IN RABAUL. GARDENS WERE PLANTED EVERYWHERE, EVEN WHERE HOUSES ONCE WERE. FOLLOWING THE SURRENDER OF THE JAPANESE THE AREA IS NOW OCCUPIED BY ..

MUSCHU ISLAND, NEW GUINEA, 1945-09-11. FOLLOWING THE SURRENDER OF THE JAPANESE MUSCHU ISLAND IS NOW UNDER THE CONTROL OF HQ 6 DIVISION. ONE OF THE SIGNS OF THE JAPANESE OCCUPATION OF THE ISLAND IS ..

KAIRIRUU ISLAND, NEW GUINEA, 1945-09-11.THE BELONGINGS OF REAR-ADMIRAL SATO LOADED ON A TRUCK DURING THE TRANSFER OF AN ADVANCE PARTY OF 63 OFFICERS AND OTHER RANKS OF THE JAPANESE ARMY AND NAVY ..

KAIRIRU ISLAND, NEW GUINEA, 1945-09-11. COLONEL MARUYAMA, JAPANESE MEDICAL OFFICER (NAVY), PERSONAL PHYSICIAN TO REAR-ADMIRAL SATO, ALIGHTING FROM HIS CAR DURING THE TRANSFER OF AN ADVANCE PARTY OF ..

CAPE WOM, NEW GUINEA, 1945-09-13. GENERAL DISCUSSION AT COMMENCEMENT OF A CONFERENCE BETWEEN STAFF OFFICERS OF 6 DIVISION, HEADED BY LIEUTENANT-COLONEL J. BISHOP, GENERAL STAFF OFFICER I, AND STAFF ..

KAIRIRU ISLAND, NEW GUINEA, 1945-09-11. JAPANESE MEDICAL OFFICER AND OFFICERS OF 6 DIVISION DISCUSSING MEDICAL SUPPLIES. FOLLOWING THE SURRENDER OF THE JAPANESE AN ADVANCE PARTY OF 63 OFFICERS AND ..

WEWAK AIRSTRIP, NEW GUINEA, 1945-09-12. AERIAL VIEW OF WEWAK AIRSTRIP. THIS WAS SECURED ON 1945-05-10 AS A RESULT OF THE ADVANCE OF 19 INFANTRY BRIGADE TOWARDS THE FOOTHILLS SOUTH OF THE AIRSTRIP. ..

TOKUKU PASS, NEW GUINEA, 1945-09-12. AERIAL VIEW OF TOKUKU PASS. IT TOOK FOUR DAYS OF VICIOUS FIGHTING, HEAVY ARTILLERY CONCENTRATIONS, AND BOMBING BY BEAUFORT AIRCRAFT FROM 71 WING, RAAF, TO ..

WEWAK AIRSTRIP, NEW GUINEA, 1945-09-12. AERIAL VIEW OF CAPE PUS. TROOPS OF 2/4 INFANTRY BATTALION, OVERCOMING MINOR RESISTANCE, TOOK THIS POINT ON 1945-05-03