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KAIAPIT, NEW GUINEA. 1943-09-24. DRIVING A BULLDOZER FROM A TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT FOR USE ON THE NEW FIGHTER AIRSTRIP

KAIAPIT, NEW GUINEA. 1943-09-24. NX8 MAJOR GENERAL G. A. VASEY CB OBE DSO, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING, 7TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION (LEFT) AND NX148 BRIGADIER I. N. DOUGHERTY DSO, BRIGADE COMMANDER, ..

SALAMAUA AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1943-09-20. TROOPS OF THE 312TH AUSTRALIAN LIGHT AID DETACHMENT, 29TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE, 5TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION, AT WORK REPAIRING CAPTURED JAPANESE MOTOR ..

KAIAPIT, NEW GUINEA. 1943-09-26. TROOPS OF HEADQUARTERS, 21ST AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE AT THEIR LUNCH TIME PARADE. PRIVATE (PTE) PROSSER (1); SX3939 STAFF SERGEANT PINKERTON (2); UNKNOWN (3); ..

BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-06-07. A PATROL FROM 2/8 COMMANDO SQUADRON SETTING OUT ALONG THE TRACK TO HARASS THE ENEMY AND GAIN INFORMATION AHEAD OF THE ADVANCING INFANTRY. PATROLS TRAVEL LIGHT CARRYING ..

UMI RIVER, NEW GUINEA. 1943-09-29. TROOPS OF THE 2/6TH AUSTRALIAN FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, HAULING RUBBER BOATS ACROSS THE RIVER. LEFT TO RIGHT: NX91317 SAPPER (SPR) C. SMITH; ..

UMI RIVER, NEW GUINEA. 1943-09-29. SX3032 SERGEANT C. F. EDWARDS, "D" COMPANY, 2/27TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION, CROSSING THE RIVER WITH THE AID OF A ROPE

A patrol from 2/8 Commando Squadron moving through the clearing of an old village. Their object is to harass the enemy and gain information ahead of the advancing infantry these patrols travel ..

BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-06-07. A PATROL FROM 2/8 COMMANDO SQUADRON PASSING THROUGH THE CLEARING OF AN OLD NATIVE VILLAGE EVACUATED WHEN THE JAPANESE MOVED IN. NATIVE DRUMS, FORMED FROM HOLLOW LEGS ARE ..

BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-06-07. HEADQUARTERS OF B TROOP, 2/8 COMMANDO SQUADRON AT NAIRONA, AND OLD NATIVE VILLAGE SITE. THEY ARE USING THE KARAMUT (SING-SING) HOUSE AS A MESS HUT AND CONSTRUCTED SMALL ..

LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-06-15. IMPROVISED AERIAL MASTS AT 19 L OF C SIGNALS. THIS SHOWS THE METHOD OF GUYING THE MASTS WHICH ARE FORMED FROM SECTIONAL STEEL TELEGRAPH POLES AT THE CORPS OF ..

SOPUTA, NEW GUINEA. 1943-10-09. COMPETITORS IN THE FIRST RACE ARE SHOWN IN THE BIRD CAGE AT A RACE MEETING CONDUCTED BY THE HQ 11TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION