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SALAMUA, NEW GUINEA. 1943-09-20. MEMBERS OF THE 162ND AUSTRALIAN LIGHT ANTI-AIRCRAFT BATTERY AIF, EXAMINING A CAPTURED AND DAMAGED 77MM JAPANESE FIELD ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN. THEY ARE, LEFT TO RIGHT: ..

SALAMUA, NEW GUINEA. 1943-09-20. N250902 CORPORAL A.E. RYAN OF THE 162ND AUSTRALIAN LIGHT ANTI-AIRCRAFT BATTERY, AIF., TRYING OUT A CAPTURED JAPANESE LIGHT ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN

SALAMUA, NEW GUINEA. 1943-09-20. NATIVE LABOURERS FROM THE AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT CLEANING UP DEBRIS AND WRECKAGE OF BOMB DAMAGED BUILDINGS ON THE ISTHMUS

SALAMUA, NEW GUINEA. 1943-09-20. TWO NATIVE LABOURERS. THE ONE ON THE LEFT HAS BEEN IN JAPANESE HANDS AND THE ONE ON THE RIGHT HAS BEEN WORKING FOR THE AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT. ..

KAIAPIT, NEW GUINEA. 1943-09-25. NX148 BRIGADIER I.N. DOUGHERTY DSO, BRIGADE COMMANDER, 21ST AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE, READY TO BOARD AN OBSERVATION AIRCRAFT

KAIAPIT, NEW GUINEA. 1943-09-25. NATIVES CUTTING KUNAI GRASS AND AMERICANS USING BULLDOZERS TO MAKE A NEW LANDING STRIP IN THE 7TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION AREA

KAIAPIT, NEW GUINEA. 1943-09-25. VX9 MAJOR GENERAL G.A. VASEY, CB, OBE, DSO., GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING, 7TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION (LEFT) AND NX148 BRIGADIER I.N. DOUGHERTY, DSO., BRIGADE COMMANDER, ..

RAMU VALLEY, NEW GUINEA, 1943-10-01. NATIVES CUTTING KUNAI GRASS ON THE RUNWAYS OF THE NEW AIRSTRIP. TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT WING IN THE FOREGROUND

RAMU VALLEY, NEW GUINEA, 1943-10-01. AN INFANTRYMAN OF THE 2/27TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION, SILHOUETTED AGAINST THE LATE AFTERNOON SUN IN THE VALLEY

MARINGGUSIN, NEW GUINEA, 1943-09-29. NX127188 SIGNALLER P.L.W. LAMB OF THE 2/16TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION APPEARS TIRED AFTER A LONG TREK CARRYING A PORTABLE WIRELESS WEIGHING 28 POUNDS, AS ..

MARINGGUSIN, NEW GUINEA, 1943-09-29. "D" COMPANY, 2/14TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION, 21ST AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE CROSSING THE YATI RIVER DURING THE MARCH FROM THE UMI RIVER TO MARRAWASA

RAGITSUMA, NEW GUINEA, 1943-09-30. INFANTRYMAN OF THE 2/27TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION LEAPING FROM THE BANK TO CROSS THE YATI RIVER