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New Zealand soldiers during unpacking operations after arrival at Nissan Island, Green Islands, Papua New Guinea, during World War II

Qantas Empire Airways, Bird of Paradise Service passengers, H E Clark, Mumeng, A Pinkerton, Buin and J Murphy, Bulolo, Papua New Guinea

Qantas Empire Airways, Bird of Paradise Service passengers, H E Clark, Mumeng, A Pinkerton, Buin, and J Murphy, Bulolo, Papua New Guinea

New Zealand Divisional Engineers preparing a scale model of Nissan Island, Papua New Guinea, during World War II

Sepik River Trading Company plane, in front from left - C Brush, Morton Johnston and B G Hall, Madang, Papua New Guinea

Mt Tavurvur (Matupit) in the background, with a Qantas Empire Airways aeroplane in the foreground, Rabaul, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Crowd, awaiting the arrival of the Qantas Empire Airways' DC-3, VH-EAP, airstrip, Kavieng Island, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea

Qantas Captain W Forgan-Smith, First Officer L Purkiss, Flight Engineer A Nicol and Purser I Little, Rabaul, Papua New Guinea

Mt Tavurvur (Matupit) in the background, with a Qantas Empire Airways, aeroplane in the foreground, Rabaul, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Reverend Keleher and local people on a Qantas Empire Airways' flight to Manus Island, Admiralty Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea

World War 2 New Zealand troops, bringing water ashore from a tank landing ship, Nissan Island, Papua New Guinea

From left - Captain W Forgan Smith (1st Officer), L Purkiss (Qantas), Mr G Tyrell at Tyrell's house, Madang, Papua New Guinea