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A jeep on the Numa Numa trail. The Numa Numa trail was a vital route that connected Torokina on the west coast to Numa Numa on the east coast of Bougainville Island

A Bristol Beaufighter being prepared for a leaflet drop to Japanese forces to inform them of the Japanese surrender on 14 August 1945. The surrender was also conveyed by the Japanese characters on ..

A Bristol Beaufighter being prepared for a leaflet drop to Japanese forces to inform them of the Japanese surrender on 14 August 1945. The surrender was also conveyed by the Japanese characters on ..

Grave marker of QX62379 Private (Pte) John Harold Hodgson, 25 Battalion AIF. After enlisting in Stanthorpe, Queensland, in September 1944, Pte Hodgson joined the 25th Battalion in New Guinea. Pte ..

Informal group portrait of Australian Soldiers of General Staff Intelligence (GSI) sorting correspondance and despatches on the day of the Japanese surrender. Identified, fourth from left, is ..

Informal portrait of QX28022 Staff Sergeant (S Sgt) Gordon William Wiley, General Staff Intelligence (GSI), seated at a desk on the day of the Japanese surrender

Informal portrait of QX28022 Staff Sergeant (S SGT) Gordon William Wiley and VX18610 Lieutenant (Lt) Frank Sutherland King, both of General Staff Intelligence (GSI), the day of the Japanese ..

Studio portrait of VX40227 Private (Pte) Maxwell McKenzie, 2/22 Battalion. Pte McKenzie enlisted in June 1940 and served in New Britain. Following the Japanese invasion of January 1942, he was ..

TOWNSVILLE, AUSTRALIA. 1942-11. DEMONSTRATION SHOOT OF GAS SHELLS BY 5TH FIELD REGIMENT, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY. VOLUNTEER "GUINEA PIGS" WAITING TO GO INTO THE TARGET AREA

Set of 58 original prints produced by VX90116 Captain (Chaplain) Patrick Gerard O'Keefe of men and activities of the 2/2nd Field Ambulance (2/2nd Fld Amb). Taken at Aitape, Kiarivu and Wondecla, ..

TOWNSVILLE, AUSTRALIA. 1942-11. "GUINEA PIGS" DURING THE GAS SHOOT BY 5TH FIELD REGIMENT, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY. NOTE SHELL BURST JUST RIGHT OF CENTRAL TREE. LIQUID DROPS FROM THIS BURST WILL ..

TOWNSVILLE, AUSTRALIA. 1942-11. "GUINEA PIGS" AT THE TARGET AREA BEFORE THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE DEMONSTRATION GAS SHELL SHOOT BY 5TH FIELD REGIMENT, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY