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Hand coloured studio portrait of VX29573 Corporal (Cpl) Jack Alexander Smith, 2/22 Battalion. Cpl Smith enlisted in June 1940 and served in New Britain. Following the Japanese invasion of January ..

PORT MORESBY, PAPUA. 1942-08. PANORAMIC VIEW OF PORT MORESBY HARBOUR AND TOWNSHIP

Port Moresby, Papua. 1942-08. A view from the township area looking across the harbour and surrounding hills with an anti aircraft crew and gun in the foreground

Panoramic scene in 109 Australian Independent Brigade Group Ordnance Workshops

Lieutenant Haupt, who apparently likes living up a tree. This unique house was constructed during spare time over the period of one month

Wondecla, Qld. 27 May 1944. Panoramic view of the 2/6th Australian Infantry Battalion marching past the saluting base on the new Cairns-Herberton Road after taking part in an inspection of the ..

Review of 21st Australian Infantry Brigade by Major General (Maj Gen) A S Allen CB CBE DSO VD, General Officer Commanding 7th Australian Division and Brigader A W Potts DSO MC, Commanding 21st ..

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA. 1944-09-26. LIEUTENANT-GENERAL J. NORTHCOTT, CB, MVO, CHIEF OF THE GENERAL STAFF, TAKING THE SALUTE DURING THE MARCH THROUGH THE CITY OF BRISBANE OF THE 29TH AUSTRALIAN ..

WARD'S DROME, PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. 1942-08. IN THEIR SUCCESSFUL ATTACK ON NADZAB THE 7TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION BECAME THE FIRST AUSTRALIAN DIVISION TO BECOME AIRBORNE. FOR DAYS BEFORE THIS ..

RAMU VALLEY, NEW GUINEA. 1944-03. PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN DURING A RECONNAISSANCE OF THE JAPANESE ROAD, BOGADJIM- RAMU VALLEY BY LIEUTENANT COLONEL R.B. WOOD, COMMANDER ROYAL ENGINEERS, 11TH AUSTRALIAN ..

PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12. ONE OF THE HUTS OCCUPIED BY HEADQUARTERS, SUPPLY AND TRANSPORT SERVICE, NEW GUINEA FORCE

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA. 1944-09-26. TROOPS OF THE 29TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE TAKING PART IN THE MARCH OF THE BRIGADE THROUGH THE CITY OF BRISBANE. THEY HAD RECENTLY RETURNED FROM NEW GUINEA