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NEW GUINEA, 1943-08-01. "KAI" OR "BISCUIT" BOMBERS WERE USED TO CARRY SUPPLIES OF FOOD AND AMMUNITION TO FORWARD TROOPS IN INACCESSIBLE AREAS. NOTE - KAI IS THE NATIVE WORD FOR FOOD. PHOTOGRAPH ..

MUBO, NEW GUINEA, 1943-07-27. AN ABANDONED JAPANESE MOUNTAIN GUN AND AMMUNITION, RECOVERED BY THE AMERICANS FROM A DUGOUT AT KITCHENS CREEK. NX12228 CAPTAIN L.C. MCLARN MC, (LEFT) AND VX14044 MAJOR ..

NEW GUINEA, 1943-08-01. GOODVIEW DROPPING AREA SHOWING SUPPLY PARACHUTES ALMOST ON THE GROUND. OTHER PARACHUTES CAN BE SEEN SUSPENDED FROM TREES

NEW GUINEA, 1943-08-01. GOODVIEW DROPPING AREA SHOWING NATIVES PICKING UP SUPPLIES. THESE NATIVES ARE UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE AUSTRALIAN AND NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT AND ARE EMPLOYED BY THE ..

NEW GUINEA, 1943-07-27. 17TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE COOKHOUSE ON GAUDAGASAL RIDGE. LEFT TO RIGHT:- NX11638 SIGNALLER V. MCGREGOR; VX56929 PRIVATE (PTE) S. N. WALSH; VX55493 CORPORAL F. G. ..

NEW GUINEA, 1943-07-27. VX90605 PRIVATE H. CARTWRIGHT (LEFT) AND VX3334 STAFF SERGEANT W. DEVERILL, OF THE 2/5TH BATTALION, ENJOY A CIGARETTE ON THE TRACK AT MOUNT TAMBU

NEW GUINEA, 1943-07-27. NX90100 PRIVATE O. J. CANTOR (LEFT) AND VX43612 PRIVATE H. D. GOLDRING OF "D" COMPANY, 2/5TH BATTALION

NEW GUINEA, 1943-07-27. VX11728 PRIVATE A. H. HART, COOK OF HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, 2/5TH BATTALION, AT MOUNT TAMBU

NEW GUINEA, 1943-07-27. NX90100 PRIVATE O. J. CANTOR (LEFT) AND VX43612 PRIVATE H. D. GOLDRING (RIGHT) OF "D" COMPANY, 2/5TH BATTALION

NEW GUINEA, 1943-07-27. STRETCHER BEARERS OF "D" COMPANY 2/5TH BATTALION. LEFT TO RIGHT:- VX24888 PRIVATE J. C. YOUNG; VX12513 CORPORAL L. C. ALLEN MM; CAPTAIN L. A. INGRISAND (DOCTOR), UNITED ..

NEW GUINEA, 1943-07-27. UNITED STATES BATTALION ADVANCED DRESSING STATION IN THE 2/5TH BATTALION AREA NEAR MOUNT TAMBU

NEW GUINEA, 1943-07-27. V504081 WARRANT OFFICER E. BRITTEN (LEFT), DAMIEN PARER, WAR PHOTOGRAPHER (CENTRE) AND NG2022 SERGEANT A.M. GRAHAM (RIGHT). (CROPPED VERSION AT 044147)