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NEW GUINEA, 1943-07-27. TROOPS OF THE 2/5TH BATTALION, "Q" STAFF, AT THE GOODVIEW DROPPING GROUND. LEFT TO RIGHT:- BACK ROW:- VX4339 PRIVATE (PTE) J. DOUGLAS; VX52806 LANCE CORPORAL R. J. REDRUP; ..

CAIRNS, QLD. 1943-08-03. TROOPS OF THE 2/3RD AUSTRALIAN LIGHT ANTI-AIRCRAFT BATTERY SOON SETTLE DOWN TO SHIPBOARD LIFE. THIS BEING THEIR THIRD DEPARTURE FROM AUSTRALIA. THE UNIT HAS SERVED IN THE ..

Goodview, New Guinea, 3 August 1943. SX7174 Captain Ivor H. T. Hele, Official War Artist, Military History Section, at the Goodview supply dropping ground, accompanied by native bearers

GOODVIEW, NEW GUINEA, 1943-08-03. V504081 WARRANT OFFICER 2 E. BRITTEN, AUSTRALIAN AND NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT (LEFT), DAMIEN PARER, WAR PHOTOGRAPHER (CENTRE) AND NG2022 SERGEANT A. M. ..

GOODVIEW, NEW GUINEA, 1943-08-05. CHECKING SUPPLIES AT THE GOODVIEW DROPPING GROUND ARE VX2104 CORPORAL T. A. CROSBIE (EXTREME LEFT), AUSTRALIAN ARMY SERVICE CORPS, 6TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION, AND ..

GOODVIEW, NEW GUINEA, 1943-08-03. V504081 WARRANT OFFICER 2 E. BRITTEN (LEFT) AND NX58763 CORPORAL L. BARKER, BOTH OF THE AUSTRALIAN AND NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT ATTACHED TO THE 17TH INFANTRY ..

GOODVIEW, NEW GUINEA, 1943-08-03. AUSTRALIAN AND NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT (ANGAU) PERSONNEL ATTACHED TO THE 17TH INFANTRY BRIGADE. LEFT TO RIGHT:- NG2022 SERGEANT A. M. GRAHAM; PX102 WARRANT ..

GOODVIEW, NEW GUINEA, 1943-08-05. AUSTRALIAN ARMY SERVICE CORPS BULK STORE ATTACHED TO 17TH INFANTRY BRIGADE. SUPPLIES ARE BROUGHT BY NATIVE CARRIERS FROM THE DROPPING ZONE TO THE STORE FOR ..

GOODVIEW, NEW GUINEA, 1943-08-05. ORDNANCE DEPOT, ATTACHED TO THE 17TH INFANTRY BRIGADE WHICH IS SUPPLIED FROM THE GOODVIEW DROPPING ZONE. LEFT TO RIGHT:- VX5108 WARRANT OFFICER H. S. MOODIE, ..

GOODVIEW, NEW GUINEA, 1943-08-05. ORDNANCE AND AUSTRALIAN ARMY SERVICE CORPS ATTACHED TO THE 17TH INFANTRY BRIGADE PERSONNEL SETTING AND RECHECKING FUSES ON 3" MORTAR BOMBS, AFTER THEY HAVE BEEN ..

PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA, 1943-08-12. CAPTAIN J. T. QUINN, AIR SUPPORT LIAISON OFFICER, UNITED STATES ARMY, AT HEADQUARTERS, NEW GUINEA FORCE

PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA, 1943-08-12. MEMBERS OF THE 26TH AUSTRALIAN LINE SECTION, NEW GUINEA LINES OF COMMUNICATIONS (SIGNALS) ERECTING AN OVERHEAD TELEPHONE LINE AT HEADQUARTERS, NEW GUINEA ..