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KAKAKOG AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1943-10-02. JAPANESE 37 MM GUN ABANDONED NEAR THE BUMI RIVER

FINSCHHAFEN, NEW GUINEA, 1943-10-02. IN THE JUNGLE EVACUATING THE WOUNDED FROM THE FORWARD AREAS DURING THE CAMPAIGN

FINSCHHAFEN, NEW GUINEA, 1943-10-02. THE ROUGH TERRAIN IN THE AREA NECESSITATED THESE HUMAN SUPPLY CHAINS TO GET AMMUNITION AND FOOD TO THE FORWARD TROOPS

FINSCHHAFEN, NEW GUINEA, 1943-10-02. AN AIR ATTACK BY RAAF VULTEE VENGEANCE DIVE BOMBER AIRCRAFT ON JAPANESE POSITIONS ON THE HEADLAND

FINSCHHAFEN, NEW GUINEA, 1943-10-02. NX39663 PRIVATE J.F. SMITH, 9TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION, EXAMINES A HUGE PAIR OF JAPANESE BINOCULARS WHICH WERE CAPTURED BY AN AIF BATTALION DURING THE CAMPAIGN

FINSCHHAFEN, NEW GUINEA, 1943-10-02. A JAPANESE MOTORCYCLE, COMPLETE WITH TRAILER WAS TAKEN AMONG THE BOOTY IN THE VICINITY OF LANGEMAK BAY. MEMBERS OF THE 2/15TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION, 9TH ..

FINSCHHAFEN, NEW GUINEA, 1943-10-02. SIGNALLERS OF THE 9TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION ON A CAPTURED JAPANESE TRUCK. NOTE THE NUMBER PLATE ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE

FINSCHHAFEN, NEW GUINEA, 1943-10-02. SIGNALLERS INSPECTING ONE OF THE MANY JAPANESE PILLBOXES ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF THE TOWN, AFTER ITS CAPTURE

FINSCHHAFEN, NEW GUINEA, 1943-10-02. NX53927 GUNNER C.W. DRUCE OF THE 9TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION INSPECTING A 13MM GUN WHICH WAS FOUND IN A JAPANESE PILLBOX ON THE COAST

FINSCHHAFEN, NEW GUINEA, 1943-10-02. FIRES, BURNING RUBBISH NEAR CAPTURED JAPANESE HUTS DURING THE CLEANING UP OF THE AREA BY TROOPS OF THE 9TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION

FINSCHHAFEN, NEW GUINEA, 1943-10-02. A HUGE BOMB CRATER MADE BY A HEAVY ALLIED AIRCRAFT BOMB

FINSCHHAFEN, NEW GUINEA, 1943-10-02. VIEW FROM A JAPANESE OBSERVATION POST IN THE KAKAKOG AREA, LOOKING TOWARDS SCARLET BEACH, WHERE THE ALLIED LANDING WAS MADE