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Bukaua (Bukawa), New Guinea, 1943-10-18. Native carriers of the 29/46th Australian Infantry Battalion transporting loads of rations and ammunition. Leading the carriers is Kepigeya of Buingim

SCARLET BEACH, NEW GUINEA, 1943-10-25. NX21680 PRIVATE C.G. BAILEY OF THE 2/17TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION COLLECTS HIS ARMFUL OF MAIL

HANABADA, NEW GUINEA, 1943-10-23. VX79643 SAPPER J. REID OF THE 14TH AUSTRALIAN FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, PREPARING A NEW PIPE JOINT ON THE NEW PIPELINE. THIS PIPELINE WILL CARRY ..

HANABADA, NEW GUINEA, 1943-10-23. MEMBERS OF THE 14TH AUSTRALIAN FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS ASSISTED BY NATIVE LABOURERS, CONSTRUCTING A NEW OIL PIPELINE FROM THE JETTY TO THE OIL ..

HOPOI, NEW GUINEA, 1943-10-20. PORTRAIT OF SAGIN AND HER PICCANINNY, MASSAWAWI

HOPOI, NEW GUINEA, 1943-10-20. GROUP PORTRAIT OF A NATIVE VILLAGE FAMILY. LEFT TO RIGHT:- AWADI, MASSAWAWI, ASSUNGWI, NGALA, ALUWI, GENOM. MESSAWAWI AND GENOM ARE "TWO-FELLER-ONE-TIME-PICCANNIES" ..

BUKAUA, NEW GUINEA, 1943-10-18. NATIVE CARRIERS OF THE 29/46TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION TRANSPORTING LOADS OF RATIONS AND AMMUNITION

SCARLET BEACH, NEW GUINEA, 1943-10-25. VIEW OF PORTION OF THE WAR CEMETERY ON THE NORTHERN BANK OF THE QUOJA RIVER WHERE A NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF THE 2/3RD FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS ..

SCARLET BEACH, NEW GUINEA, 1943-10-25. MEMBERS OF THE 2/27TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION SORTING MAIL, COMPRISING PAPERS AND PARCELS, ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHICH RUNS THROUGH HOLDSBACK ..

SCARLET BEACH, NEW GUINEA, 1943-10-25. NX8 LIEUTENANT GENERAL SIR LESLIE MORSHEAD, KCB, KBE, CMG, DSO, ED., GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 2 AUSTRALIAN CORPS (LEFT) TALKING TO NX30187 SERGEANT R. ..

FINSCHHAFEN, NEW GUINEA. 1943-10-25. NX8 LIEUTENANT GENERAL SIR LESLIE MORSHEAD KCB KBE CMG DSO ED, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 2ND AUSTRALIAN CORPS, DISCUSSING MATTERS WITH SENIOR OFFICERS AT ..

KILA, NEW GUINEA, 1943-10-24. MAJOR-GENERAL B.M. MORRIS, DSO., GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING, AUSTRALIAN AND NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT, ADDRESSING, NATIVES AT THE NATIVE LABOUR CAMP, WHILE PX134 ..