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Two men with distinctive hair styles on the Balangot [?], Ramu River, New Guinea, 1935 / Sarah Chinnery

Beached rowboat and a jetty with moored ships and HMAS Australia [?] , Rabaul Harbour, New Guinea, 1937 / Sarah Chinnery

Schooner Hermes with police and prisoners, Awar, Sepik River, New Guinea, 1935, 2 / Sarah Chinnery

Anchored vessel and a jetty with moored ships and HMAS Australia [?], Rabaul Harbour, New Guinea, 1937 / Sarah Chinnery

Flowering shrub, Chinnery's garden, Malaguna Road, Rabaul, New Guinea, ca. 1935, 1 / Sarah Chinnery

Road into town with European style houses, New Guinea, ca. 1936 / Sarah Chinnery

Eight men and boys standing in a canoe, Ramu River, New Guinea, 1935 / Sarah Chinnery

Stream of water flowing through Chinnery's garden, Malaguna Road, Rabaul, New Guinea, 1937 / Sarah Chinnery

Three legged stool and a carved mask, held from behind, Awar [?], Sepik River, New Guinea, 1935 / Sarah Chinnery

Leafless trees, Rabaul, New Guinea, 1937 / Sarah Chinnery

Three boys holding orchids in Chinnery's garden, Malaguna Road, Rabaul, New Guinea, ca. 1935 / Sarah Chinnery

Schooner in Rabaul Harbour, New Guinea, ca. 1929 / Sarah Chinnery