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Forest vine, Fiji, 1994 / Peter Dombrovskis

Dr Sinclair standing with two men, ca. 1934 / Michael Leahy

Fred collecting shells by His Royal Highness' hut, Jacquinot Bay, New Britain Island, Papua New Guinea, 1945 / Alfred Amos

Village head man standing with skulls impaled on posts facing the river as a sign of hospitality, Kerewa village, Goaribari Island, Papua New Guinea, December 1922 / Frank Hurley

Sailing up the Fly River, Papua New Guinea, 1921? Frank Hurley

Charles Kingsford-Smith's Fokker FVIIB-3m monoplane, the Southern Cross flying above boats on ocean, Fiji, June 1928

A canoe with its complement of warriors, Lake Murray, Papua New Guinea, 1921? Frank Hurley

Warriors standing outside the the great dubu daima of Urama, Papua New Guinea, 1921? Frank Hurley

Fokker F.VIIb/3m, VH-USU, Southern Cross, preparing to takeoff, Fiji, August 1928 / Qantas photograph

Papuan warriors in their canoes, Lake Murray, Papua New Guinea, 1921? Frank Hurley

Buttressed trees, Fiji, 1994 / Peter Dombrovskis

Frank Hurley explains his rifle to Amanen [?] villagers, Cape Nelson, Papua New Guinea, May 1921