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DUMPU, RAMU VALLEY, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-25. NX18146 PRIVATE O. WALKER A COOK OF HEADQUARTERS 7TH DIVISION PLACING A CHRISTMAS TURKEY IN THE OVEN

SHAGGY RIDGE, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-27. WX17091 PADRE C. W. J. CUNNINGHAM MBE (ROMAN CATHOLIC) (1) AND WX1597 MAJOR W. G. SYMINGTON (2) OF THE 2/16TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION, 21ST AUSTRALIAN ..

SHAGGY RIDGE, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-27. MEMBERS OF A 3 INCH MORTAR CREW OF THE 2/16TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION, 21ST AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE IN ACTION BOMBARDING THE "PIMPLE" PRIOR TO ..

SHAGGY RIDGE, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-27. TROOPS OF HEADQUARTERS COMPANY 2/16TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION, 21ST AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE PAUSE FOR A REST ON THE STEEP SLOPES OF THE "PIMPLE". ..

THORPVILLE, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-07. PATIENTS EXERCISING IN THE OPEN AIR GYMNASIUM OF THE PHYSIOTHERAPY SECTION, 113TH AUSTRALIAN CONVALESCENT DEPOT, ON THE BANK OF THE EWOROGO CREEK

17 MILE, PORT MORESBY AREA, PAPUA, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-25. A LOCAL NATIVE DRESSED IN BIRD OF PARADISE FEATHERS WAITING HIS TURN TO DANCE DURING THE 10TH AUSTRALIAN ADVANCED ORDNANCE DEPOT SPORTS ..

POM POM PARK, PORT MORESBY AREA, PAPUA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-05. NX51600 LIEUTENANT A. P. HAMILTON (1); INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, 57/60TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION SUPERVISING THE LOADING OF STORES ..

NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-05. A UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCE MECHANIC ENJOYS A QUIET SLEEP UNDER THE MAINPLANE OF HIS AIRCRAFT

PORT MORESBY, PAPUA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-05. TROOPS OF THE 58/59TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION, 15TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE, EMBUSSED, AND READY TO MOVE OFF FOR THE AIRSTRIP WHEN ..

WARD'S DROME, PORT MORESBY AREA, PAPUA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-05. QX10476 LIEUTENANT E. C. SYKES, IN CHARGE OF THE SUB MARSHALLING AREA, GIVING DIRECTIONS TO PRIVATE P. H. RAVEN AND PRIVATE ..

PORT MORESBY, PAPUA, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-23. DX906 BRIGADIER W. A. B. STEELE (1) COMMANDER, COMBINED OPERATIONS AND SERVICES COMMAND, AND PORT MORESBY BASE SUB AREA, WITH QX42598 CAPTAIN H. ..

KESAWAI AREA, RAMU VALLEY, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-18. VX1 GENERAL SIR THOMAS BLAMEY GBE KCB CMG DSO ED (1) COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, ALLIED LAND FORCES, SOUTH WEST PACIFIC AREA AND PARTY CLIMBING A RIDGE ..