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KILIGIA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-03-12. QX57857 SIGNALMAN J.V. DAVIDSON (1), OF HEADQUARTERS, 5TH DIVISION SIGNALS, STARTING THE MOTOR OF AN AC/DC 250 WATT "PIONEER" CHARGING SET TO SUPPLY ALTERNATING ..

GUSIKA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-03-15. MATILDA TANK CREWS FROM THE 1ST TROOP "A" SQUADRON, AND FROM BATTALION HEADQUARTERS, 1ST TANK BATTALION, RELAX BEFORE A TEST SHOOT. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- ..

GUSIKA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-03-15. SENIOR OFFICERS ATTENDING A SHOOT HELD BY MEMBERS OF THE 1ST TANK BATTALION TO TEST THE VULNERABILITY OF A CUPOLA FITTED TO THE BODY OF A MATILDA TANK. IDENTIFIED ..

FINSCHHAFEN AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-03-17. ONE OF MANY BATTLE SIGNS IN THE AREA, THIS SIGN RECORDS ACTIVITIES OF THE 2/24TH INFANTRY BATTALION OF THE 26TH INFANTRY BRIGADE AND THE 2/17TH INFANTRY ..

FINSCHHAFEN AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-03-17. A SECTION OF THE SAND MODEL USED TO DESCRIBE FEATURES OF TERRAIN TO TROOPS OF THE 2/48TH INFANTRY BATTALION PRIOR TO THE BATTLE FOR SATTELBERG

PORT MORESBY, PAPUA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-03-08. VX117041 LIEUTENANT F.D. DANGLOW (1) AND VX63473 SERGEANT A.E. BURT (2) OUTSIDE THE OFFICE OF "G" VISUAL TRAINING CENTRE, HEADQUARTERS, NEW GUINEA FORCE

PORT MORESBY, PAPUA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-03-08. THE TRANSPORT OFFICE, HEADQUARTERS, NEW GUINEA FORCE

WAREO, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-09. TROOPS OF THE 2/23RD AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION WITH THE BELL FROM THE MISSION CHURCH WHICH THEY ARE SENDING TO ALBURY, NSW. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE: VX46775 ..

WAREO, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-09. VX46804 PRIVATE (PTE) R. E. WIEBRECHT OF CLARKFIELD, VIC (1) AND VX68678 PTE A. H. LESERVE OF POOWONG, VIC (2); BOTH OF THE 2/23RD AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION ..

WAREO, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-09. VX51384 PRIVATE (PTE) R. G. HANDCOCK OF WANGARATTA, VIC (LEFT), AND VX38584 PTE K. G. BOWLES OF BENDIGO, VIC (RIGHT), BOTH OF THE 2/23RD AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION ..

WAREO, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-09. VX7410 LIEUTENANT D. C. LAWRIE DCM, OF CAMBERWELL, VIC (LEFT) STUDYING A MAP WITH VX50364 CAPTAIN H. GRAY OF MALVERN, VIC, OFFICER COMMANDING C COMPANY, 2/23RD ..

WAREO, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-09. VX42867 CORPORAL J. W. BELL, OF MERINO, VIC, MM, (1) AND VX7410 LIEUTENANT D. C. LAWRIE, OF CAMBERWELL, VIC, DCM, (2); BOTH OF C COMPANY 2/23RD AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY ..