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LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-03. WX2646 CORPORAL J.T. FLYNN (1), 19TH LINES OF COMMUNICATION SIGNALS, AT THE OPERATING BOARD OF THE TELEGRAPH CARRIER TERMINAL

KILIGIA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-04. AMERICAN SERVICEMEN RETURNING WITH RELICS FROM A BATTLEFIELD. THE SOUVENIR HUNTERS USUALLY COMPRISE AMERICAN NEWCOMERS TO THE AREA

MILNE BAY, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-06. NX149746 SERGEANT B. REID, A MEMBER 53RD DEPUTY COMMANDER, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, USING SIGNALLER'S CLIMBING SPURS TO REACH COCONUTS ON A TALL PALM

MILNE BAY, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-06. TROOPS FROM 53RD DEPUTY COMMANDER, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS (RAE) LOADING A DOUGLAS C47 DAKOTA TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT AT GURNEY'S AIR STRIP

KILIGIA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-04. A BRIDGE IN CONSTRUCTION ACROSS THE SOWI RIVER BY THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS. THE BRIDGE REPLACES USE OF THE FORD TRACK WHICH CLIMBS THE SOUTH BANK OF THE RIVER ..

LAKONA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-05. PERSONNEL AT HEADQUARTERS 5TH DIVISION USING SPORTING GEAR PROVIDED BY THE ARMY AMENITIES SERVICE. THE PACIFIC OCEAN APPEARS FAINTLY AT THE BACKGROUND. IDENTIFIED ..

KILIGIA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-04. NX114455 SERGEANT B.J. LOCKE (2), AT ARMY EDUCATION SERVICE, HEADQUARTERS 5TH DIVISION, RECEIVING ASSISTANCE FROM QX28779 SERGEANT P.J. HORAN (1), IN SELECTING A ..

LAKONA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-05. NX114181 CAPTAIN A.E. RICKARDS, THE AMENITIES OFFICER AT HEADQUARTERS 5TH DIVISION, CHECKING SPORTING GEAR AND EQUIPMENT PROVIDED BY THE ARMY AMENITIES SERVICE PRIOR ..

LAKONA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-05. NX114181 CAPTAIN A.E. RICKARDS, THE AMENITIES OFFICER AT HEADQUARTERS 5TH DIVISION, TUNES THE RADIO TO THE EARLY MORNING AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING COMMISSION NEWS ..

FORTIFICATION POINT, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-06. VX80896 MAJOR R.C. GROVER (1), AN OFFICER OF THE OPERATIONAL RESEARCH SECTION, ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS NOTING THE IMPACT MADE BY A SHELL FIRED FROM A ..

FORTIFICATION POINT, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-06. THE EFFECT OF A HOLLOW CHARGE PROJECTILE FIRED FROM A JAPANESE 75MM REGIMENTAL GUN TYPE MEIJI 41 AT THE FRONTAL ARMOUR OF A DISABLED MATILDA TANK DURING ..

FORTIFICATION POINT, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-06. THE FRONT VIEW OF SPLINTERED SISALKRAFT TEST PAPER POSITIONED 20 INCHES BEHIND ARMOUR PLATING INDICATING THE EFFECT OF A CAPTURED JAPANESE 75MM ..