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VUNAPOPE, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-09-16. THE 62-FT MOTOR LAUNCH GLORIA, AM5, 16 SMALL SHIPS COMPANY, WHICH, WITH AN ARMY LANDING BARGE EVACUATED SISTERS AND PRIESTS FROM RAMALE VALLEY INTERNMENT CAMP. ..

NAMANULA, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-10-08. MAJ-GEN K.W. EATHER, GCC 11 DIVISION, ADDRESSING A PARADE OF 11 DIVISION SIGNALS, AFTER HIS INSPECTION. IN HIS ADDRESS HE EXPLAINED THE SITUATION IN THE RABAUL ..

RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-10-08. CAPT T.H. THOMSON (1) ASSISTED BY CPL L.W. GROGAN (2), ANAESTHETISED AN INDIAN FORMER PRISONER OF WAR OF THE JAPANESE DURING PREPARATIONS FOR A TOOTH EXTRACTION, AT ..

MATAPI CRATER, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-09-15. PTE W.G. KINDNESS (1); PTE D. MCCASKILL (2); AND PTE L. STRANGE (3); MEMBERS OF 37/52 INFANTRY BATTALION, USING JAPANESE BUGLES, ESPECIALLY POLISHED FOR THE ..

NAMANULA, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-10-08. JAPANESE SIGNALMEN WORKING ON AN UNDERGROUND CABLE BY THE EDGE OF THE ROAD

PURIATA RIVER AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-07-28. PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN BY NO. 5 SQUADRON, RAAF, OF THE MCKENNA BRIDGE OVER THE PURIATA RIVER, CONSTRUCTED BY ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS

RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-10-08. CPL F. JAMES, ASSISTANT MECHANIC, DENTAL SECTION, 105 CASUALTY CLEARING STATION, CASTING AN IMPRESSION FOR A DENTURE

TOKO, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945.07. AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH OF AREA OCCUPIED BY HEADQUARTERS, 3RD AUSTRALIAN DIVISION, AND THE DIVISIONAL FORWARD MAINTENANCE AREA, TAKEN BY NO. 5 SQUADRON, RAAF

RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-10-08. A TUBE BEING PUSHED DOWN INTO THE TRACHEA OF A PATIENT BEFORE THE COMMENCEMENT OF AN OPERATION AT THE DENTAL SECTION, 105 CASUALTY CLEARING STATION. THE OPERATION ..

TUJU RIVER AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-07-28. PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN BY NO. 5 SQUADRON, RAAF, OF THE BRIDGE OVER THE TUJU RIVER, CONSTRUCTED BY ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS. NOTE REVETMENTS TO PREVENT ..

HONGORAI RIVER AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-07-28. LOOKING EAST, PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN BY NO. 5 SQUADRON, RAAF, OF THE BRIDGE OVER THE HONGORAI RIVER, CONSTRUCTED BY ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS. ..

RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-10-08. A GROUP OF INDIAN DENTAL PATIENTS IN THE WAITING ROOM AT THE DENTAL SECTION, 105 CASUALTY CLEARING STATION