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ORODUBI, NEW GUINEA. 1943-07-29. PRIVATE H. W. ROBINS OF 2/3RD AUSTRALIAN INDEPENDENT COMPANY, WHO HAS JUST BEEN WOUNDED DURING THE ATTACK ON "TIMBERED KNOLL". BEHIND ROBINS IS SERGEANT K. W. ..

ORODUBI, NEW GUINEA. 1943-07-29. MEMBERS OF 2/3RD AUSTRALIAN INDEPENDENT COMPANY MOVE CAUTIOUSLY FORWARD WHILE UNDER FIRE DURING THE ATTACK ON "TIMBERED KNOLL". (FILM STILL)

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945. SERGEANT P. DENNIS, ANNOUNCER, AT THE ANNOUNCER'S CONTROL PANEL OF RADIO LAE, A 50-KILOWATT RADIO TRANSMITTER WHICH HAS BEEN MADE FROM SALVAGED ALLIED AND ENEMY WIRELESS ..

ORODUBI, NEW GUINEA. 1943-07-29. MEMBERS OF 2/3RD AUSTRALIAN INDEPENDENT COMPANY RECEIVING INSTRUCTIONS DURING THE ATTACK ON "TIMBERED KNOLL". (FILM STILL)

ORODUBI, NEW GUINEA. 1943-07-30. MEMBERS OF 2/3RD AUSTRALIAN INDEPENDENT COMPANY MAKE CAMP AFTER THEIR SUCCESSFUL ATTACK ON "TIMBERED KNOLL". (FILM STILL)

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945. MEMBERS OF THE STAFF OF RADIO LAE, A 50-KILOWATT RADIO TRANSMITTER WHICH WAS MADE FROM SALVAGED ALLIED AND ENEMY WIRELESS PARTS. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE: SERGEANT (SGT) J. ..

Burial service for three Non commissioned Officer's (NCO's) of 2/3rd Australian Independent Company conducted by Father English (second from left), whose prayer book his batman, V155619 Private ..

ORODUBI, NEW GUINEA. 1943-07-30. NX114931 LIEUTENANT S. READ, 2/3RD AUSTRALIAN INDEPENDENT COMPANY LIGHTS HIS PIPE AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL ATTACK ON "TIMBERED KNOLL". (FILM STILL)

ORODUBI, NEW GUINEA. 1943-07-29. THE BODY OF ONE OF MANY DEAD JAPANESE KILLED ON "TIMBERED KNOLL", AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL ATTACK ON THE JAPANESE STRONGHOLD BY 2/3RD AUSTRALIAN INDEPENDENT COMPANY. ..

SYDNEY, NSW. 1945-09-13. MATRON JOYCE OLDROYD-HARRIS, FORMERLY MATRON OF THE RABAUL GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL, REUNITED WITH HER FAMILY AT MASCOT AERODROME ON HER ARRIVAL BACK IN AUSTRALIA AFTER BEING A ..

MARKHAM RIVER NEAR NADZAB, NEW GUINEA. 1943-09-05. AERIAL VIEW OF MEMBERS OF 7 PLATOON, 2/6TH FIELD COMPANY USING ROPES WITH TRIPODS AND PULLEYS (LIKE A FLYING FOX), TO MOVE RUBBER BOATS ACROSS THE ..

MARKHAM RIVER NEAR NADZAB, NEW GUINEA. 1943-09-05. AERIAL VIEW OF MEMBERS OF 8 PLATOON, 2/6TH FIELD COMPANY USING DECKING PLACED ACROSS FOLDING BOATS (FOLBOATS) TO MOVE MEMBERS OF 2/2ND PIONEER ..