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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-18. JAPANESE POWS ON THE DECKS OF THE RAN VESSEL, THE HMAS GLENELG, DURING THEIR EVACUATION TO BOUGAINVILLE SOON AFTER TROOPS OF THE 31/51ST AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION TOOK ..

NAURU ISLAND, 1945-09-16. JAPANESE PRISONERS OF WAR MOVING TO THE WHARF FOR EVACUATION TO BOUGAINVILLE SOON AFTER TROOPS OF THE 31/51ST AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION TOOK OVER THE ISLAND

DOUGLAS BOSTON AIRCRAFT OF NO. 22 SQUADRON RAAF, IN NEW GUINEA AREA. IT IS WIDELY ACCEPTED THAT BOSTON CLOSEST TO CAMERA WAS FLOWN BY 250748, THE LATE FLIGHT LIEUTENANT W.E. NEWTON, POSTHUMOUSLY ..

MENADO, CELEBES. 1945-09-15. WO YAMADA, IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY, CONTROLLER OF THE AIRMEDIDE WOMEN'S CAMP (A SUSPECTED WAR CRIMINAL) ABOARD A MOTOR BOAT ON HIS WAY TO THE RAN VESSEL, HMAS GLENELG ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-10-29. GENERAL SIR THOMAS A. BLAMEY, COMMANDER IN CHIEF, AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCES, INSPECTING MEMBERS OF 3RD DIVISION, GUARD OF HONOUR, ON THE PIVA AIRSTRIP

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-10-29. MEMBERS OF 3RD DIVISION DRAWN UP ON THE PIVA AIRSTRIP FOR AN INSPECTION BY THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF, AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCES

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-10-29. PERSONNEL OF 42ND INFANTRY BATTALION GIVE EYES RIGHT TO THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF, AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCES, DURING THE MARCH PAST OF 3RD DIVISION ON THE PIVA ..

BRISTOL BEAUFORT, BELIEVED A9-551, OF NO 8 SQUADRON, RAAF, AFTER COMPLETING A BOMBING MISSION IN THE WEWAK AREA OF THE NORTH COAST OF NEW GUINEA. WEWAK CAPE JUST SHOWS IN THE CENTRE LEFT OF THE ..

MENADO, CELEBES. 1945-09-15. WO YAMADA, IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY, CONTROLLER OF THE AIRMEDIDE WOMEN'S CAMP (A SUSPECTED WAR CRIMINAL) ABOARD A MOTOR BOAT ON HIS WAY TO THE RAN VESSEL, HMAS GLENELG ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-10-29. GENERAL SIR THOMAS A. BLAMEY, COMMANDER IN CHIEF, AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCES ADDRESSING PERSONNEL OF 3RD DIVISION AT THE CONCLUSION OF HIS INSPECTION OF THE UNIT ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-10-29. PERSONNEL OF 47TH INFANTRY BATTALION MOVING TOWARDS THE SALUTING BASE WHERE THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF, AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCES, IS TAKING THE SALUTE DURING A ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-10-29. PERSONNEL OF ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY GIVE EYES RIGHT AS THEY MOVE PAST THE SALUTING BASE WHERE THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF, AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCES, TAKES THE ..