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VIVIGANI, GOODENOUGH ISLAND, PAPUA. C. 1943-09. GROUND STAFF OF THE FAMOUS NO. 30 (BEAUFIGHTER) SQUADRON RAAF IN NEW GUINEA RUSH THE COOK WHEN HE PRODUCES A BATCH OF HOT BREAD ROLLS. FROM LEFT: ..

VIVIGANI, GOODENOUGH ISLAND, PAPUA. 1943-07-02. MOBILE WORKS SQUADRON USE A LOT OF "CHINAMEN" BUT WHITE AUSTRALIA ADVOCATES NEED NOT BE ALARMED. THIS CHINAMAN IS A STAGING FROM WHICH GRAVEL IS ..

VIVIGANI, GOODENOUGH ISLAND, PAPUA. 1943-09-24. PAY PARADE DOES NOT MATTER MUCH AT REALLY ADVANCED BASES, FOR THERE IS LITTLE ON WHICH TO SPEND MONEY BUT MOST MEN OF NO. 7 MOBILE WORKS SQUADRON ..

NEW GUINEA. C. 1943. AT AN ADVANCED NEW GUINEA BASE RAAF TRANSPORT PERSONNEL SOLVE THE PROBLEM OF SERVICING A JEEP'S "INNARDS". THERE'S NOT TIME BETWEEN CAMP MOVES TO BUILD A RAMP, SO THE LADS LIE ..

PORT MORESBY, PAPUA. 1942-12-25. COOKS FROM A RAAF SQUADRON PUTTING A CHRISTMAS PUDDING INTO A BOILER. LEFT TO RIGHT: LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN (LAC) L. J. ANDERSON, HOLBROOK, NSW; LAC R. C. LOTT, BURRA, ..

NEW GUINEA. C. 1943. AT AN ADVANCED NEW GUINEA BASE THE PROBLEM OF SWIFT SERVICE TO A JEEP IS SOLVED BY THESE RAAF MOTOR MECHANICS (FITTERS DMT'S) WHO LIE THE VEHICLE ON ITS SIDE. IN CONSTANT MOVES ..

PORT MORESBY, PAPUA. C. 1942-12. PILOT OFFICER A. JORDON COMES FROM CANBERRA, ACT, BUT HE IS SANTA CLAUS TO ONE RAAF SQUADRON IN THE JUNGLE. THE SQUADRON COOKS ARE RECEIVING AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS ..

VIVIGANI, GOODENOUGH ISLAND, PAPUA. 1944-01-11. THESE RAAF AIRCREWS OF THE BEAUFORT BOMBER SQUADRONS RELAX IN THE OPERATIONS ROOM AFTER AN AIR ATTACK ON RABAUL

PAPUA-NEW GUINEA. C. 1942-12. LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN KIRKPATRICK UNLOADING ANOTHER MAILBAG OFF THE TRUCK. RAAF CHRISTMAS MAIL HAS ARRIVED AT MOST FORWARD BASES IN THE NEW GUINEA AREA AND RAAF POST ..

KIRIWINA, TROBRIAND ISLANDS, PAPUA. C. 1943-11. AIRCREWS OF NO. 22 (BOSTON) SQUADRON RAAF, BEING BRIEFED FOR AN AIR ATTACK ON NEW BRITAIN. LEFT TO RIGHT: PILOT OFFICER (PO) J. K. LEWIS; FLYING ..

VIVIGANI, GOODENOUGH ISLAND, PAPUA. C. 1943-11. RAAF BEAUFORT CREW OF NO. 6 (BEAUFORT) SQUADRON RAAF ON THEIR RETURN FROM A HEAVY NIGHT RAID ON RAPOPO AND VUNAKUNAU AERODROMES AT RABAUL. THE ..

PAPUA-NEW GUINEA. C. 1942-12. RAAF POST OFFICE STAFF LOAD FOUR TONS OF PARCEL MAIL FOR RAAF UNITS AT AN ADVANCED BASE IN THE NEW GUINEA AREA. FLIGHT SERGEANT STAN GOSS OF LAUNCESTON, TAS, WHO IS IN ..