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A Wahgi spear, about 11 feet long, Central New Guinea, 1933

A Marifutiga River native, Central New Guinea, 1933

Fred on the landing stage, Jacquinot Bay, New Britain Island, Papua New Guinea, 1945 / Alfred Amos

The camp at Wahgi and a plane that brought fresh supplies for the party - the first contact after leaving Bina Bina, Central New Guinea, 1933

An aerial view of the Wahgi river, Central New Guinea, 1933

Mr Thompson, Jacquinot Bay, New Britain Island, Papua New Guinea, 1945 / Alfred Amos

Indigenous policeman, Jacquinot Bay, New Britain Island, Papua New Guinea, 1945 / Alfred Amos

Mess staff at General Robertson's mess, Jacquinot Bay, New Britain Island, Papua New Guinea, 1945 / Alfred Amos

A group of native men and boys, Central New Guinea, 1933

Bananas growing in the Suva Region, Fiji, 1929 / C.M. Yonge

A native woman at Hagen landing ground, Central New Guinea, 1933

Market on the river, Suva, Fiji, 1929 / C.M. Yonge