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LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-03-11. SIGNALLERS OF THE NEW GUINEA SCHOOL OF SIGNALS REPAIRING A WS208 MARK II SET IN THE JUNGLE

BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-03-05. TROOPS OF THE 7TH INFANTRY BRIGADE LOADING STORES AND SUPPLIES ON TO BARGES AT MAWARAKA DURING THE UNIT HEADQUARTERS MOVE FROM HOZAN TO TOKO

A jeep train carrying the gear of personnel of the 9th Infantry Battalion who are being withdrawn from Mosigetta to Motupena Point for a fortnight's rest, negotiating a section of the road which ..

BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-03-05. AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT NATIVES ATTACHED TO HEADQUARTERS, 3RD DIVISION, LAYING METAL STRIPS FOR THE EXTENSION OF THE VERNON AIRSTRIP WHICH IS USED ..

BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-03-01. PERSONNEL OF THE 61ST INFANTRY BATTALION WADING THROUGH A SECTION OF THE MOSIGETTA RIVER WHICH HAS BEEN FLOODED BY THE OVERFLOWING HUPAI RIVER. FOR IDENTIFICATION ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-03-11. A C55 CARRIER TELEPHONE SYSTEM, SHOWING THE POWER SUPPLY AND SUB CYCLE RANGER AT THE 19TH LINES OF COMMUNICATION SIGNALS

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-03-11. SIGNALLERS OF THE NEW GUINEA SCHOOL OF SIGNALS CARRYING A 1 MILE DRUM OF D3 CABLE THROUGH A DIFFICULT SECTION OF THE JUNGLE TERRAIN

MELKONG RIVER, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-02-20. PERSONNEL OF THE 2/14TH FIELD REGIMENT, WORKING IN THE UNIT COMMAND POST DURING THE BOMBARDMENT OF THE JAPANESE POSITIONS IN THE WAITAVELO PLANTATION. ..

BUT AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-02-26. THE FIRST LIEUTENANT OF THE RAN VESSEL HMAS SWAN TAKING A BEARING OVER THE PELORUS DURING A RAN BOMBARDMENT OF THE JAPANESE POSITIONS IN THE BUT- KUAK AREA BETWEEN ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-03-11. A SIGNALLER OF THE NEW GUINEA SCHOOL OF SIGNALS PREPARING A WS208 MARK II SET TO BE TAKEN OUT ON A PATROL

BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-0305. TROOPS OF THE 7TH INFANTRY BRIGADE PUSHING A JEEP AND TRAILER ABOARD AN LCM (LANDING CRAFT MECHANISED) DURING THE MOVE OF THE UNIT HEADQUARTERS FROM HOZAN TO TOKO. ..

BUT AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-02-26. OBSERVATION OFFICERS OF THE 4TH TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE UNIT, 6TH DIVISION, WATCHING THE BOMBARDMENT BY THE RAN VESSEL HMAS SWAN ON THE JAPANESE POSITIONS IN THE ..