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BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-03-01. TROOPS OF THE 7TH INFANTRY BRIGADE PUSHING THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION JEEP, CARRYING HOT TEA FOR THE FORWARD TROOPS, THROUGH A VERY MUDDY SECTION OF THE ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-03-11. A LINESMAN OF NO.1 COMPANY, 19TH LINES OF COMMUNICATION SIGNALS USING A TS PORTABLE NO.2 MARK II SET WHILE TESTING TELEPHONE LINES

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-03-11. QX39369 CORPORAL G.C. FINDLAY, 34TH WIRELESS SECTION (HEAVY) 19TH LINES OF COMMUNICATION SIGNALS OPERATING A TRAILER BORNE WS133 TRANSMITTER IN THE JUNGLE

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-03-11. MEMBERS OF THE CRICKET TEAM OF THE 1ST ADVANCED 2ND ESCHELON. FOR IDENTIFICATION OF 13 PERSONNEL SEE FILE

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-03-11. A WS133 TRANSMITTER OF THE 34TH WIRELESS SECTION (HEAVY) OPERATING IN THE JUNGLE DURING A UNIT MOBILITY TEST. SEEN IS:- QX39369 CORPORAL G.C. FINDLAY

BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-03-01. A BOGGED JEEP AND TRAILER OF THE 7TH INFANTRY BATTALION BEING MANHANDLED OUT OF THE BOG IN ORDER TO GET IT THROUGH IN TIME TO CONNECT UP WITH THE JEEP TRAIN FOR ..

BUT AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-02-26. LIEUTENANT W.J. DOVERS, RAN, SKIPPER OF THE HMAS "SWAN" SEARCHING THE TARGET AREA DURING THE BOMBARDMENT OF THE JAPANESE POSITIONS IN THE BUT- KUAK AREA BETWEEN ..

BUT AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-02-26. OBSERVATION OFFICES OF THE 4TH TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE UNIT, 6TH DIVISION, AND MEMBERS OF THE RAN GUN CREWS WATCH THE COASTLINE AS HMAS SWAN PROCEEDS TO THE TARGET ..

BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-03-01. VX101523 SIGNALLER A. VITIRITTI (1), VX144869 SIG. O.E. PITT (2) AND VX77379 SIG. E. ROTHERHAM (3), 3RD DIVISION SIGNALS, REPAIRING AND TESTING SIGNAL LINES WHICH ..

AITAPE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-02-28. A PLASTICINE MODEL OF THE ANUMB RIVER BUT AREA. SCALE 1- 25000" MADE BY PERSONNEL OF THE INTELLIGENCE SECTION, HEADQUARTERS, 19TH INFANTRY BRIGADE. THE MODEL WAS ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-03-11. THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT BOARD OF THE LAE CARRIER TELEPHONE STATION. ON THE LEFT IS THE CS5 CARRIER TERMINAL WHILE ON THE RIGHT IS THE 40CI TELEGRAPH SYSTEM

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-03-11. AN ARMY OFFICER OPERATING A TELEPHONE SET "L" NO. 2 (AUST) IN AN ARTILLERY OBSERVATION POST