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TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1945-03-11. A SECTION OF THE CROWD, WATCHING THE FOOTBALL MATCH BETWEEN THE 24TH INFANTRY BATTALION AND THE 58/59TH INFANTRY BATTALION DURING THE SPORTS ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1945-03-12. FRESH MEAT SUPPLIES BEING DROPPED FROM A DOUGLAS C47 DAKOTA TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT BY PERSONNEL OF THE 121ST SUPPLY DEPOT PLATOON TO FORWARD TROOPS ..

DREGER HARBOUR, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01. MEMBERS OF THE 10TH FIELD AMBULANCE, AUSTRALIAN ARMY MEDICAL CORPS, LOAD STRETCHER CASES ABOARD A UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCE TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1945-03-10. PRIVATE RASMUSSEN, 57/60TH INFANTRY BATTALION WATCHED BY COMPETITORS IN THE BACKGROUND, EXECUTES A DIVE DURING THE SWIMMING CARNIVAL CONDUCTED ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1945-03-14. MEMBERS OF THE 2/4TH ARMOURED REGIMENT, ARMOURED CORPS BEING ISSUED WITH ICE CREAM, (NORMALLY SUPPLIED ONLY TO HOSPITAL PATIENTS). IDENTIFIED ..

BOSLEY FIELD, BOUGAINVILLE, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1945-03-15. VX111758 GUNNER J.E. RANN, PROGRAMME DIRECTOR, AUSTRALIAN ARMY BROADCASTING STATION, SELECTS RECORDINGS FOR THE EVENING PROGRAMME

LAUNCH JETTY, FINSCHHAFEN, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01. A DUKW AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLE (BACKGROUND), USED BY THE 10TH FIELD AMBULANCE, AUSTRALIAN ARMY MEDICAL CORPS TO LOAD PATIENTS FROM THE ADVANCED DRESSING ..

ORO BAY, NEW GUINEA. 1943-05. THE DISPENSARY TENT AT THE MAIN DRESSING STATION, 10TH FIELD AMBULANCE, AUSTRALIAN ARMY MEDICAL CORPS

BOSLEY FIELD, BOUGAINVILLE, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1945-03-15. NX163160 CORPORAL T. ROBERTS OF EARLWOOD, NSW, ANNOUNCER, AUSTRALIAN ARMY BROADCASTING STATION, AT THE MICROPHONE AND TURN-TABLES IN THE ..

BOSLEY FIELD, BOUGAINVILLE, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1945-03-15. ACCORDIONIST QX42727 PRIVATE WHITAKER, HEADQUARTERS 29TH INFANTRY BRIGADE OF MARYBOROUGH, QLD (1) COMPETING IN THE AMATEUR PROGRAMME "STARS ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1945-03-11. THE START OF THE 50 YARDS BREAST STROKE EVENT DURING THE SWIMMING CARNIVAL CONDUCTED AT HEADQUARTERS 15TH INFANTRY BRIGADE

BOUGAINVILLE, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1945-03-12. CARGO BEING DROPPED BY THE 121ST SUPPLY DEPOT PLATOON, AUSTRALIAN ARMY SERVICE CORPS TO FORWARD TROOPS OF THE 24TH INFANTRY BATTALION