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ALEXISHAFEN, NEW GUINEA. 1944-07. THE CHOIR ON STAGE DURING A CONCERT HELD AT HEADQUARTERS 8TH INFANTRY BRIGADE, NORTH ALEXISHAFEN. FOR IDENTIFICATION OF 17 PERSONNEL SEE PROVISIONAL CAPTION

ALEXISHAFEN, NEW GUINEA. 1944-07. NX120525 LIEUTENANT T.F. BODGEN, AMENITIES OFFICER, AT HEADQUARTERS 8TH INFANTRY BRIGADE, APPLIES MAKE-UP TO PERFORMERS FOR A SKETCH ENTITLED PISTOL PACKING MOMMA. ..

AWAR, NEW GUINEA. 1944-07. ONE OF THE GRAVES IN THE JAPANESE CEMETERY WHICH EXTENDS ABOUT 1/2 MILE ALONG THE BEACH IN THE NORTH HANSA AREA

NADZAB, NEW GUINEA. 1944-10-21. A 12 FOOT HESSION PARACHUTE IN TESTS AT HEADQUARTERS NEW GUINEA FORCE. THE PARACHUTE, USED WITH STORPEDO CONTAINERS TO LESSEN IMPACT, IS DROPPED AT 3 TIMES THE SPEED ..

NADZAB, NEW GUINEA. 1944-10-21. PERSONNEL AT HEADQUARTERS NEW GUINEA FORCE EXAMINE THE CLOSE PROXIMITY OF DROPPED SUPPLIES TO THE TARGET, (COLOURED PARACHUTE AT THE CENTRE OF THE PHOTOGRAPH)

NADZAB, NEW GUINEA. 1944-10-21. MEMBERS OF HEADQUARTERS NEW GUINEA FORCE GATHER PARACHUTE CONTAINERS FOLLOWING TESTS DETERMINING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF HESSIAN PARACHUTES AND STORPEDO CONTAINERS. ..

HANSA BAY AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-07-10. A MEMBER OF 5TH DIVISION SALVAGE GROUP WORKING ON HEADSTOCKS, TAILSTOCKS AND SADDLES OF ABANDONED JAPANESE LATHE EQUIPMENT. EACH LATHE IS CURRENTLY VALUED AT ..

MANAM ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. 1944-07. THE RUINED MISSION, SITUATED ON THE ISLAND NEAR HANSA BAY

HANSA BAY, NEW GUINEA. 1944-07-10. DURALIUM AIRCRAFT BELLY TANKS ABANDONED BY RETREATING JAPANESE FORCES ARE SALVAGED BY 5TH DIVISION SALVAGE GROUP FOR THE RAAF

NADZAB, NEW GUINEA. 1944-10-21. NX179 COLONEL E.A. COLEMAN (1), WITH VX39135 MAJOR A.K. GOUCH (2), EXAMINE AN UNDAMAGED WIRELESS TRANSMITTER SUCCESSFULLY DROPPED BY PARACHUTE DURING TESTS CONDUCTED ..

HANSA BAY, NEW GUINEA. 1944-07-10. MEMBERS OF THE 5TH DIVISION SALVAGE GROUP EXAMINE AN ABANDONED JAPANESE 75MM ANTI-AIRCRAFT RANGE AND HEIGHT FINDER. THE INSTRUMENT, SALVAGED FROM THE SEA, HAS ..

AWAR, NEW GUINEA. 1944-07-10. NX112718 CAPTAIN S.D. NICHOLSON, 8TH BRIGADE, LIGHT AID DETACHMENT, EXAMINES A JAPANESE MARINE ENGINE IN AN AREA UNDER SALVAGE BY THE 5TH DIVISION SALVAGE GROUP