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A Churchill IV tank sliding on a rock face at the end of Course no. 1 during tests conducted at HQ 4 Armoured Brigade

A Sherman tank approaching the rock face at the end of Course no. 1 during tests conducted at HQ 4 Armoured Brigade

'The Stag', a Sherman M4A2 medium tank, approaching the top of Course No 2 during tank tests at HQ 4 Armoured Brigade

MADANG, NEW GUINEA. 1944-10. A SHERMAN M4A2 MEDIUM TANK (REAR VIEW) AT THE TOP OF COURSE NO. 2 DURING TANK TESTS AT HQ 4 ARMOURED BRIGADE

MADANG, NEW GUINEA. 1944-10. A CHURCHILL MK V TANK ENGAGED IN ITS FIRST ATTEMPT AT COURSE NO. 3 DURING TESTS CONDUCTED AT HQ 4 ARMOURED BRIGADE

'The Stag', a Sherman M4A2 medium tank, approaching the top of Course no. 2 during tank tests at HQ 4 Armoured Brigade

MADANG, NEW GUINEA. 1944-10. A CHURCHILL VII TANK BEING ASSISTED FROM A BOG BY A SHERMAN M4A2 MEDIUM TANK AND ANOTHER CHURCHILL VII TANK DURING TESTS CONDUCTED AT HQ 4 ARMOURED BRIGADE

MADANG, NEW GUINEA. 1944-10. TANKS ADVANCING OVER A SELECTED COURSE DURING TESTS CONDUCTED AT HQ 4 ARMOURED BRIGADE

LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-11-12. SERGEANT G. SIMPSON, AUSTRALIAN ARMY AMENITIES SERVICE ATTACHED HQ FIRST ARMY, RE WINDS THE 1944 MELBOURNE CUP FILM TO THE PROJECTOR REEL BEFORE SCREENING

MADANG, NEW GUINEA. 1944-10. THE SIDE OF NO. 2 BUNKER SHOWING ITS COCONUT LOG CONSTRUCTION. THE BUNKER WAS USED IN PENETRATION TESTS CONDUCTED AT HQ 4 ARMOURED BRIGADE

MADANG, NEW GUINEA. 1944-10. A CHURCHILL VII TANK HALFWAY UP COURSE NO. 3 IN ITS SECOND ATTEMPT DURING TESTS CONDUCTED AT HQ 4 ARMOURED BRIGADE

MADANG, NEW GUINEA. 1944-10. A CHURCHILL VII TANK BOGGED IN MUD AND WATER DURING TESTS CONDUCTED AT HQ 4 ARMOURED BRIGADE