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LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-12-21. THE INTERIOR OF THE BUSU MILL OPERATED BY 2/3 FORESTRY COY MEMBERS SHOWING THE LENGTH OF THE BUILDING AND SOME OF THE EQUIPMENT USED

LABU, NEW GUINEA. 1944-12-17. 43 LANDING CRAFT COMPANY PERSONNEL AMONG NATIVES TRADING THEIR BISCUITS AND TINNED MEAT FOR FRUIT

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-12-21. NATIVES SAWING LOGS INTO APPROPRIATE LENGTHS BEFORE THEY ARE LOADED TO THE TRUCK FOR THE SAWMILL. THE NATIVES, SUPPLIED BY ANGAU, ARE WORKING AT UNTHANK MILL, OPERATED ..

BUKAWA, HUON GULF, NEW GUINEA. 1944-12-14. CHILDREN AT A NATIVE VILLAGE EAST OF LAE VISITED BY 43 LANDING CRAFT COMPANY MEMBERS

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-12-18. SERGEANTS SEATED AT LUNCH IN THE SERGEANTS' MESS, 12 SMALL SHIP COY

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-12-18. THE AS 11, A DIESEL LAUNCH OF 130 TONS DEAD WEIGHT, OPERATED BY 12 SMALL SHIP COY. THE LAUNCH, IMPRESSED IN AN UNFINISHED CONDITION AT LA PEROUSE, SYDNEY, MEASURED 70 ..

BUKAWA, HUON GULF, NEW GUINEA. 1944-12-14. 43 LANDING CRAFT COMPANY MEMBERS FAREWELLING NATIVES AS THEIR BARGE MOVES OUT TO SEA FOLLOWING A PERIOD OF EXCHANGING TINNED FOOD FOR FRUIT AND SOUVENIRS

LABU, NEW GUINEA. 1944-12-18. 55 PORT CRAFT COY TROOPS IN DISCARDED AIRCRAFT BELLY TANKS ADAPTED WITH ENGINE, RUDDER AND KEEL FOR USE AS MOTOR BOATS. THE CRAFT ARE SPEEDY AND SURPRISINGLY ROOMY

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-12-21. THE UNTHANK MILL SITE. THE MILL, OPERATED BY 2/3 FORESTRY COY MEMBERS, WILL BE EXTENDED AND POSSIBLY OCCUPY THE BEST PART OF THE UNDEVELOPED AREA

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-12-18. THE ADMINISTRATION OFFICES AND THE SIGNAL TOWER AT HQ 12 SMALL SHIP COY. THE SITE, SITUATED WITHIN 20 FEET OF HIGH TIDE, IS THE THIRD OCCUPIED BY THE COY. THE OTHERS ..

LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-12-20. 4 ADVANCED ORDNANCE DEPOT TROOPS HAVING THEIR MORNING BREAK OF TEA AND A "SMOKO" WITH SUPPLIES BROUGH TO THE FORWARD AREA BY A YMCA AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND TRUCK

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-12-21. OFFICERS OUTSIDE THE OFFICERS' MESS, 2/3 FORESTRY COY. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- CAPTAIN G BROWN, (1); LIEUTENANT E J BATES, (2); LT D H MUNRO, (3); CAPT J SEXTON, ..