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BRISBANE, QLD. 1945-02-21. AUSTRALIAN ARMY MEDICAL WOMEN'S SERVICE REINFORCEMENTS AT FRAZER'S PADDOCK BEFORE THEIR EMBARKATION TO THE 2/1 GENERAL HOSPITAL AT BOUGAINVILLE. (FOR IDENTIFICATION OF 17 ..

BRISBANE, QLD. 1945-02-21. AUSTRALIAN ARMY MEDICAL WOMEN'S SERVICE REINFORCEMENTS AT FRAZER'S PADDOCK BEFORE THEIR EMBARKATION TO THE 2/1 GENERAL HOSPITAL AT BOUGAINVILLE. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ..

HERBERTON, QLD. 1945-01-20. SERGEANT C N WILSON, 2/7 FIELD REGIMENT, USING A "WALKIE-TALKIE" TO PROVIDE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE JUDGES BOX AND BROADCASTING SPEAKERS DURING THE 9 DIVISION GYMKHANA ..

BRISBANE, QLD. 1945-02-21. AUSTRALIAN ARMY MEDICAL WOMEN'S SERVICE REINFORCEMENTS AT FRAZER'S PADDOCK BEFORE THEIR EMBARKATION TO THE 2/1 GENERAL HOSPITAL AT BOUGAINVILLE. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ..

DUTCH NEW GUINEA. 1944-04. THE BIG GUNS OF AUSTRALIAN DESTROYER HMAS ARUNTA BLAZE AWAY AT JAPANESE VESSELS NEAR TANAHMERAH BAY IN DUTCH NEW GUINEA. THREE SUPPLY VESSELS WERE SUNK

YULE ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. 1944-05-20/11. CORPORAL L GILBERT, 1ST MARINE FOOD SUPPLY PLATOON (1), COXSWAIN OF THE AM1939, WHICH CARRIES FISH TO PORT MORESBY, DISPLAYNG TWO FINE MACKEREL CAUGHT BY ..

BRISBANE, QLD. 1945-02-21. PRIVATE B M WEBB, (1), HAS HER STEEL HELMET ADJUSTED BY PTE I V TESCH, (2). MEMBERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY MEDICAL WOMEN'S SERVICE, THEY AWAIT EMBARKATION FROM FRAZER'S ..

KARKAR ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. 1944-05-18. OERLIKON SHELLS RICOCHET OFF THE WATER DURING THE SHELLING OF JAPANESE SHORE INSTALLATIONS BY ONE OF HMA MORTAR LAUNCHES FROM A RANGE OF APPROXIMATELY 800 ..

KARKAR ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. 1944-05-18. THE ISLAND, FRAMED BY MACHINE GUNS ABOARD HMA MOTOR LAUNCH 806, AND VIEWED FROM A RANGE OF APPROXIMATELY 500 YARDS. THE 5,000 FOOT VOLCANIC PEAK IS USUALLY ..

KARKAR ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. 1944-05-18. LOOKING AFT FROM THE BRIDGE OF HMA MORTAR LAUNCH 806 TOWARDS A SECOND MOTOR LAUNCH WITH THE ISLAND AT THE EXTREME RIGHT. THE OERLIKONS IN THE FOREGROUND HAVE ..

MADANG, NEW GUINEA. 1944-05-18. NATIVES WORKING UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT GATHERED AT THE WATERFRONT OFFICE AT THE END OF A DAY SPENT IN CLEANING THE AREA. ..

KARKAR ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. 1944-05-18. ABLE SEAMAN A LEECH (1), USES A BUCKET FILLED WITH SEA WATER TO COOL THE BARREL OF A 2 POUNDER GUN ABOARD HMA MOTOR LAUNCH 431. HMA MOTOR LAUNCHES HAVE BEEN ..