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KARKAR ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-02. TROOPS OF THE 37/52ND INFANTRY BATTALION WHO WERE AMONG THE SECOND WAVE OF ATTACK IN THE BEACH LANDING ON THE ISLAND, NOW MOVE INWARDS TOWARDS JUNGLE

SARANG, NEW GUINEA. 1944-05-31. TROOPS OF THE 37/52ND INFANTRY BATTALION BEING LANDED AT THE BEACH. THE AREA IS IN USE AS A FORWARD BASE IN PREPARING FOR THE ATTACK AGAINST KARKAR ISLAND. ..

SALAMAUA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-04. MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL PAPUAN CONSTABULARY ON PARADE AT HEADQUARTERS AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT, IN THE MOROBE DISTRICT

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-08. PERSONNEL OF THE 2/7TH ADVANCED WORKSHOP MARCHING ON THE UNIT PARADE GROUND LED BY THEIR PIPER VX117889 CRAFTSMAN CURRAN

KARKAR ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-02. THE INTERIOR OF THE BOMB DAMAGED TABEL MISSION WHICH HAS RECENTLY BEEN CAPTURED BY MEMBERS OF THE 37/52ND INFANTRY BATTALION

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-07. THE SALVATION ARMY HEADQUARTERS AT HEADQUARTERS NEW GUINEA FORCE

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-09. A GENERAL VIEW OF THE ENGINE RECONDITIONING SHOP AT THE 2/7TH ADVANCED WORKSHOP. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- NX39382 CRAFTSMAN G R KUHNELL (1); NX67573 CRAFTSMAN T W E ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-08. NX7641 CAPTAIN N R WILKINSON (3), PRESENTING THE OLD 2/1ST FIELD WORKSHOP FLAG TO NX34778 LIEUTENANT COLONEL A L M STAINTON, COMMANDING OFFICER, 2/7TH ADVANCED ..

KARKAR ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-03. VX84603 SERGEANT B OSBORNE, 37/52ND INFANTRY BATTALION (1), LIGHTS HIS CIGARETTE FROM A FIRE BEFORE MOVING ON A PATROL

KARKAR ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-02. MEMBERS OF THE 37/52ND INFANTRY BATTALION OPEN CASES TO ASSIST THE DISTRIBUTION OF RATIONS TO COMPANIES. THE DISTRIBUTION IS BEING ARRANGED BY NO 4 PLATOON, ..

KARKAR ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-04. PX150 CAPTAIN R H BOYAN, AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA. ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT (2), EXCHANGING RICE FOR TROPICAL FRUITS WITH ONE OF THE NATIVES. TWENTY PER CENT OF THE ..

KARKAR ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-03. MEMBERS OF NO 12 PLATOON, B COMPANY, 37/52ND INFANTRY BATTALION DISPLAYING A JAPANESE FLAG WHICH WAS FOUND ON THE ISLAND. VX109408 PRIVATE J J MCDONNELL (1); ..