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HAWAIN, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-05-09. A 2/3 FIELD REGIMENT GUN CREW LOADING A 95 POUND SHELL INTO A "LONG TOM" 155MM GUN DURING THE ATTACK AGAINST THE MAIN JAPANESE FORTRESS AT WEWAK. ..

TOROKINA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-08-12. A BUNKER AT WHICH SHELLS, WITH FUSES SET AT .05 DELAY, WILL BE FIRED FROM AN M24 GENERAL CHAFFEE LIGHT TANK DURING TRIALS CONDUCTED FOR THE WAR OFFICE

TOROKINA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-08-12. A BUNKER AFTER BEING HIT BY THREE 75MM M6 GUN ROUNDS DURING TRIALS FOR THE WAR OFFICE OF THE M24 GENERAL CHAFFEE LIGHT TANK

CAPE WOM, NEW GUINEA. 1945-09-13. LIEUTENANT GENERAL H ADACHI, COMMANDER 18 JAPANESE ARMY IN NEW GUINEA, FORMALLY SURRENDERED TO MAJOR GENERAL H C H ROBERTSON, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 6 ..

WONGINARA MISSION, NEW GUINEA. 1945-04-07. CORPORAL N WEBB, 2/3 INFANTRY BATTALION (3), HAVING HIS HAIR CUT BY PRIVATE W WELLS (4). THE UNIT IS IN THE TORRICELLI MOUNTAINS INLAND FROM DAGUA. ..

TOKO, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-08-18. FIRST CONTACT BETWEEN JAPANESE SURRENDER ENVOY AND AUSTRALIAN TROOPS ON BOUGAINVILLE. SHOWN THE JAPANESE PARTY WAITING IN THE ANTE ROOM AT HQ 3 DIVISION. IDENTIFIED ..

ILIPEM, NEW GUINEA. 1945-07-31. MEMBERS OF B COMPANY, 2/5 INFANTRY BATTALION, MOVING FORWARD TO OCCUPY A NEW POSITION FORWARD OF ILIPEM, CROSS THE RIDGE PREVIOUSLY BOMBED AND STRAFED BY BEAUFORT ..

TAUT RIVER, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-02-12. A NEW SINGLE SPAN TRUSS SUSPENSION BRIDGE BUILT OVER A CREEK NEAR THE RIVER BY TROOPS OF THE 13TH FIELD COMPANY

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-04-21. BRIGADIER C R V EDGAR COMMANDER 4 INFANTRY BRIGADE (4), ACCOMPANIED BY LIEUTENANT COLONEL F J EMBREY COMMANDING OFFICER 37/52ND INFANTRY BRIGADE (1), AND ..

DOBODURA, NEW GUINEA. 1943-10-11. GROUP PORTRAIT OF AUSTRALIAN ARMY SERVICE CORPS, HEADQUARTERS, 11TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION. LEFT TO RIGHT:- FRONT ROW:-QX16869 PRIVATE J WATKINS; NX153302 CORPORAL R ..

LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-18. MISS GRACIE FIELDS SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS DURING HER VISIT TO THE LAE AREA

LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-18. GRACIE FIELDS (1) AND HER ACCOMPANIST, ERIC FOX (2), SELECTING HER SONGS FOR THE CONCERT AT THE LAE BASE THEATRE