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PORT MORESBY, PAPUA. 1942-07. ALWAYS READY. NO TIME IS LOST IN PREPARING ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS FOR ACTION AGAIN AFTER JAPANESE RAIDS ON OUR POSITIONS IN NEW GUINEA. THIS PICTURE SHOWS SUN-TANNED ..

PORT MORESBY, PAPUA. 1942-07. TWO AMERICAN AIR MECHANICS WORKING ON THE PROPELLER OF A COBRA FIGHTER PLANE IN NEW GUINEA

PORT MORESBY, PAPUA. 1942-07-11. AN AMBULANCE DETACHMENT KEEPS UP WITH THE INFANTRY DURING MANOEUVRES CARRIED OUT BY AUSTRALIAN FORCES IN DENSE TROPICAL BUSH UNDER THE DIRECTION OF AN A.I.F. ..

PORT MORESBY, PAPUA. 1942-07. DAMAGED BUILDINGS IN PORT MORESBY TOWNSHIP AFTER A JAPANESE AIR-RAID

PORT MORESBY, PAPUA. 1942-07. RELAXING AFTER A LONG ROUTE MARCH, AUSTRALIAN TROOPS ENJOY THE FRESHNESS OF A NEW GUINEA MOUNTAIN STREAM

PORT MORESBY, PAPUA. 1942-07. NO SHIFTWORK AT THE FRONT. THESE MEMBERS OF AN AUSTRALIAN SEARCHLIGHT CREW IN NEW GUINEA, DO NOT CONFINE THEIR EFFORTS TO THEIR REGULAR NIGHTLY HOURS OF DUTY. DURING ..

PORT MORESBY, PAPUA. 1942-07. RELAXING AFTER A LONG ROUTE MARCH, AUSTRALIAN TROOPS ENJOY THE FRESHNESS OF A NEW GUINEA MOUNTAIN STREAM

PORT MORESBY, PAPUA. 1942-07-11. PANORAMIC VIEW OF THE TOWNSHIP AND PORTION OF THE HARBOUR (RIGHT)

PORT MORESBY, PAPUA. 1942-07. A BRONZED AUSTRALIAN SIGNALLER TESTS THE LINE TO AN ARMY OUTPOST IN THE NEW GUINEA BUSH

PORT MORESBY, PAPUA. 1942-07-11. AUSTRALIAN INFANTRYMEN TAKING PART IN MANOEUVRES, ADVANCING TO POSITIONS THROUGH THICK TIMBER AND LONG GRASS

PORT MORESBY PAPUA, 1942-07-11. AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY UNIT AT IS ACTION STATION ON THE NEW GUINEA COAST. SHADE FROM THE COCONUT PALMS PROVIDE EXCELLENT CAMOUFLAGE. NOTE -THESE ARE IN ACTUAL ..

PORT MORESBY, PAPUA. 1942-07-11. AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY MARCHING ALONG BUSH TRACKS AS THEY MOVE UP TO "ATTACK" DURING MANOEUVRES CARRIED OUT UNDER THE DIRECTION OF AN A.I.F. COMMANDER FROM THE MIDDLE ..