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PORT MORESBY, PAPUA. 1942-07-11. THE BREAKING IN YARD OF THE INDEPENDENT LIGHT HORSE TROOP IN WHAT LOOKS TYPICAL AUSTRALIAN BUSH, BUT IS ACTUALLY IN A NEW GUINEA BATTLE ZONE. THESE MEN ERECTED THE ..

PORT MORESBY, PAPUA. 1942-07-11. AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS RETURNING FROM A COASTLINE PATROL SEARCHING FOR THE REMAINS OF JAPANESE BOMBERS SHOT DOWN IN A RAID ON PORT MORESBY. THE PLANES WERE SEEN DIVING ..

PORT MORESBY, PAPUA. 1942-07. TRAINING IN A BATTLE AREA. AUSTRALIAN INFANTRYMEN KEEP UP THEIR TRAINING AT "BATTLE STATIONS" IN NEW GUINEA

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

PORT TEWFIK, EGYPT. 1942-02. THESE MEN OF THE A.I.F. ON THEIR WAY HOME FROM THE MIDDLE EAST GET A GOOD VIEW OF WHATS HAPPENING AHEAD FROM THE LIFEBOAT OF THEIR TROOPSHIP

PORT MORESBY, PAPUA. 1942-07-11. AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY CONDUCTING MANOEUVRES IN DENSE TROPICAL BUSH IN NEW GUINEA. THIS PICTURE SHOWS THE "ENEMY" (WHO WORE FELT HATS AS DISTINGUISHING MARKS) WAIT TO ..

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

PORT MORESBY, PAPUA. 1942-07-11. GENERAL VIEW OF PORT MORESBY HARBOUR SHOWING SHIPPING FACILITIES AND PORTION OF THE TOWNSHIP

PORT MORESBY, PAPUA. 1942-07-11. MEN OF THE INDEPENDENT LIGHT HORSE TROOP, PUTTING ON A HALTER ON A FRESHLY CAUGHT HORSE FROM THE HILLS. THE PERSONNEL OF THIS UNIT ARE MOSTLY QUEENSLAND CATTLEMEN ..

PORT MORESBY, PAPUA. 1942-07-15. MEMBERS OF AN AUSTRALIAN SEARCHLIGHT CREW HAVE MADE THEMSELVES COMFORTABLE IN AN OLD BUILDING WHICH THEY HAVE CONVERTED INTO THEIR BILLETS

PORT MORESBY, PAPUA. 1942-07-15. AN AUSTRALIAN ARMY TRUCK IN DIFFICULTY ON ONE OF THE NARROW ROADS IN THE HILLY COUNTRY OF NEW GUINEA. THE VEHICLE HAD GONE OFF THE EDGE OF THE ROAD

PORT MORESBY, PAPUA. 1942-07-15. THIS WEIRD PATTERN MAY LOOK STRANGE FROM THE GROUND, BUT IT BLENDS THE FIELD WORKSHOP SET UP BY AUSTRALIAN TROOPS WITH THE SURROUNDING NEW GUINEA BUSH TO MAKE IT ..