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Soldiers walking down a path to a beach at Soanotalu, on Mono Island, Solomon Islands, during World War 2

World War II troops of 3 (NZ) Division checking equipment on Vella Lavella Island, Solomon Islands, before being moved north

New Zealand National Patriotic Fund Board's store, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, during World War 2

[Swainson, Henry Gabriel] 1830-1892. Attributed works. :Gau Island, S. E., Feejee Group. [1850s?]

Father and child, Santa Maria, Vanuatu,

Carved figure, Atchin Island, Malekula, Vanuatu

Magenta Bay Airfield with military camp in foreground, Noumea, New Caledonia

River and bridge at Pouembout, New Caledonia, during World War II

Letter from Romilly to Sir Arthur Hamilton Gordon

Letter to his mother

New Zealand soldiers in Vella Lavella, Solomon Islands, during World War II, with a boat abandoned by the Japanese

Scene showing New Zealand troops loading drums of benzine onto a truck from the water, Green Island, North Solomon Islands