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FINSCHHAFEN AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1944-03-20. TWO OF MANY BATTLE SIGNS IN THE FINSCHHAFEN AREA, THE SIGN TO THE LEFT RECORDS THE ACTIVITIES OF THE 2/13TH, 2/15TH, 2/17TH AND 2/43RD INFANTRY BATTALIONS, ..

KILIGIA, NEW GUINEA, 1944-03-16. OFFICERS SHORTLY BEFORE ATTENDING A CONFERENCE AT HEADQUARTERS 5TH DIVISION. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE: QX35727 LIEUTENANT C. HORN (3); SX3796 MAJOR J.K. LYNCH (4); ..

FINSCHHAFEN AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1944-03-20. A SECTION OF THE PANORAMA VIEWING LAUNCH JETTY COVE

FINSCHHAFEN AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1944-03-20. ONE OF MANY BATTLE SIGNS IN THE FINSCHHAFEN AREA, THIS SIGN RECORDS THE ACTIVITIES OF THE 2/13TH BATTALION, THE 2/15TH INFANTRY BATTALION AND MOVEMENTS OF ..

MILNE BAY, NEW GUINEA, 1944-03-16. A TRUCK LOAD OF SAILORS LEAVING LYALL WHARF AFTER DISEMBARKING FROM HT TAROONA

Informal outdoor portrait of N268232 Private Rufus Alexander Lucas who enlisted in 3 Battalion on 26 November 1941 and served in the Middle East and New Guinea (Owen Stanley Ranges and Kokoda ..

PIONEER CROSSING, PORT MORESBY AREA, PAPUA, 1944-03-25. A JEEP OF THE 2/107TH MOBILE BATH UNIT. THE POSITION OF THE BOILER, THE BURNER, AND THE DISMANTLED SHOWERS CAN BE SEEN

PIONEER CROSSING, PORT MORESBY AREA, PAPUA, 1944-03-25. AUSTRALIAN SERVICEMEN AT THE WRECK OF A P.38 LIGHTNING FIGHTER AIRCRAFT OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCE WHICH CRASHED IN TIMBERED AREA ..

FINSCHHAFEN AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1944-03-21. AN INTERIOR VIEW OF THE BATTLE ROOM AT HEADQUARTERS, 2ND AUSTRALIAN CORPS

BUKAUA, NEW GUINEA. 1943. AN ABANDONED JAPANESE MODEL 92 105MM FIELD GUN. (DONOR A. BARING)

NADZAB, NEW GUINEA, C 1945. LOOKING ACROSS AT PROBABLY MT. NGARONENO WHICH HIDES A LARGE LAKE NEAR NADZAB (DONOR: MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERIES OF THE N.T.)

SATTELBERG, NEW GUINEA, 1944-03-27. SATTELBERG FROM COCONUT RIDGE, AN OPERATIONAL AREA OF THE 26TH INFANTRY BRIGADE