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THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945. NEW ZEALAND SERVICE PERSONNEL PRESENT ARMS AT A PARADE TO HONOUR AMERICAN MAJOR GENERAL R.J. MITCHELL ON THE OCCASION OF HIS DEPARTURE FROM BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. (RNZAF ..

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-05-02. AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS ON PATROL REST BY A CREEK ON BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-05. AN AUSTRALIAN SOLDIER BOILING THE BILLY AT NORTH BOUGAINVILLE. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-04-24/27. AUSTRALIAN SERVICEMEN REMOVING WEIGHT FROM SOME OF THE TRAILERS IN THE PREVIOUS PHOTOGRAPH IN AN EFFORT TO GET THEM MOVING ON BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. (RNZAF ..

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-05. AN AUSTRALIAN SOLDIER WITH OWEN GUN AT NORTH BOUGAINVILLE. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-05. A GROUP OF AUSTRALIAN ARMY PERSONNEL AT A CAMP AT NORTH BOUGAINVILLE. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-05. A GROUP OF AUSTRALIAN ARMY OFFICERS RELAXING AT THEIR CAMP AT NORTH BOUGAINVILLE. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-05. TWO AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS AT SEA ON BOARD AN ARMY VESSEL OFF NORTH BOUGAINVILLE. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

BISMARCK ARCHIPELAGO, 1945. FOUR NAVAL PERSONNEL AT EMIRAU ISLAND. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-05. A SUPPLY DROPPING RAAF C47 AIRCRAFT PASSING OVER AN AUSTRALIAN ARMY CAMP AT NORTH BOUGAINVILLE

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945. BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND NATIVES LOADING A RAAF BRISTOL BEAUFORT AIRCRAFT WITH PAMPHLETS TO DROPPED TO THE JAPANESE FORCES. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945. AMERICAN MAJOR GENERAL R.J. MITCHELL SPEAKING TO A NEW ZEALAND OFFICER AS THE GENERAL PREPARES TO DEPART FROM BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)