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THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-09-08. THE ALLIED TEAM OF OFFICERS WHO TOOK PART IN THE SIGNING OF THE INSTRUMENT OF SURRENDER AT II AUSTRALIAN CORPS HEADQUARTERS AT TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. ..

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-O8-19. A NAVAL OFFICER ON BOARD HMAS LITHGOW HOLDING TALKS WITH AN ENVOY OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL MASATANE KANDA, COMMANDER JAPANESE XVII ARMY, OFF MOILA POINT, BOUGAINVILLE ..

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-09-19. AUSTRALIAN SERVICEMEN, INCLUDING A MACHINE GUNNER, WATCH JAPANESE TROOPS FROM NAURU ISLAND ENTERING AN INTERNMENT CAMP ON BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND AFTER MARCHING FROM ..

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-09-08. THE ALLIED PARTY AWAITING TO CONDUCT THE SURRENDER CEREMONY AT II AUSTRALIAN CORPS HEADQUARTERS AT TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE, SEATED ..

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-09. JAPANESE TROOPS FROM NAURU ISLAND STANDING OUTSIDE A BUILDING AT THEIR INTERNMENT CAMP ON BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-09-08. LIEUTENANT GENERAL SIR STANLEY G. SAVIGE (GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING II AUSTRALIAN CORPS) ADDS HIS SIGNATURE TO THE INSTRUMENT OF SURRENDER, ASSISTED BY BRIGADIER ..

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-09. A WORKING PARTY OF JAPANESE SOLDIERS FROM NAURU ISLAND, ARMED WITH LONG HANDLED SHOVELS, ABOUT TO SET OFF ON BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND UNDER THE WATCHFUL EYES OF AUSTRALIAN ..

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-09-19. ALLIED TRUCKS LOADED WITH THE PERSONAL EFFECTS OF JAPANESE TROOPS FROM NAURU ISLAND ARRIVING AT THE INTERNMENT CAMP ON BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND TO WHICH THE JAPANESE HAD ..

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-09-19. JAPANESE SOLDIERS FROM NAURU ISLAND EN ROUTE TO AN INTERNMENT CAMP ON BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-09-19. JAPANESE FORCES ON NAURU ISLAND SURRENDERED ON 1945-09-13 AND AN ALLIED DECISION WAS MADE TO TRANSPORT THE PERSONNEL TO TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, FOR ..

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, 1945-09-08. LIEUTENANT GENERAL SIR STANLEY SAVIGE, (GOC II AUSTRALIAN CORPS), SEATED AT CENTRE OF TABLE CHECKS THE TERMS OF SURRENDER DOCUMENT; ..

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-09-19. SOME JAPANESE TROOPS FROM NAURU ISLAND ON THEIR WAY TO INTERNMENT ON BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)