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NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-20. MEMBERS OF THE 18TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE STUDYING A DECORATIVE ASH TRAY MADE BY PRIVATE HAWKINS. SEEN ARE LEFT TO RIGHT: VX82344 PRIVATE C. M. PHILLIPS, 2/12TH ..

NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-20. NX8 LIEUTENANT GENERAL SIR LESLIE MORSHEAD KCB KBE CMG DSO ED, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING. NEW GUINEA FORCE CONGRATULATING THE WINNERS OF THE VARIOUS EVENTS AT THE ..

ILOLO, NEW GUINEA, 1944-03-30. THE NATIVE QUARTERS AND CAMP GARDENS AT THE NATIVE LABOUR CAMP. AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT

PA PA, PAPUA. 1943-12-02. PATROL OFFICERS RESIDENCE AND POLICE POST. IN FRONT OF THE HUT NATIVE WOMEN CAN BE SEEN LISTENING TO AN INVESTIGATION BEING CONDUCTED INSIDE

NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-20. THE GUARD OF THE 2/9TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION BEING INSPECTED DURING THE BRIGADE GUARD MOUNTING CHAMPIONSHIPS AT THE 18TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE SPORTS MEETING ..

PA PA, PAPUA. 1943-12-02. VX80954 CAPTAIN A. G. SCHOLES, INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, HEADQUARTERS, NEW GUINEA FORCE LIGHTS AN AFTER LUNCH PIPE SURROUNDED BY NATIVE CHILDREN

NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-20. START OF THE TUNNEL BALL CONTEST AT THE CHAMPIONSHIPS SPORTS MEETING ORGANISED BY THE 18TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE TO CELEBRATE THE FOURTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FORMATION ..

KONEKARU, PAPUA. 1943-12-02. VIROBO, A YOUNG PAPUAN BOY, CARRYING THREE DAYS RATIONS ON HIS SHOULDER

PA PA, PAPUA. 1943-12-02. QX10608 SERGEANT N. A. SCOTT, DISTRICT OFFICER, (LEFT) TALKING TO VX80954 CAPTAIN A. G. SCHOLES INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, HEADQUARTERS, NEW GUINEA FORCE, (RIGHT) OUTSIDE THE ..

NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-28. STAFF OFFICERS OF HEADQUARTERS, 24TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE. THEY ARE LEFT TO RIGHT: WX5268 CAPTAIN H. J. C. NORRIS STAFF CAPTAIN LEARNER; SX9479 CAPTAIN J. H. WILTON ..

NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-28. VX34435 LANCE CORPORAL W. G. BRADBURY (FROM PRESTON, VIC) OF HEADQUARTERS, 24TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE, EMERGING FROM THE UNDERGROUND DUGOUT HOUSING THE SIGNALS OFFICE, ..

NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-28. SCARLETT BEACH, IN THE HEADQUARTERS, 24TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE AREA, WHERE THE 9TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION LANDED AND WHERE THE JAPANESE FORCES TRIED A SURPRISE LANDING