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BESAMI BEACH, SALAMAUA AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-25. MEMBERS OF 2 MARINE FOOD SUPPLY PLATOON HAULING IN THEIR NETS. THE UNIT PROVIDES FISH FOR THE AUSTRALIAN GENERAL HOSPITAL AND 112 CONVALESCENT ..

SACHEN BAY, SALAMAUA AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-29. PRIVATE K. WITCHARD (1) AND PRIVATE A.C. PRICE (2), MEMBERS OF 2 MARINE FOOD SUPPLY PLATOON, REPAIRING THEIR NETS WHICH HAVE BEEN TORN ON SNAGS. ..

WAU, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-17. PERSONNEL OF 5 INDEPENDENT FARM PLATOON. THE UNIT IS SITUATED IN THE WAU VALLEY NEAR THE SITE OF THE PRE- WAR WAU FARM. (FOR IDENTIFICATION OF 15 NAMED PERSONNEL REFER ..

SALAMAUA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-11-03. CORPORAL N.L. BAULCH (1) AND PRIVATE D. O'CALLAGHAN (2) MEMBERS OF 2 MARINE FOOD SUPPLY PLATOON, LOADING FISH INTO A 40-FOOT BOAT FOR TRANSPORTATION TO LAE. THE ..

BULOLO, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-17. THE RED BANANA GROVE, PART OF THE FRUIT PLANTATION CULTIVATED BY MEMBERS OF 5 INDEPENDENT FARM PLATOON

BUKA ISLAND, BOUGAINVILLE AREA, 1945-09-19. JAPANESE NAVAL TROOPS LOADING SWORDS OF JAPANESE OFFICERS, TIED IN BUNDLES OF TEN, ONTO AN AUSTRALIAN MOTOR LAUNCH AT BUKA JETTY, FOR TRANSPORTATION TO ..

SORAKEN, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-09-17. JAPANESE TROOPS CARRYING SUPPLIES ABOARD A JAPANESE BARGE FOR TRANSPORT AND DISTRIBUTION TO JAPANESE TROOPS IN THE BUKA AREA, AS ARRANGED BY THE AUSTRALIAN ..

BUKA ISLAND, BOUGAINVILLE AREA, 1945-09-19. THE SWORDS OF JAPANESE OFFICERS, EACH WITH A NAME TAG, LAID OUT AROUND THE STORE HOUSE IN READINESS FOR COLLECTION BY THE AUSTRALIAN SURRENDER PARTY FROM ..

SORAKEN, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-09-17. A JAPANESE WORKING PARTY LOADING RATIONS ONTO JAPANESE BARGES FOR TRANSPORT AND DISTRIBUTION TO JAPANESE TROOPS IN THE BUKA AREA, AS ARRANGED BY THE AUSTRALIAN ..

PANIPAI AIRSTRIP, NEW IRELAND. 1945-10-26. JAPANESE AMPHIBIOUS TANK ATTACHMENTS ON THE AIRSTRIP. THEY ARE (LEFT TO RIGHT) BOW ATTACHMENT; SPECIAL TURRET; AND STERN ATTACHMENT WITH TWIN RUDDERS. THE ..

NAMATANAI, NEW IRELAND. 1945-10-29. ROWS OF JAPANESE GUNS, TANKS AND AMMUNITION TO BE DISPOSED OF. TROOPS OF 11 INFANTRY BATTALION, 13 INFANTRY BRIGADE, ARE SUPERVISING THE DUMPING OF ALL ARMS AND ..

KAVIENG, NEW IRELAND. 1945-10-26. AN AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT ADMINISTRATIVE HEADQUARTERS IS BEING SET UP AT KAVIENG WITH CAPTAIN F.N.W. SHAND, AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE ..