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TOL PLANTATION, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-08-02. STAFF OF THE ADVANCED ORDNANCE DEPOT, 13 INFANTRY BRIGADE, OUTSIDE HUTS IN A GARDEN SETTING

BULUS RIVER AREA, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-08-02. AN "AUTOPATROL" POWER GRADER OPERATED BY 55 FIELD PARK COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, WORKING ON THE ROAD BETWEEN THE BULUS AND MOONDEI RIVERS

TOL, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-08-04. SERGEANT A.H. SKIPWORTH, 52 TRANSPORT PLATOON READING A LETTER FROM HOME

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-08-08. TROOPS OF 41 LANDING CRAFT COMPANY PACKING GEAR BEFORE EMBARKING FOR BORNEO BY LANDING SHIP, TANK (LST). THEIR BARGES WERE LEFT BEHIND AT JACQUINOT FOR USE ..

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-08-08. TROOPS OF 41 LANDING CRAFT COMPANY BURNING RUBBISH AND BREAKING UP CAMP BEFORE LEAVING FOR BORNEO

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-08-07. A TRIO USING A UKELELE, AN IMITATION TRUMPHET AND HOME MADE TOM-TOMS PERFORMING FOR A RADIO BROADCAST FROM THE AMENITIES HUT, HEADQUARTERS 11 DIVISION

ILIPEM, NEW GUINEA, 1945-07-31. MEMBERS OF 11 PLATOON, B COMPANY, 2/5 INFANTRY BATTALION, ENJOYING THE BENEFITS OF THEIR NEWLY ARRIVED MID-YEAR AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND HAMPERS

LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-11. CORPORAL A. WILLIAMS, OUTSIDE AN AIR CONDITIONED WARD OF 2/7 GENERAL HOSPITAL

LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-11. LIEUTENANT G.M. DOWNING WEARING AN ARTIFICIAL EYE WHICH WAS FITTED AT 2/7 GENERAL HOSPITAL

ILIPEM, NEW GUINEA, 1945-07-31. TROOPS OF 10 PLATOON, 2/5 INFANTRY BATTALION, ATTENDING A MESS PARADE AT A KITCHEN IN A FORWARD AREA. ALL FOOD IS DROPPED BY KAI BOMBERS AND OFTEN PREPARED WITH THE ..

LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-11. MAJOR B.J. MAHON, DENTAL OFFICER (1), ASSISTED BY PRIVATE E.C. REILLY, DENTAL ORDERLY (3), GIVING TREATMENT TO E. SMITH (2), AT 2/7 GENERAL HOSPITAL

YAMIL 2, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-01. LIEUTENANT COLONEL F.G. WOOD, COMMANDING OFFICER, 2/6 INFANTRY BATTALION (2), DISCUSSING OPERATIONS AND MOVEMENTS ON THE MAP WITH CAPTAIN J.C. WALKER, ADJUTANT (1) ..