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CAPE WOM, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-07. LIEUTENANT COLONEL J. TALBOT, COMMANDER, AUSTRALIAN ARMY SERVICE CORPS, 6 DIVISION AT HEADQUARTERS COMMAND AUSTRALIAN ARMY SERVICE CORPS, 6 DIVISION

LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-13. COLONEL I.J. WOOD, COMMANDING OFFICER, 2/7 GENERAL HOSPITAL, INSPECTING C COMPANY OF THE HOSPITAL STAFF

LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-13. THE MAIN KITCHEN STAFF OF 2/7 GENERAL HOSPITAL

LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-13. THE INTERIOR OF WARD 3, 2/7 GENERAL HOSPITAL

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-08-16. A SCENE DURING THE SINGING OF A HYMN AT THE VICTORY THANKSGIVING SERVICE HELD AT GLOUCESTER OVAL FOR TROOPS OF THE AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCES. IDENTIFIED ..

PALMALMAL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-08-17. THE OFFICIAL PARTY WITH GRACIE FIELDS (7), NOTED LANCASHIRE VOCALIST AND COMEDIENNE HAVING MORNING TEA AT THE MATRON'S COTTAGE, 2/8 GENERAL HOSPITAL. IDENTIFIED ..

LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-11. A DANCE AND STAGE PRESENTATION WAS HELD AT THE LAE BASE SUB-AREA SERGEANTS' MESS. SHOWN, DANCE WHICH FOLLOWED THE STAGE PRESENTATION

JACQUINOT BAY. 1945-08-17. MISS PEGGY SHEA, A MEMBER OF THE GRACIE FIELDS CONCERT PARTY (1), WITH SERGEANT DONALDSON, HEADQUARTERS AUSTRALIAN ARMY AMENITIES SERVICE (2) PHOTOGRAPHED BACKSTAGE ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-08-16. A VIEW FROM THE GRANDSTAND DURING THE VICTORY THANKSGIVING SERVICE HELD AT GLOUCESTER OVAL FOR TROOPS OF THE AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCES

TOROKINA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-08-08. AN M24 GENERAL CHAFFEE LIGHT TANK NEGOTIATING A SIX FOOT DITCH DURING TRIALS CONDUCTED FOR THE WAR OFFICE

TOROKINA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-08-06. AN M24 GENERAL CHAFFEE LIGHT TANK ATTEMPTING TO FLOAT THE STRANDED AUSTRALIAN LANDING CRAFT 40 WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF A TOW ROPE FROM ANOTHER BARGE. THE ..

TOROKINA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-08-06. AN M24 GENERAL CHAFFEE LIGHT TANK CLIMBING OFF THE BEACH AND UP AN EMBANKMENT DURING TRIALS CONDUCTED FOR THE WAR OFFICE