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CAPE WOM, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-07. A 1-1/2 TON GENERAL MOTOR CORPORATION VEHICLE AT THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY SERVICE CORPS WORKSHOP, HEADQUARTERS COMMAND, AUSTRALIAN ARMY SERVICE CORPS, 6 ..

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

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-08-16. CAMERAMEN AND TROOPS AT HEADQUARTERS 2 CORPS, TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OF GRACIE FIELDS, THE NOTED LANCASHIRE VOCALIST AND COMEDIENNE, WHO ATTENDED THE VICTORY ..

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

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-08-16. A GENERAL VIEW OF THE CROWD - MEMBERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCES, AND OTHERS IN THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, ATTENDING THE VICTORY THANKSGIVING SERVICE HELD AT ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-08-16. THE OFFICIAL PARTY ATTENDING THE VICTORY THANKSGIVING SERVICE AT GLOUCESTER OVAL. GRACIE FIELDS (1) IS ACCOMPANIED BY LIEUTENANT GENERAL S.G. SAVIGE, GENERAL ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-08-16. CHAPLAIN F.O. HULME-MOIR ADDRESSING TROOPS AT THE VICTORY THANKSGIVING SERVICE HELD AT GLOUCESTER OVAL FOR TROOPS OF THE AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCES

LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-08-10. THE INTERIOR OF THE BUSU EDUCATION CENTRE HUT UNDER THE COMMAND OF THE DEPUTY ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, LAE BASE SUB-AREA

TOROKINA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-08-06. AUSTRALIAN LANDING CRAFT 40 EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTIES IN PULLING OUT FROM THE BEACH. IT HAS TRANSPORTED TWO M24 GENERAL CHAFFEE LIGHT TANKS TO THE AREA FOR ..

TOROKINA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-08-06. AN M24 GENERAL CHAFFEE LIGHT TANK SILHOUETTED DURING TRIALS ON BEACH SAND CONDUCTED FOR THE WAR OFFICE

TOROKINA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-08-07. THE ENGINE OF AN M24 GENERAL CHAFFEE LIGHT TANK. THE DARK LINE INDICATES THE HEIGHT TO WHICH THE WATER ROSE WHEN IT BECAME PARTIALLY SUBMERGED ON LEAVING ..

TOROKINA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-08-08. THE TURRET OF AN M24 GENERAL CHAFFEE LIGHT TANK DURING TRIALS CONDUCTED FOR THE WAR OFFICE