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TOROKINA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-08-08. TROOPS MEASURING THE WIDTH OF A DITCH EIGHT FEET WHICH AN M24 GENERAL CHAFFEE LIGHT TANK WILL ATTEMPT TO CROSS DURING TRIALS CONDUCTED FOR THE WAR OFFICE

TOROKINA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-08-08. AN M24 GENERAL CHAFFEE LIGHT TANK BEING TOWED OUT OF A DITCH BY A MATILDA TANK. IT FAILED TO NEGOTIATE THE OBSTACLE DURING TRIALS CONDUCTED FOR THE WAR ..

TOROKINA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-08-06. AN M24 GENERAL CHAFFEE LIGHT TANK COMING DOWN A FIVE FOOT THREE INCH EMBANKMENT DURING TRIALS CONDUCTED FOR THE WAR OFFICE

ILIPEM, NEW GUINEA, 1945-07-31. PRIVATE H. APPLETON (1), SERGEANT HODGES (2) AND PRIVATE MCINNES (3), MEMBERS OF 2/5 INFANTRY BATTALION, WINDING UP TRIP WIRES ROUND THEIR BOOBY TRAPS AFTER HAVING ..

TOL, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-08-05. A ROYAL NEW ZEALAND AIR FORCE CATALINA AIRCRAFT COMING IN TO LAND AT TOL ANCHORAGE

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-08-08. PERSONNEL OF 41 LANDING CRAFT COMPANY PACKING UP GEAR BEFORE LEAVING FOR BORNEO. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- CORPORAL MCCINTOSH (1); PRIVATE HOCKING (2); ..

LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-11. LIEUTENANT COLONEL T.C. BACKHOUSE (1) AND CAPTAIN E. STOBO (2), AT WORK IN THE PATHOLOGY SECTION OF 2/7 GENERAL HOSPITAL

LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-11. SERGEANT H.F. SMITH IN AN ARTIFICIAL RESUSCITATOR IN A SURGICAL WARD OF 2/7 GENERAL HOSPITAL

ILIPEM, NEW GUINEA, 1945-07-31. CORPORAL J. PANNOWITZ (1), AND PRIVATE M. MORROW (2), MEMBERS OF B COMPANY, 2/5 INFANTRY BATTALION, PACKED AND READY TO MOVE FORWARD, DURING PREPARATIONS FOR THE BIG ..

LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-11. AN X-RAY BEING TAKEN OF WARRANT OFFICER SMITH'S (1), SWOLLEN JAW BY MAJOR B.J. MAHON, DENTAL OFFICER, 2/7 GENERAL HOSPITAL (NOT SHOWN), ASSISTED BY PRIVATE E.C. ..

YAMIL SECTOR, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-01. CAPTAIN J.V. WILKINSON, DENTAL OFFICER, B SECTION, 2/4 DENTAL UNIT (1), GIVING FRONT LINE DENTAL TREATMENT TO PRIVATE J.F. PARKER, 2/6 INFANTRY BATTALION (2). ..

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