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LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-19. GRACIE FIELDS, WITH MEMBERS OF THE SISTERS' MESS, AUSTRALIAN ARMY NURSING SERVICE, 2/8 GENERAL HOSPITAL, HOLDING A CAKE PRESENTED TO HER BY THE CANTEEN STAFF

PIVA AIRSTRIP, TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-08-15. MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL NEW ZEALAND AIR FORCE AND ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE IN HEADQUARTERS 2 CORPS AREA, LOOKING AT SURRENDER LEAFLETS BEFORE ..

MIVO RIVER AREA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-08-18. FIRST CONTACT BETWEEN JAPANESE SURRENDER ENVOY AND AUSTRALIAN TROOPS ON BOUGAINVILLE. THE AUSTRALIAN RECEPTION PARTY DEPARTING FROM THE BANK OF THE MIVO ..

AT SEA, OFF BUIN, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-08-20. AN OERLIKON GUN CREW AT ACTION STATIONS ON THE BRIDGE OF THE CORVETTE HMAS LITHGOW, AS JAPANESE BARGES ESCORTED BY THREE RAN MOTOR LAUNCHES APPROACH ..

AT SEA, OFF BUIN, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-08-20. A JAPANESE BARGE CARRYING ENVOY FROM LIEUTENANT GENERAL M. KANDA, COMMANDER IMPERIAL JAPANESE 17 ARMY GROUP, ESCORTED BY RAN MOTOR LAUNCHES, APPROACHING ..

PANAMBERI RIVER, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-05. TROOPS OF D COMPANY, 2/7TH INFANTRY BATTALION, PUSHING ALONG THE JAPANESE LINE OF COMMUNICATION TRAIL BESIDE THE CREEK DURING A SIX DAY PATROL INTO ENEMY ..

AT SEA, OFF BUIN, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-08-20. A JAPANESE MESSENGER ACCOMPANIED BY A CIVILIAN INTERPRETER WITH THE JAPANESE ARMY, AFTER DELIVERING MESSAGE FROM LIEUTENANT-GENERAL M. KANDA, COMMANDER ..

AT SEA, OFF BUIN, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-08-20. A ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY FAIRMILE CRUISING BY THE CORVETTE HMAS LITHGOW DURING NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE SURRENDER ENVOY FROM LIEUTENANT-GENERAL M. KANDA, ..

AT SEA, OFF BUIN, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-08-20. THE BRIDGE OF THE CORVETTE HMAS LITHGOW SHOWING PETTY OFFICER L.C. MOORE, COXSWAIN (1), AND LIEUTENANT G.S.H. CHAMPION, CAPTAIN (2), ON THE OCCASION OF ..

KIARIVU, NEW GUINEA, 1945-08-07. WITH THE ATTAINMENT OF HIGH GROUND ABOVE THE FEATURE EAST OF THE AIRSTRIP, NATIVES CLIMB TREE TO HOIST THE C COMPANY, 2/7 INFANTRY BATTALION FLAG. THE COMPANY IS ON ..

KIARIVU, NEW GUINEA, 1945-08-07. TROOPS OF 2/7 INFANTRY BATTALION MOVING UP THE BIG ROAD TO OCCUPY POSITIONS ON HIGH GROUND. THE BIG ROAD IS THE MAIN JAPANESE LINE OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE ..

KIARIVU, NEW GUINEA, 1945-08-07. MEMBERS OF NO. 3 PLATOON, 2 NEW GUINEA INFANTRY BATTALION, WHO LED THE ENTIRE FORCE ON A SIX DAY PATROL INTO ENEMY TERRITORY. THEY MOVED AHEAD OF 2/7 INFANTRY ..