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KIARIVU, NEW GUINEA, 1945-08-07. LIEUTENANT P.K. PARBURY, COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE BATTLE FORCE OF 2/7 INFANTRY BATTALION TROOPS, ISSUING INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE REAR ECHELONS TO MOVE FORWARD TO ..

TOKO, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-08-18. MAJOR OTSU, A MEMBER OF A SURRENDER ENVOY FROM LIEUTENANT-GENERAL M. KANDA, COMMANDER IMPERIAL JAPANESE 17 ARMY GROUP, SALUTES AS HE PREPARES TO LEAVE HEADQUARTERS 3 ..

TOKO, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-08-18. A GENERAL VIEW OF THE INTERROGATION OF MAJOR OTSU, MEMBER OF A SURRENDER ENVOY FROM LIEUTENANT-GENERAL M. KANDA, COMMANDER IMPERIAL JAPANESE 17 ARMY GROUP, DURING AN ..

KIARIVU, NEW GUINEA, 1945-08-11. THREE NATIVE BOYS AGED THREE YEARS GROUPED ROUND THEIR SMALL FIRE SMOKING. TROOPS OF 2/7 INFANTRY BATTALION ARE NOW IN THE AREA IN CONTROL OF THE EMERGENCY LANDING ..

MIVO RIVER, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-08-18. THE JAPANESE SURRENDER ENVOY SETTING OUT TO RE WADE THE MIVO RIVER ON THE SECOND STAGE OF THEIR RETURN JOURNEY TO LIEUTENANT-GENERAL M. KANDA, COMMANDER ..

KIARIVU, NEW GUINEA, 1945-08-11. SERGEANT G. MCGOVERN (2), INDICATING THE ADJUSTMENT TO THE GUNNER ON THE PARALLELOSCOPE AS GUNNER A.P. GREEN (1), PREPARES THE 75MM GUN FOR FIRING. THE MEN ARE ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-08-14. TROOPER L. EDGTTON DIPPING FUEL TANKS ON AN M24 LIGHT TANK DURING ACTIVITIES OF THE BRITISH WAR OFFICE TRIALS TEAM (TANKS)

LARUMA RIVER, TOROKINA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-08-14. AN M24 LIGHT TANK DURING FORDING AND BOULDER CROSSING TESTS CONDUCTED BY THE BRITISH WAR OFFICE TRIALS TEAM (TANKS)

KIARIVU, NEW GUINEA, 1945-08-11. THE AIRSTRIP BEGINNING TO TAKE SHAPE AS HUNDREDS OF NATIVES EMPLOYED BY AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT CUT THE STRIP OF EVERY BLADE OF KUNAI GRASS ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-08-20. CAPTAIN TAKENAKA, ENVOY FROM LIEUTENANT-GENERAL M. KANDA, COMMANDER 17 JAPANESE ARMY GROUP, BEING ESCORTED TO A HUT AT HEADQUARTERS 2 CORPS FOR PRELIMINARY ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-08-20. CAPTAIN TAKENAKA (1), ENVOY FROM LIEUTENANT-GENERAL M. KANDA, COMMANDER 17 JAPANESE ARMY GROUP, WITH HIS CIVILIAN INTERPRETER, MR TAKAHASHI (2), DURING SURRENDER ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-08-14. THE COMMANDER OF AN M24 LIGHT TANK, CORPORAL L.B. KELLY GIVES MAINTENANCE ORDERS TO HIS CREW DURING ACTIVITIES OF THE BRITISH WAR OFFICE TRIALS TEAM (TANKS)