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WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-06-28. A SPECIAL FLYING FOX WAS BUILT BY ENGINEERS OF 2/14 FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, TO SUPPLY WATER TO 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION ON TOP OF MOUNT ..

LIEUTENANT J.M. TRETHOWAN, 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION (7), WITH MEMBERS OF HIS SECTION WHO ASSISTED IN THE CAPTURE OF THE STRONGLY DEFENDED POSITIONS ON MOUNT SHIBURANGU. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- ..

WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-06-27. PRIVATE J.E. WHARTON (1); PRIVATE D.A. TAYLOR (2) AND PRIVATE L.E. CARMICHAEL (3), MEMBERS OF 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION, DISPLAYING JAPANESE SWORDS PRIZED AS WAR ..

WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-06-28. A NEW STORE SHED AT THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ORDNANCE SERVICE DUMP, HEADQUARTERS 6 DIVISION. MANY OF THESE SHEDS WERE CONSTRUCTED WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-03. HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS, THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER, GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF AUSTRALIA (1), BEING GREETED BY LIEUTENANT GENERAL S.G. SAVIGE, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 2 ..

LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-07-02. THE SERGEANTS' MESS, AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE BARRACKS ON THE OCCASION OF THE FIRST FORMAL MESS HELD BY AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE SERGEANT SIN NEW ..

TOKO, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-06-30. THE INTERIOR OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHAPEL AT HEADQUARTERS 3 DIVISION. IT WAS PHOTOGRAPHED AT THE REQUEST OF CHAPLAIN F.H. GALLAGHER, ROMAN CATHOLIC CHAPLAIN, ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-03. HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS, THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER, GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF AUSTRALIA (1), ACCOMPANIED BY FLIGHT LIEUTENANT H.A. FARRAR (2), INSPECTING THE ROYAL NEW ZEALAND ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-03. HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS, THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER, GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF AUSTRALIA (3), ACCOMPANIED BY MAJOR A.N. LAWSON, 61 INFANTRY BATTALION, 7 INFANTRY BRIGADE (1), ..

TOL PLANTATION, WIDE BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-07-02. HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS, THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER, GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF AUSTRALIA (2), IN HIS JEEP IN TOL PLANTATION. THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IS VISITING ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-03. PETROL WAGONS REFUELLING AN AVRO YORK AIRCRAFT, THE ENDEAVOUR. THIS AIRCRAFT CARRIED HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS, THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER, GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF AUSTRALIA, ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-03. HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS, THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER, GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF AUSTRALIA (2), BEING GREETED BY MATRON M.E. HURLEY (1) AND COLONEL J. LEAH, COMMANDING OFFICER, ..