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TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-08-16. THE ENGLISH SINGER GRACIE FIELDS BEING ACCOMPANIED FROM WARD TO WARD BY WALKING PATIENTS DURING HER VISIT TO 2/1 GENERAL HOSPITAL

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-08-16. THE GRACIE FIELDS CONCERT PARTY ABOUT TO DEPART AFTER ENTERTAINING TROOPS AT HEADQUARTERS 2 CORPS

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-08-16. MISS PEGGY SHEA, A MEMBER OF THE GRACIE FIELDS CONCERT PARTY MAKING UP IN HER DRESSING ROOM AT HEADQUARTERS 2 CORPS. SHEA IS A MEMBER OF THE J.C. WILLIAMSON ..

KIARIVU, NEW GUINEA, 1945-08-12. AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT NATIVES AT WORK ON THE CIRCULAR ROOF OF THE HUT TO BE USED AS AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT HEADQUARTERS IN ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-08-16. SERGEANT F. COUGHLAN, BAND LEADER, 10 DETACHMENT ARMY SHOW, AND A MEMBER OF THE GRACIE FIELDS CONCERT PARTY, ENTERTAINING TROOPS DURING THEIR TOUR OF ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-08-16. GRACIE FIELDS (1), WHO IS ENTERTAINING TROOPS AT HEADQUARTERS 2 CORPS WITH HER HUSBAND MR MONTY BANKS (3) AND MEMBERS OF HER CONCERT PARTY IN HER DRESSING ROOM. ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-08-16. GRACIE FIELDS SIGNING AN AUTOGRAPH BOOK FOR MAJOR W.A. OLDFIELD BEFORE SHE COMMENCES ENTERTAINING TROOPS AT HEADQUARTERS 2 CORPS. MISS PEGGY SHEA (1) IS ONE OF ..

KIARIVU, NEW GUINEA, 1945-08-12. A NATIVE WORKING ON THE BUILDING OF THE AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT HEADQUARTERS IN THE 2/7 INFANTRY BATTALION AREA, PASSES UP A BUNDLE OF CANE FOR ..

KIARIVU EMERGENCY LANDING GROUND, NEW GUINEA, 1945-08-13. THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE AIRCRAFT FLOWN BY FLYING OFFICER W.H.R. SMITH, BEING RECEIVED BY 2/7 INFANTRY BATTALION TROOPS AND NATIVES. ..

KIARIVU EMERGENCY LANDING GROUND, 1945-08-13. AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT NATIVES PLACING WHITE PARACHUTE BUNDLES ALONG THE AIR STRIP IN 2/7 INFANTRY BATTALION AREA, TO INDICATE TO ..

KIARIVU EMERGENCY LANDING GROUND, NEW GUINEA, 1945-08-13. FLYING OFFICER W.H.R. SMITH, 12 LOCAL AIR SUPPLY UNIT ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE, PILOT OF THE FIRST PLANE TO LAND ON THE AIRSTRIP SINCE ..

KIARIVU, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-08-12. AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT NATIVES AT WORK ON THE CIRCULAR ROOF OF THE HUT TO BE USED AS AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT ..