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CAPE WOM, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-07-02. MEMBERS OF 2/22 SUPPLY DEPOT PLATOON LOADING RATIONS ON A FOOD STORAGE DEPOT TRUCK FOR TRANSPORT TO A STORES ISSUE DEPOT. THE UNIT HOLDS BULK SUPPLIES ..

WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-07-03. SERGEANT R.E. KINNANE, 2/6 SURVEY BATTERY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY, FIXING 25-POUNDER POSITION. EACH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION IS NOW PROVIDED WITH AN ARTILLERY ..

WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-07-03. GUNNER H.W. SANDS (1), MEASURES BY CHAIN TO A WAD SET BY GUNNER S.J. BROWN (2). THE MEN, MEMBERS OF 2/6 SURVEY BATTERY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY, PROVIDE ..

CAPE WOM, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-07-02. TROOPS AT AN AMMUNITION DUMP AT 2/22 SUPPLY DEPOT PLATOON STACKING NEWLY ARRIVED SUPPLIES. THE UNIT HAS THREE SUCH SHEDS MEASURING 100 FEET BY 20 FEET ..

CAPE WOM, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-08-24. CRAFTSMAN R. GOODE OPERATING A JAPANESE LATHE WHICH WAS CAPTURED DURING THE BATTLE FOR WEWAK. WARRANT OFFICER 1 WILLIAMS LOOKS ON. THE MEN ARE MEMBERS ..

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-07-01. HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS, THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER, GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF AUSTRALIA (4), WITH MAJOR GENERAL H.C.H. ROBERTSON, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 5 DIVISION ..

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-07-01. HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS, THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER, GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF AUSTRALIA (1), TAKING THE SALUTE FROM THE GUARD AT WUNUNG AIRSTRIP WHICH WAS DRAWN FROM MOST ..

WUNUNG, JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-08-28. A FULL PARADE OF 37/52 INFANTRY BATTALION AND 29/46 INFANTRY BATTALION, BOTH OF 4 BRIGADE, WAS HELD ON WUNUNG AIRSTRIP. THIS PARADE WAS TO PREPARE ..

MIVO RIVER, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-08-29. AFTER JAPANESE ENVOYS HAD OPENED SURRENDER NEGOTIATIONS ON 1945-08-18, AN AUSTRALIAN CAMP, UNDER MAJOR K.V.L. KESTEVEN, 15 INFANTRY BATTALION, AND A JAPANESE ..

CAPE WOM, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-08-24. A GENERAL VIEW OF 2/119 BRIGADE WORKSHOP AREA

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-07-03. THE ENDEAVOUR, AN AVRO YORK AIRCRAFT USED BY HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER, GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF AUSTRALIA. IT STANDS ON THE AIRSTRIP WAITING TO ..

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-07-01. BRIGADIER C.R.V. EDGAR, COMMANDER 4 INFANTRY BRIGADE (1), SHAKING HANDS WITH HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS, THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER, GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF AUSTRALIA (2), ..