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TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-07-15. PRIVATE F. O'CONNELL, 12 ADVANCED WORKSHOP, COMPETING IN THE SHOT PUTT DURING THE COMBINED ALLIED SPORTS CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING AT GLOUCESTER OVAL ARRANGED BY ..

BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-07-14. PRIVATE R.H. HODBY, D COMPANY, 15 INFANTRY BATTALION, SPLITTING A LOG TO RE-INFORCE A WEAPON PIT AGAINST JAPANESE SHELLING IN THE COMPANY POSITIONS, WEST OF THE MIVO RIVER

BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-07-14. PRIVATE M. LYE (1), AND PRIVATE C. MUDFORD (2), MEMBERS OF D COMPANY, 15 INFANTRY BATTALION, TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY OF A QUIET PERIOD TO CLEAN THEIR BREN GUN MAGAZINES AT ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-07-15. THE 31/51 INFANTRY BATTALION TEAM, WINNERS OF THE TUG OF WAR, AT THE COMBINED ALLIED SPORTS CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING AT GLOUCESTER OVAL ARRANGED BY AUSTRALIAN ARMY ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-07-15. LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN T. ARGUE, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE (1), AND CORPORAL J.A. BARTER, 12 ADVANCED WORKSHOP (2), TAKING PART IN THE COMBINED ALLIED SPORTS ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-07-15. THE 3-LEGGED RACE IN PROGRESS DURING THE COMBINED ALLIED SPORTS CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING AT GLOUCESTER OVAL ARRANGED BY AUSTRALIAN ARMY AMENITIES SERVICE, ATTACHED 4 ..

ULUPU, NEW GUINEA, 1945-07-09. CAPTAIN G.M. FRY, OFFICER COMMANDING D COMPANY, 2/5 INFANTRY BATTALION (1), WITH BRIGADIER M.J. MOTEN, COMMANDING OFFICER, 17 INFANTRY BRIGADE (2), DISCUSSING THE ..

BUNA. 1944-05. CAPTAIN LOWE, AUSTRALIAN ARMY MEDICAL CORPS, IN THE BLOOD BANK AT BUNA

PALMALMAL PLANTATION, JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-06-06. PERSONNEL OF 1 INFANTRY TROOPS WORKSHOP AT WORK ON THE 'WILLOW RUN', AN ASSEMBLY LINE WHERE OLD VEHICLES ARE BROKEN DOWN AND RE-BUILT ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-07-08. THE SOLOMON ISLAND SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB, FOLLOWED BY THE TEAM REPRESENTING ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY, TAKING PART IN THE MARCH PAST DURING THE CHAMPIONSHIP SURF ..

LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-07-11. THE MID-YEAR HAMPERS DISTRIBUTED BY THE AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND, LAE DISTRIBUTION CENTRE, BEING LOADED FOR SHIPMENT TO OPEN BAY, NEW BRITAIN

PALMALMAL PLANTATION, JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-06-06. SERGEANT K. BOUCHER, 1 INFANTRY TROOPS WORKSHOP, ON AN IMPROVISED SEAT PLACED ON THE CHASSIS OF A JEEP FOR THE DRIVER TO TEST IT BEFORE ..