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LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-07-09. A GENERAL VIEW OF THE HALL DURING THE REVUE "OVER TO YOU" STAGED BY 19 LINES OF COMMUNICATION AREA SIGNALS. IT WAS HELD IN THE UNIT'S RECREATION HUT WHICH WAS ..

LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-07-09. THE REGIMENTAL HEADQUARTERS 2/1 GUARD REGIMENT DANCE BAND PERFORMING DURING THE 19 LINES OF COMMUNICATION AREA SIGNALS REVUE "OVER TO YOU". IT WAS HELD AT THE ..

LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-07-09. THE REGIMENTAL HEADQUARTERS 2/1 GUARD REGIMENT DANCE BAND PERFORMING DURING THE REVUE "OVER TO YOU" STAGED BY 19 LINES OF COMMUNICATION AREA SIGNALS. IT WAS HELD ..

ULEBILUM RIDGE, YAMIL SECTOR, NEW GUINEA, 1945-07-08. CORPORAL W.D. KELLY (1), AND PRIVATE S. ALMOND (2), MEMBERS OF 2/5 SUPPLY DEPOT COMPANY, STACKING MORE PARACHUTES ON THE LARGE PILE PRIOR TO ..

CAPE WOM, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-07-11. TROOPS OF HEADQUARTERS 6 DIVISION FILLING IN QUESTIONS ON THE AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCES CENSUS FORM. THE CENSUS WILL MAKE AVAILABLE VALUABLE ..

ULEBILUM RIDGE, YAMIL SECTOR, NEW GUINEA, 1945-07-08. PARACHUTES FALLING ON BILL DROPPING ZONE STRIP WHERE THEY ARE UNFASTENED BY ARMY PERSONNEL AND TRANSPORTED TO THE ARMY SERVICE CORPS STORE BY ..

Lieutenant (Lt) E B Russell, A Company, 42 Infantry Battalion with members of his rescuing patrol and Pilot Officer (PO) D H Trim. Identified personnel, left to right are:- QX62989 Private (Pte) ..

BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-07-12. A 29 INFANTRY BRIGADE TRACTOR TRAIN. IT CONSISTS OF A NEW LIGHT TYPE RUBBER TYRED TRACTOR TO WHICH JEEP TRAILERS ARE ATTACHED. THESE TRACTOR TRAINS OPERATE UP TO FORWARD ..

BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-07-14. TROOPS OF D COMPANY, 15 INFANTRY BATTALION DIGGING IN AT A COMPANY POSITION WEST OF THE MIVO RIVER. THE TROOPS IN THE BACKGROUND ARE SPLITTING TIMBER FOR LOGGING IN THEIR ..

ULUPU, NEW GUINEA, 1945-07-09. A 75 MILLIMETRE GUN OF 2/1 TANK ATTACK REGIMENT BEING HAULED ALONG ULUPU RIDGE BY 30 NATIVES. IT WAS MANNED BY 18 PLATOON, D COMPANY, 2/5 INFANTRY BATTALION WHO ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-07-12. THE EXTERIOR OF THE NEW CHAPEL AT HEADQUARTERS 2 CORPS. IT WAS OPENED WITH A CONFIRMATION SERVICE CONDUCTED BY CHAPLAIN GENERAL C.L. RILEY, CHURCH OF ENGLAND, ..

PIVA AIRSTRIP TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-07-12. SIDE VIEW SHOWING HOW LIEUTENANT KINNA FITTED HIS MOVIE CAMERA INTO THE BELLY TANK OF THE ROYAL NEW ZEALAND AIR FORCE CORSAIR IN ORDER TO OBTAIN ..