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TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-07-08. AN ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY COMPETITOR APPLYING ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION TO A PATIENT DURING THE RESCUE DISPLAY AT THE CHAMPIONSHIP SURF CARNIVAL HELD BY SOLOMON ..

LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-07-11. PRIVATE H.J. CROWLEY AT THE AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND, LAE DISTRIBUTION CENTRE, CHECKING HAMPERS BEFORE THEIR MID-YEAR DISTRIBUTION IN THE LAE AREA AND THEIR ..

LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-07-11. WARRANT OFFICER 2 J.D. DOOLEY, 8 MOVEMENT CONTROL GROUP, COLLECTING HAMPERS FOR THE UNIT FROM THE AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND, LAE DISTRIBUTION CENTRE

WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-07-05. NATIVES STARTING THE LONG TREK INTO THE HILLS WITH AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND HAMPERS WHICH ARE BEING PROVIDED BY THE AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND, LAE DISTRIBUTION ..

LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-07-13. LIEUTENANT-GENERAL V.A.H. STURDEE, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING FIRST ARMY

WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-07-05. NATIVES PREPARING FOR THE LONG TREK INTO THE HILLS WITH AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND HAMPERS WHICH ARE BEING PROVIDED BY THE AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND, LAE ..

LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-07-11. SIGNALMAN N.C. DELANEY, 1 COMPANY, 18 LINES OF COMMUNICATION SIGNALS, SECURING HAMPERS TO A TRAILER AT THE AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND, LAE DISTRIBUTION CENTRE

WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-07-05. CORPORAL L.A. BEGLEY, C COMPANY, 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION (1) HANDING OUT THE MID-YEAR AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND HAMPERS TO MEMBERS OF THE UNIT AT UNIT REST CAMP ON ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-07-11. LIEUTENANT-GENERAL S.G. SAVIGE, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 2 CORPS (1) ACCOMPANIED BY SENIOR OFFICERS, INSPECTING A COMPOSITE COMPANY, COMPRISING WORKSHOP, FIELD ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-07-11. LIEUTENANT-GENERAL S.G. SAVIGE, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 2 CORPS (1) ADDRESSING TROOPS DURING HIS REVIEW OF 11 INFANTRY BRIGADE AT GLOUCESTER OVAL

YAMIL AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-07-06. PIONEERS OF THE 2/5 INFANTRY BATTALION HAVING A CLEAN UP IN A NEARBY STREAM AFTER A NIGHT'S ACTION

A scene from "Song of Poland" during the No. 19 Lines of Communication area signals revue "Over to You". It was held at the unit's recreation hut which was known as the "Mercury Theatre" for the ..