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PIVA AIRSTRIP, TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-07-12. SQUADRON LEADER W.A. HARDHAM, ROYAL NEW ZEALAND AIR FORCE, TAKING OFF IN A CORSAIR WITH LIEUTENANT KINNA'S MOVIE CAMERA FITTED IN THE BELLY TANK ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-07-15. COMPETITORS UNDER THE CAMOUFLAGE NET DURING THE OBSTACLE RACE. THE MEN ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE COMBINED ALLIED SPORTS CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING AT GLOUCESTER OVAL ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-07-15. SERGEANT J. HART, UNITED STATES MARINE AIR GROUP 25 (1), WINNING THE MILE RACE AT THE COMBINED ALLIED SPORTS CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING AT GLOUCESTER OVAL ARRANGED BY ..

CAPE WOM, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-07-02. STORE SHEDS IN USE AT 2/22 SUPPLY DEPOT PLATOON. THERE ARE 6 SHEDS MEASURING 20 BY 100 FEET; 2 SHEDS MEASURING 20 BY 220 FEET, AND ONE SHED MEASURING ..

PALMALMAL PLANTATION, JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-06-06. CRAFTSMAN V. RYAN, 1 INFANTRY TROOPS WORKSHOP PAINTING AN ARMY NUMBER OF A FINISHED JEEP. IT IS THE FINAL STATE OF 'WILLOW RUN', AN ..

LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-06-27. THE REMAINS OF THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF'S HUT, HEADQUARTERS FIRST ARMY SHOWING THE BATHROOM FOUNDATIONS AND HOT WATER SYSTEM WHICH WERE DAMAGED BY FLOODWATERS CAUSED ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-07-08. THE SOLOMON ISLAND SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB TEAM BRINGING IN A PATIENT DURING RESCUE DISPLAY AT THE CHAMPIONSHIP SURF CARNIVAL HELD BY SOLOMON ISLAND SURF LIFE ..

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