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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 ..

LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-07-09. SIGNALWOMAN J.D. HUNT (1), ON A SWING PLAYING THE PART OF "MARGIE" THE MAIN CHARACTER IN "A PRETTY GIRL" PRESENTED DURING THE REVUE "OVER TO YOU". IT WAS STAGED BY ..

ULEBILUM RIDGE, YAMIL SECTOR, NEW GUINEA, 1945-07-08. CORPORAL E. BURGESS (1) AND SERGEANT P.J. BAIL (2), TREATING AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATION UNIT NATIVES AT 2/5 BATTALION REGIMENTAL AID ..

LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-07-09. THE HULA DANCE SCENE DURING THE REVUE "OVER TO YOU", STAGED BY 19 LINES OF COMMUNICATION AREA SIGNALS IN THE UNIT'S RECREATION HUT, WHICH WAS KNOWN FOR THE EVENING ..

CAPE WOM, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-07-11. EXTERIOR VIEW OF THE RESIDENCE ERECTED FOR HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS, THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER, GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF AUSTRALIA, BY ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS ..

LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-07-09. "STEPPING HIGH" PERFORMED BY THE AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE BALLET DURING THE STAGING OF THE 19 LINES OF COMMUNICATION AREA SIGNALS REVUE "OVER TO YOU". IT ..