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WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-07-13. PERSONNEL OF B COMPANY, 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION, ADVANCING IN SUPPORT OF A COMPANY'S ASSAULT ON "THE BLOT"

AITAPE. 1945. AERIAL VIEW OF THE 2/11 AUSTRALIAN GENERAL HOSPITAL

MOUNT SHIBURANGU, WEWAK, NEW GUINEA, 1945-07-12. "THE BLOT" VIEWED FROM THE SUMMIT BEFORE AN ATTACK BY A COMPANY, 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION, WITH B COMPANY IN SUPPORT. THE ATTACK WAS LAUNCHED FROM ..

AITAPE. 1945-03. MEMBERS OF THEATRE STAFF; 2/11 AUSTRALIAN GENERAL HOSPITAL. FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: SISTER MCDONALD; JOHNNY GALL; SISTER STEVENSON; UNKNOWN; SISTER FREEMAN; "ERIC"; SISTER SIMSON

MOUNT SHIBURANGU, WEWAK, NEW GUINEA, 1945-07-12. AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT NATIVE WATER CARRIERS CARRYING WATER TO TROOPS OF BATTALION HEADQUARTERS AND FOUR COMPANIES OF 2/8 ..

AT SEA OFF RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-04. LEADING TELEGRAPHIST W.G. MCCARTNEY, HMAS VENDETTA, CONTACTING RABAUL BY RADIO AS THE SHIP PROCEEDS TO A SEA RENDEZVOUS WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF GENERAL ..

AT SEA OFF RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-04. SUB-LIEUTENANT L.G. DINNING, OFFICER OF THE WATCH, ABOARD HMAS VENDETTA ON THE LOOKOUT FOR JAPANESE ENVOYS FROM RABAUL, AS THE SHIP PROCEEDS TO A SEA ..

AT SEA OFF RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-04. SUB-LIEUTENANT L.G. DINNING, OFFICER OF THE WATCH, ABOARD HMAS VENDETTA ON THE LOOKOUT FOR JAPANESE ENVOYS FROM RABAUL, AS THE SHIP PROCEEDS TO A SEA ..

AT SEA OFF RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-04. PRE- SURRENDER DISCUSSIONS ABOARD HMAS VENDETTA AT A SEA RENDEZVOUS OFF RABAUL BETWEEN REPRESENTATIVES OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL V.A.H. STURDEE, GENERAL ..

AT SEA OFF RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-04. LIEUTENANT E. GERMAINE, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY, HOLDING THE SWORDS AND DIRKS OF THE JAPANESE ENVOYS DURING PRE- SURRENDER DISCUSSIONS ABOARD HMAS VENDETTA ..

AT SEA OFF RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-04. PRE- SURRENDER DISCUSSIONS ABOARD HMAS VENDETTA AT A SEA RENDEZVOUS OFF RABAUL BETWEEN REPRESENTATIVES OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL V.A.H. STURDEE, GENERAL ..

AT SEA OFF RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-04. JAPANESE ENVOYS BOARDING THEIR MOTOR LAUNCH TO RETURN TO RABAUL AFTER PRE- SURRENDER DISCUSSIONS ABOARD HMAS VENDETTA AT A SEA RENDEZVOUS BETWEEN ..