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BORAM BEACH, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-31. THE TENT LINES OF 2/41 LIGHT AID DETACHMENT, CORPS OF AUSTRALIAN ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS, ON THE BEACH

BORAM, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-31. TRUCKS IN FOR REPAIRS AT 2/41 LIGHT AID DETACHMENT, CORPS OF AUSTRALIAN ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS

WIRUI BEACH, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-31. THE APPROACH TO THE MAIN DRESSING STATION RECEPTION ROOM, 2/1 FIELD AMBULANCE SHOWING THE MAIN DRESSING STATION SIGN. A SIMILAR CIRCULAR SIGN STANDS ..

BORAM, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-31. MEMBERS OF 2/3 FIELD REGIMENT, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- LIEUTENANT R.B. HUNT (1); WARRANT OFFICER 1 F. MUSIN (2); LIEUTENANT ..

BORAM BEACH, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-31. MEMBERS OF 8 INFANTRY BRIGADE IN THE TENNIS COURT SHED WAITING FOR THEIR TURN TO PLAY. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- CAPTAIN J.J.F. MCCARTHY (1); ..

WIRUI BEACH, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-31. THE VIEW LOOKING DOWN ONTO THE WARDS OF 2/1 FIELD AMBULANCE

WIRUI BEACH, WEWAK, NEW GUINEA. 1945-09-04. WASHING DAY FOR TROOPS OF 2/11 INFANTRY BATTALION. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- PRIVATE W.W. BURGESS (1); PRIVATE H.A. ANDERTON (2); PRIVATE R.A. BUTLER ..

WIRUI BEACH, WEWAK, NEW GUINEA. 1945-09-04. PRIVATE J. SCIMON (1), INSPECTS A JAPANESE TRANSMITTER WHILE CORPORAL G. BENNETT (2), ADJUSTS A JAPANESE LIGHTING MOTOR

WIRUI BEACH, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-31. WARRANT OFFICER J.C. O'BRIEN, 2/1 FIELD AMBULANCE (1), RECEIVING A CUP OF TEA FROM PRIVATE L.G. BANGSUND, THE YMCA ATTENDANT (2)

WIRUI BEACH, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-31. THE INTERIOR OF A TENT WARD, 2/1 FIELD AMBULANCE

WEWAK HARBOUR, NEW GUINEA. 1945-09-03. THE GUN CREW OF THE TROOPSHIP SS RIVER FITZROY MANNING THE 4-INCH HIGH-ANGLE GUN WHICH HAS A RANGE OF 8,000 YARDS. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME AN AUSTRALIAN ..

WEWAK POINT, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-29. MEMBERS OF SIGNALS SECTION, 19 INFANTRY BRIGADE, REPAIRING A BREAKDOWN IN LINES. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- CORPORAL G.S. MCLEOD (1); SIGNALMAN I.F. TERREY (2); ..