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WEWAK POINT, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-31. BRIGADE HEADQUARTERS, AND HEADQUARTERS COMPANY SENIOR NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS OF 2/3 MACHINE-GUN BATTALION

WEWAK POINT, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-31. THE HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, 2/3 MACHINE-GUN BATTALION PARADE GROUND AND TENT LINES

BORAM BEACH, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-30. MEMBERS OF HEADQUARTERS 8 INFANTRY BRIGADE TAKING PART IN A DOUBLES SET OF PAT TENNIS. THE FULL-SIZE TENNIS COURT OF BEACH AND CRUSHED CORAL WAS ..

BORAM BEACH, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-31. LANCE CORPORAL W.J. HOCKEY, 2/15 FIELD AMBULANCE WORKING IN THE PATHOLOGY SECTION

AT SEA OFF RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-06. A CORSAIR AIRCRAFT BEING WHEELED INTO THE LIFT ON THE HANGAR DECK OF THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER HMS GLORY TO GO UP TO THE FLIGHT DECK FOR TAKEOFF. CORSAIRS ..

AT SEA OFF RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-06. AUSTRALIAN AND JAPANESE STAFF OFFICERS IN CONFERENCE AFTER THE SURRENDER CEREMONY ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER HMS GLORY. THE SURRENDER OF ALL JAPANESE ..

AT SEA OFF RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-06. AUSTRALIAN, ROYAL NAVY AND NEW ZEALAND OFFICERS LINED UP ON THE FLIGHT DECK OF THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER HMS GLORY, WAITING FOR THE ARRIVAL OF GENERAL H. ..

CAPE WOM, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-29. CORPORAL V. JESSUP WELDING AT 110 BRIGADE WORKSHOP, CORPS OF AUSTRALIAN ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-07. AFTER THE JAPANESE SURRENDER, ALLIED PRISONERS, MOST OF THEM IN EMACINATED CONDITION, WERE PICKED UP AT RABAUL BY HMAS VENDETTA AND BROUGHT TO JACQUINOT BAY. ..

CAPE WOM, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-29. CRAFTSMAN W. DOWNS (1) AND CRAFTSMAN F. GASPARINI (2), AT WORK IN THE BLACKSMITH'S SHOP, 110 BRIGADE WORKSHOP, CORPS OF AUSTRALIAN ELECTRICAL AND ..

CAPE WOM, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-30. CRAFTSMAN R.F. GRIFFITHS, 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT WORKSHOP, CORPS OF AUSTRALIAN ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS, PUTTING THE FINISHING TOUCHES ON AN ..

CAPE WOM, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-30. THE TANK PARK AREA, 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT WORKSHOP, CORPS OF AUSTRALIAN ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS