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TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1945-03-12. UNIDENTIFIED MEMBERS OF THE 121ST SUPPLY DEPOT PLATOON, AUSTRALIAN ARMY SERVICE CORPS LOAD PETROL SUPPLIES FROM A 3 TON VEHICLE TO A DOUGLAS C47 ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1945-03-10. PRIVATE RASMUSSEN, 57/60TH INFANTRY BATTALION WATCHED BY COMPETITORS IN THE BACKGROUND, EXECUTES A DIVE DURING THE SWIMMING CARNIVAL CONDUCTED ..

BOSLEY FIELD, BOUGAINVILLE, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1945-03-15. VX111758 GUNNER J.E. RANN, PROGRAMME DIRECTOR, AUSTRALIAN ARMY BROADCASTING STATION, SELECTS RECORDINGS FOR THE EVENING PROGRAMME

BOSLEY FIELD, BOUGAINVILLE, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1945-03-15. AN AUDIENCE WATCHING THE AMATEUR PROGRAMME "STARS IN UNIFORM" CONDUCTED BY THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY BROADCASTING STATION

AITAPE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-03-16. A NO.19 MK 2 (AUSTRALIAN) WIRELESS SET HELD BY A TROOPER OF THE 2/4TH ARMOURED REGIMENT, AUSTRALIAN ARMOURED CORPS. THE SET DOES NOT FIT THE PRESENT BRITISH ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1945-03-14. THE CONGREGATION AT THE 2/1ST AUSTRALIAN GENERAL HOSPITAL CHAPEL DURING A CONFIRMATION SERVICE CONDUCTED BY VX91744 CHAPLAIN P.N.W. STRONG, ..

AITAPE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-03-16. A FULLERPHONE MK 4 (SPECIAL AUSTRALIAN PATTERN) SET USED IN LONG RANGE WORK FROM AN OPEN DUGOUT, OPERATED BY A MEMBER OF HEADQUARTERS 6TH DIVISION SIGNALS

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1945-03-14. NX234 CHAPLAIN F.O. HULME-MOIR, SENIOR CHAPLAIN, (CHURCH OF ENGLAND), 2ND AUSTRALIAN CORPS (2), ADVISING ONE OF THE MEMBERS OF THAT FORMATION, ..

AITAPE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-03-16. MEMBERS FROM HEADQUARTERS 6TH DIVISION SIGNALS. IN JUNGLE COUNTRY SHOWING STATION ON MOVE WITH THE FOLLOWING:- SET; POWER SUPPLY AND TWO BATTERIES; CHARGER AND ..

LABU, NEW GUINEA. 1944-12. THE ARMY VESSEL AB 394 BEING BEACHED AT THE 1ST WATERCRAFT WORKSHOP SECTION, AUSTRALIAN ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF A MOBILE CRANE AND ..

SALAMAUA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-04-24. VX13 LIEUTENANT- GENERAL S.G. SAVIGE, CB, CBE, DSO, MC, ED, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING NEW GUINEA FORCE (1), INSPECTS A PLATOON FROM A BATTALION OF THE 6TH ..

SALAMAUA AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-04-24. THE FRISCO RIVER. SAVIGE SPUR LIES IN THE DISTANCE