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BOUGAINVILLE, PURIATA RIVER. 23RD MARCH, 1945. NX72249 CAPTAIN G.M. BRODIE, 11TH FIELD AMBULANCE, AUSTRALIAN ARMY MEDICAL CORPS (1), IMMUNISING A PICCANINNY, (HELD BY MOTHER), AGAINST YAWS. THE ..

KAKAKOG, NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-27. NATIVE LABOURERS WORKING UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT, CONSTRUCT A VERANDAH TO ONE OF THE HUTS

TOKO-BARARA ROAD, BOUGAINVILLE, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1945-03-28. TROOPS OF THE 15TH FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, USE A BULLDOZER TO FILL A TRUCK FROM A "CHINAMAN" CONTAINING TOP DRESSING ..

SONG RIVER, NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-27. A BOGGED AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT "BLITZ BUGGY" CARRYING A MILITARY HISTORY PHOTOGRAPHER RECEIVES A PUSH FROM A UNITED STATES ARMY TRUCK DURING ..

NADZAB, NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-26. A P-40 CURTISS KITTYHAWK AIRCRAFT AT NO. 4 TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE, UNDER MINOR INSPECTION. THESE OVERHAULS ARE CARRIED OUT AT ..

NADZAB, NEW GUINEA. 1044-06-26. GROUND CREW AT NO. 4 TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON, ROYAL AUSTRALIA AIR FORCE, OVERHAULING A P.38 ALLISON ENGINE

SATTELBERG, NEW GUINEA. 1944-07-06. THE SEA FROM A LOCATION NEAR THE SUMMIT OF SATTELBERG. THE PHOTOGRAPH WAS TAKEN FOR USE BY VX76415 LIEUTENANT R.B. EWERS, OFFICIAL WAR ARTIST, MILITARY HISTORY ..

SATTELBERG, NEW GUINEA. 1944-07-06. THE COASTLINE NEAR THE SATTELBERG AREA. THE PHOTOGRAPH WAS TAKEN FOR USE BY VX76415 LIEUTENANT R.B. EWERS, OFFICIAL WAR ARTIST, MILITARY HISTORY SECTION

FINSCHHAFEN, NEW GUINEA. 1944-07-02. THE EXTERIOR OF THE MISSION SCHOOL SITUATED AT THE TOP OF SATTELBERG

SATTELBERG, NEW GUINEA. 1944-07-06. THE TRACK DURING THE CLIMB TO THE SUMMIT OF SATTELBERG. THE PHOTOGRAPH WAS TAKEN FOR USE BY VX76415 LIEUTENANT R.B. EWERS, OFFICIAL WAR ARTIST, MILITARY HISTORY ..

SATTELBERG, NEW GUINEA. 1944-07-06. THE COASTLINE NEAR THE SATTELBERG AREA. THE PHOTOGRAPH WAS TAKEN FOR USE BY VX76415 LIEUTENANT R.B. EWERS, OFFICIAL WAR ARTIST, MILITARY HISTORY SECTION

SCARLET BEACH, NEW GUINEA. 1944-07-04. AN ABANDONED JAPANESE INVASION BARGE. AUSTRALIAN SERVICEMEN RE-CUPERATE IN THE BACKGROUND. NOTE THE DESCRIPTIVE TABLET PROPPED AGAINST THE BARGE