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TOWNSVILLE, QLD. 1944-10-18. FIRST ARMY TRANSPORT VEHICLES BEING LOADED ABOARD THE LIBERTY SHIP SS JAMES OLIVER DURING EMBARKATION TO LAE, NEW GUINEA

LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-11-06. MISS D. MERRY, YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION WELFARE OFFICER (1), PROVIDING FREE LESSONS AT THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY MEDICAL WOMEN'S SERVICE REST HUT, 2/7 GENERAL ..

MILILAT, NEW GUINEA.1944-10-12. AN ARTIST AT HQ 4 ARMOURED BRIGADE WORKING ON THE PAINTING OF A BOGGED TANK

MADANG, NEW GUINEA. 1944-10-12. THE FRONT VIEW OF A CHURCHILL VII TANK TRACK SHOWING MUD COLLECTED DURING A TEST RUN AT HQ 4 ARMOURED BRIGADE

MILILAT, NEW GUINEA. 1944-10. THE OTHER RANKS' MESS, HQ 4 ARMOURED BRIGADE

MADANG, NEW GUINEA. 1944-10-12. A SHERMAN M4A2 MEDIUM TANK MOVING INTO A CREEK CROSSING DURING TESTS CONDUCTED AT HQ 4 ARMOURED BRIGADE

MADANG, NEW GUINEA. 1944-10-12. A SHERMAN M4A1 EQUIPPED WITH FLAT RUBBER TRACKS WITH GROUSERS, SUCCESSFULLY NEGOTIATING A TRACK IN WHICH TWO MATILDA TANKS HAD BEEN BOGGED DURING TESTS CONDUCTED AT ..

MADANG, NEW GUINEA. 1944-10-12. TRACKS MADE BY A CHURCHILL V TANK DURING TESTS CONDUCTED AT HQ 4 ARMOURED BRIGADE. ACTUAL SIZE IS INDICATED BY THE FIGURE IN THE FOREGROUND

MADANG, NEW GUINEA. 1944-10-12. THE NO. 19M2 SET FROM BELOW INDICATING THE POWER UNIT AND RECEIVER. THE SET IS USED IN SHERMAN TANKS ENGAGED IN TESTS AT HQ 4 ARMOURED BRIGADE

MADANG, NEW GUINEA. 1944-10-12. BRANCHES PROTRUDING FROM THE TRACK OF A CHURCHILL VII TANK COLLECTED WHILE NEGOTIATING UNDERGROWTH DURING TESTS CONDUCTED AT HQ 4 ARMOURED BRIGADE

A Churchill IV tank sliding on a rock face at the end of Course no. 1 during tests conducted at HQ 4 Armoured Brigade

MADANG, NEW GUINEA. 1944-10-12. THE TRACK SUCCESSFULLY NEGOTIATED BY A SHERMAN M4A2 MEDIUM TANK SHOWING THE SECTION (MID FOREGROUND) OVER WHICH THE TANK HAD DRAGGED. THE TESTS WERE CONDUCTED AT HQ ..