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CAIRNS, QLD. 1944-10-30. TROOPS OF HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, 2/4 INFANTRY BATTALION, MOVING ALONG THE WHARF DURING EMBARKATION FOR NEW GUINEA ABOARD THE TROOPSHIP USS MEXICO. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- ..

MENADO, CELEBES. 1945-09-15. MINORY YANAI, JAPANESE CIVIL ADMINISTRATOR AND OFFICER IN CHARGE OF JAPANESE COLONISATION IN THE AREA, A SUSPECTED WAR CRIMINAL, ABOARD THE RAN VESSEL HMAS GLENELG FOR ..

CAIRNS, QLD. 1944-10-30. PRIVATE ROSS, A COMPANY, 2/4 INFANTRY BATTALION, LADEN WITH TROPICAL GEAR, ON THE WHARF DURING EMBARKATION FOR NEW GUINEA ABOARD THE TROOPSHIP USS MEXICO

CAIRNS, QLD. 1944-10-30. HEAVILY LADEN TROOPS OF THE 2/4 INFANTRY BATTALION MOVING ABOARD THE TROOPSHIP USS MEXICO DURING THE MOVEMENT TO NEW GUINEA OF ELEMENTS OF 6 DIVISION

AT SEA. 1944-10-27. DRIVER J.C. POCOCK (1), AND DVR J.W. STRANGE, MILITARY HISTORY SECTION (2), PEEL POTATOES ABOARD THE LIBERTY SHIP SS JAMES OLIVER DURING MOVEMENT TO NEW GUINEA

CAIRNS, QLD. 1944-10-28. LANCE-CORPORAL K.J.F. BREARLEY (1), WARRANT OFFICER II, F. DUE (2), AND L/CPL C.C.B. WARREN (3), MEMBERS OF A FIELD SECURITY SECTION, HEADQUARTERS S6 DIVISION, ABOUT TO GO ..

TOWNSVILLE, QLD. 1944-10-18. JEEPS OF FIRST ARMY AT THE MARSHALLING YARD AWAITING EMBARKATION TO NEW GUINEA ABOARD THE LIBERTY SHIP SS JAMES OLIVER

CAIRNS, QLD. 1944-10-30. TROOPS OF A COMPANY, 2/4 INFANTRY BATTALION, BOARDING THE TROOPSHIP USS MEXICO FOR EMBARKATION OF ELEMENTS OF 6 DIVISION FOR NEW GUINEA

CAIRNS, QLD. 1944-10-10. THE VEHICLE PARK AT HEADQUARTERS FIRST ARMY. THE PARK WAS CREATED DURING THE MOVEMENT OF FIRST ARMY FROM MAREEBA TO LAE VIA CAIRNS AND TOWNSVILLE

TOWNSVILLE, QLD. 1944-10-18. ELECTRIC CRANES LOADING STAFF CARS OF FIRST ARMY INTO HOLDS ABOARD THE LIBERTY SHIP SS JAMES OLIVER DURING EMBARKATION TO LAE, NEW GUINEA

LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-11-06. CORPORAL E.M. BIRCHALL (3), OPERATING THE X-RAY PLANE TO PHOTOGRAPH A HAND INJURY ON A PATIENT AT THE 2/7 GENERAL HOSPITAL. AMONG OTHER DUTIES, AUSTRALIAN ARMY ..

LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-11-06. PRIVATE F.E. TATE, AUSTRALIAN ARMY MEDICAL WOMEN'S SERVICE, AT 2/7 GENERAL HOSPITAL LACING HER JUNGLE BOOTS. REMARKABLE INGENUITY IN THE IMPROVISATION OF SLEEPING ..