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MILNE BAY, NEW GUINEA, 1944-02-12. VX118282 PRIVATE W.R. ROSS, OF NO.1 PLATOON, 2/1ST FIELD BUTCHERY COMPANY, SHARPENING HIS KNIFE BEFORE SLAUGHTERING SHEEP

MILNE BAY, NEW GUINEA, 1944-01-11. A PORTION OF THE FLOCK OF SHEEP AT THE SLAUGHTER YARDS OF NO.1 PLATOON 2/1ST FIELD BUTCHERY COMPANY WITH MEMBERS OF THE UNIT MOUNTED IN THE BACKGROUND

MILNE BAY, NEW GUINEA, 1944-02-12. THE TWISTED REMAINS OF TWO JAPANESE BARGES MARKING ONE OF THEIR UNSUCCESSFUL ATTACKING POINTS IN 1942-08

MILNE BAY, NEW GUINEA, 1944-02-12. QX47082 PRIVATE E.S. WILBRAHAM (1) OF NO.1 PLATOON 2/1ST FIELD BUTCHERY COMPANY, SKINNING A SHEEP AT THE SLAUGHTER YARDS

MILNE BAY, NEW GUINEA, 1944-02-12. HEADQUARTERS MILNE BAY BASE SUB AREA VIEWED FROM THE OFFICER'S MESS DURING LATE AFTERNOON. THIS TYPE OF WEATHER WAS FAMILIAR TO MANY AUSTRALIANS WHO SERVED IN THE ..

FINSCHHAFEN, NEW GUINEA, 1944-01-31. VFX59385 SISTER L. RAE, AUSTRALIAN ARMY NURSING SERVICE (AANS), 2/3RD CASUALTY CLEARING STATION, EXAMINING THE CONTENTS OF A KEROSENE REFRIGERATOR WHICH USUALLY ..

PORT MORESBY, PAPUA, NEW GUINEA, 1944-01-14. CAPTAIN ROBIN WOOD (1) THE STATION SUPERVISOR OF THE AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING COMMISSION'S RADIO STATION 9PA, AT A MORNING PROGRAM CONFERENCE WITH ..

FINSCHHAFEN, NEW GUINEA, 1944-01-31. A BLOOD SAMPLE BEING TAKEN FROM THE THUMB OF NX59305 CORPORAL T. DAVIDSON AT THE 2/3RD CASUALTY CLEARING STATION TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE PATIENT IS SUFFERING ..

POM POM VALLEY, NEW GUINEA, 1944-02-16. OFFICERS AND MEN OF 2/27TH INFANTRY BATTALION, 21ST INFANTRY BRIGADE MARCHING PAST THE SALUTING BASE IN THEIR FAREWELL PARADE AT WHICH LIEUTENANT-GENERAL SIR ..

PORT MORESBY, PAPUA, NEW GUINEA, 1944-02-14. THE "9PA" AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING COMMISSION STATION, WITH ITS 90 FEET AERIAL MASTS NEARING COMPLETION ON THE RIDGE IN THE BACKGROUND

PORT MORESBY, PAPUAS, NEW GUINEA, 1944-01-31. GEOFFREY F. NORTON, RADIO ANNOUNCER AT 9PA, THE AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING COMMISSION'S NEW GUINEA REGIONAL STATION

PORT MORESBY, PAPUA, NEW GUINEA, 1944-02-14. CAPTAIN ROBIN WOOD, THE STATION SUPERVISOR AND OFFICER- IN- CHARGE OF "9PA" AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING COMMISSION BROADCASTING STATION