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PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-06. AT THE FAREWELL DINNER, HELD AT HEADQUARTERS, NEW GUINEA FORCE, GIVEN TO NX363 LIEUTENANT GENERAL SIR IVEN MACKAY, KBE, CMG, DSO, VD., TO CELEBRATE HIS ..

12 MILE, LALOKI RIVER, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-15. SPRAY IRRIGATION SYSTEM IN OPERATION AT A FARM OF THE 3RD AUSTRALIAN FARM COMPANY, AUSTRALIAN ARMY SERVICE CORPS

17 MILE, LALOKI RIVER, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-22. UNIT VEHICLE COLLECTING CORDIALS AT THE FACTORY ESTABLISHED AND OPERATED BY THE AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE CANTEEN SERVICES ATTACHED TO HEADQUARTERS, NEW ..

PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-06. AT THE FAREWELL DINNER, HELD AT HEADQUARTERS, NEW GUINEA FORCE, GIVEN TO NX363 LIEUTENANT GENERAL SIR IVEN MACKAY, KBE, CMG, DSO, VD., TO CELEBRATE HIS ..

17 MILE, LALOKI RIVER, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-22. S60128 PRIVATE G. SCHMIDT CHECKING BOTTLES FOR CLEANLINESS, AS THEY ARE REMOVED FROM THE BOTTLE WASHING MACHINE AT THE CORDIAL FACTORY ESTABLISHED AND ..

DUMPU, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-25. NEAT WHITE CROSSES MARK THE GRAVES OF MEN WHO FELL IN THE MARKHAM AND RAMU VALLEY CAMPAIGNS. THE CEMETERY WILL ALSO BE THE BURIAL PLACE OF ALL MEN KILLED BETWEEN ..

SOGERI, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-20. STAFF PERSONNEL OF THE SCHOOL OF SIGNALS, NEW GUINEA FORCE WORKING AT THE UNIT SAWMILL. ALL TIMBER USED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BARRACKS AND OTHER BUILDINGS IS ..

KETOBA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-29. VX104114 CHAPLAIN G.T SAMBELL (CHURCH OF ENGLAND) (1); UNIT PADRE OF THE 57/60TH INFANTRY BATTALION CONDUCTING AN IMPROMPTU PRAYER MEETING ON THE TRAIL NEAR BOKU ..

SOGERI, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-20. A MEMBER OF THE STAFF OF THE SCHOOL OF SIGNALS, NEW GUINEA FORCE FALLING A TREE WHICH WILL THEN BE HAULED TO THE UNIT SAWMILL AND CUT INTO BOARDS

SATTELBERG AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-17. TROOPS OF THE 2/48TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION READY TO MOVE OVER THE TOP TO ATTACK JAPANESE POSITIONS AT SATTELBERG

SONG RIVER, FINSCHHAFEN AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-03-26. FINSCHHAFEN BOYS DANCING DURING A NATIVE SING-SING IN THE AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT COMPOUND TO CELEBRATE THE RE OCCUPATION OF ..

SATTELBERG AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-17. TROOPS OF THE 2/48TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION MOVING THROUGH THICK TROPICAL UNDERGROWTH BEHIND AN ADVANCING TANK OF THE 1ST AUSTRALIAN ARMY TANK ..