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KETOBA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-29. MEMBERS OF THE 57/60TH INFANTRY BATTALION CROSSING A STREAM BEFORE MOVING INTO ACTION AGAINST THE JAPANESE

FINSCHHAFEN AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-09. PARTIALLY MADE ROAD FROM LANGEMAK BAY TO DREGER HARBOUR WHICH RUNS PARALLEL WITH THE EASTERN END OF THE NEW BOMBER AIRSTRIP, BEING BUILT JOINTLY BY THE ..

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 ..

POM POM VALLEY, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-27. CLOSE UP OF THE GUARD OF THE 2/10TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION, CHAMPION GUARD OF THE 18TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE PARADING FOR THE TAKING OF A ..

RAMU VALLEY, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-26. A LIGHT 25 POUNDER GUN OF NO. 8 BATTERY, 2/4TH AUSTRALIAN FIELD REGIMENT BEING HAULED ACROSS THE EVAPIA RIVER IN THE KESAWAI AREA

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 ..

SONG RIVER, FINSCHHAFEN AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-03-26. MARKHAM RIVER BOYS DANCING AROUND A TOTEM POLE DURING A NATIVE SING-SING IN THE AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT COMPOUND TO CELEBRATE ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-03-25. ONE OF ADJOINING PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWING THE INTELLIGENCE BRANCH, G BRANCH, CAMP COMMANDANT'S CLERK'S OFFICE, CAMP COMMANDANT'S OFFICE, ASSISTANT ADJUTANT AND QUARTER ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA, 1944-03-27. ONE OF A SERIES OF PHOTOGRAPHS VIEWING THE WHARVES, SHIPPING, NEW ROADS, BUILDINGS AND THE AIRSTRIP WITH SALAMAUA POINT IN THE BACKGROUND. (JOINS WITH PHOTOGRAPHS ..

NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-20. THE GUARD OF THE 2/9TH. AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION BEING INSPECTED DURING THE BRIGADE GUARD MOUNTING CHAMPIONSHIPS AT THE 18TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE SPORTS MEETING ..

DONADABU AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-30. THE OBJECTIVE, WREATHED IN SMOKE FROM EXPLODING 25-POUNDER SHELLS PRIOR TO THE ATTACK BY THE INFANTRY DURING A COMBINED EXERCISE BY THE 2/10TH AUSTRALIAN ..

FINSCHHAFEN AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-04. TROOPS OF THE 2/3RD AUSTRALIAN FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS SAWING COCONUT LOGS TO BE USED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF CULVERTS ON THE NEW SCARLET ..