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RAMU VALLEY, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-01. MEMBERS OF THE 7TH DIVISION CONCERT PARTY IN THEIR JEEP AND TRAILER

FARIA RIVER, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-20. MITCHELL BOMBERS MOVING INTO ATTACK JAPANESE POSITIONS ACROSS MAIN CREEK

LAKE ROAD, FINISTERRE RANGES, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-21. A SECTION OF LAKE ROAD IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE FINISTERRE RANGES WHICH WAS BUILT BY THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEER UNITS OF THE 7TH AUSTRALIAN ..

SOUTHPORT, QLD. 1944-01-18. MATILDA AND GENERAL GRANT TANKS OF THE 4TH ARMOURED BRIGADE FIRING SMALL CALIBRE WEAPONS DURING A DEMONSTRATION STAGED FOR A CONTINGENT OF NEW GUINEA POLICE BOYS WHO ARE ..

SHAGGY RIDGE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-20. NATIVE CARRIERS ARRIVING AT THE RIDGE WITH RATIONS AND AMMUNITION FOR THE 2/9TH INFANTRY BATTALION BEING ESCORTED BY QX31266 PRIVATE J. E. MARTIN

DUMPU, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-11. THE CENTRAL WIRELESS TELEPHONE RECEIVING HUT OF THE 7TH DIVISION SIGNALS, SHOWING THE ARRANGEMENT OF THE NO. 4 AUSTRALIAN RECEIVERS

KUBA LAKE, RAMU VALLEY, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-25. NX141901 LIEUTENANT D. W. THOMAS WINNING THE 150 YARDS EVENT AT THE CHRISTMAS CARNIVAL AND REGATTA ORGANISED BY MEMBERS OF THE 2/14TH INFANTRY ..

RAMU VALLEY, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-15. MEMBERS OF THE ORDERLY ROOM STAFF OF HEADQUARTERS 15TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE: VX87593 PRIVATE R. E. MARRIOTT (1); V43407 PRIVATE ..

FARIA RIVER, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-20. MITCHELL BOMBERS MOVING INTO ATTACK JAPANESE POSITIONS ACROSS MAIN CREEK

KUBA LAKE, RAMU VALLEY, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-25. VX66633 PRIVATE N. COBBY COMPETING IN THE DIVING CONTEST AT THE CHRISTMAS CARNIVAL AND REGATTA ORGANISED BY MEMBERS OF THE 2/14TH INFANTRY BATTALION, ..

FARIA RIVER, RAMU VALLEY, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-18. MEMBERS OF NO. 7 BATTERY, 2/4TH FIELD REGIMENT WADING THROUGH THE FAST FLOWING FARIA RIVER ON THEIR WAY TO FORWARD POSITIONS

BOMANA WAR CEMETERY, PAPUA, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-29. CLOSE UP OF THE GRAVE OF PENDIL A. RAYNER, AN AUSTRALIAN WAR CORRESPONDENT WHO WAS KILLED IN AN AIRCRAFT CRASH, SHOWING FUNERAL PARTY FROM THE ..