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MILNE BAY, PAPUA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-03. A BULLDOZER PUSHING SOIL TO FORM A 'BUND', A PROTECTIVE WALL IN CASE OF LEAKAGE, AROUND A 500,000 GALLON OIL TANK AT THE 2ND BULK PETROLEUM STORAGE COMPANY

BORAM BEACH, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-13. THE FIRST BATCH OF TROOPS TO LEAVE THE WEWAK AREA UNDER THE PRIORITY DEMOBILISATION SCHEME WERE MEMBERS OF 6 DIVISION. SHOWN, TROOPS MOVING ONTO THE LANDING ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-02. MEMBERS OF THE 47TH INFANTRY BATTALION ON PARADE DURING THE PRESENTATION OF MEDALS TO MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL PAPUAN CONSTABULARY BY MAJOR GENERAL B.M. MORRIS, DSO, ..

BIAMU, ORO BAY, NEW GUINEA. 1942-11-11. UNITED STATES STORES AND EQUIPMENT BEING UNLOADED FROM NATIVE CANOES AT BIAMU VILLAGE

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-04-08. SENATOR J.M. FRASER, ACTING MINISTER FOR THE ARMY, ACCOMPANIED BY LIEUTENANT GENERAL J. NORTHCOTT, CHIEF OF THE GENERAL STAFF, AND MR F.R. SINCLAIR, ..

KAHILI, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-09-30. JAPANESE TROOPS LINED UP TO RECEIVE NUMBERED IDENTITY DISCS BEFORE BEING MOVED TO THE CONCENTRATION AREA ON FAURO ISLAND. JAPANESE OFFICERS CHECKED THE ROLLS AND ..

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-07. AFTER THE JAPANESE SURRENDER, ALLIED PRISONERS, MOST OF THEM IN EMACIATED CONDITION, WERE PICKED UP AT RABAUL BY HMAS VENDETTA AND BROUGHT TO JACQUINOT BAY. ..

BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-23. PERSONNEL OF A COMPANY, PAPUAN INFANTRY BATTALION, MARCHING FROM FREDDIE BEACH, SORAKEN, TO THE PARADE GROUND, FOR AN INSPECTION BY BRIGADIER J.R. STEVENSON, COMMANDER 11 ..

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-07. FOLLOWING THE SURRENDER OF JAPANESE FORCES IN THE SOUTH WEST PACIFIC AREA, STAFF OFFICERS, ROYAL NEW ZEALAND AIR FORCE OFFICERS AND ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY ..

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-07. AFTER THE JAPANESE SURRENDER, ALLIED PRISONERS, MOST OF THEM IN EMACIATED CONDITION, WERE PICKED UP AT RABAUL BY HMAS VENDETTA AND BROUGHT TO JACQUINOT BAY. ..

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-07. AFTER THE JAPANESE SURRENDER, ALLIED PRISONERS, MOST OF THEM IN EMACIATED CONDITION, WERE PICKED UP AT RABAUL BY HMAS VENDETTA AND BROUGHT TO JACQUINOT BAY. ..

MILNE BAY, PAPUA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-01. MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL PAPUAN CONSTABULARY IN THE SAMARAI DISTRICT MARCHING WITH RIFLES AT THE SLOPE DURING A PARADE