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CAPE WOM, NEW GUINEA, 1945-09-13. LIEUTENANT GENERAL H. ADACHI, COMMANDER 18 JAPANESE ARMY IN NEW GUINEA, FORMALLY SURRENDERED TO MAJOR GENERAL H.C.H. ROBERTSON, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 6 ..

BLANCHE BAY, RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-10. A VIEW OF MATUPI CRATER TAKEN FROM ONE OF THE SHIPS OF THE CONVOY ENTERING SIMPSON HARBOUR FOR THE OCCUPATION OF THE RABAUL AREA, FOLLOWING THE ..

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-09. TROOPS OF 37/52 INFANTRY BATTALION, WAITING TO EMBARK ON BARGES TO GO OUT TO HMAS MANOORA. THE MANOORA CARRIED TROOPS FOR THE OCCUPATION OF THE RABAUL AREA, ..

MUSCHU ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. 1945-09-11. IMPROVISED PRIMITIVELY CONSTRUCTED PACKS MADE BY JAPANESE TROOPS TO CARRY STORES AND PERSONAL GEAR. THE AREA IS NOW OCCUPIED BY HEADQUARTERS 6 DIVISION. THE ..

MUSCHU ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. 1945-09-11. MUSCHU ISLAND NATIVES LOADED ON AUSTRALIAN BARGES WAITING TO BE TRANSFERRED TO THE NEW GUINEA MAINLAND, WHERE THEY WILL BE REHABILITATED BY THE AUSTRALIAN NEW ..

MUSCHU ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. 1945-09-11. JAPANESE SOLDIERS STACKING STORES FOR THE BUILDING OF HOSPITAL WARDS. THIS FOLLOWED THE SURRENDER OF THE ISLAND BY REAR-ADMIRAL SATO TO MAJOR GENERAL ..

MUSCHU ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. 1945-09-10. MEDICAL OFFICERS OF 6 DIVISION, ACCOMPANIED BY THE JAPANESE COMMANDER, WALKING THROUGH THE JAPANESE RANKS, LOOKING OUT FOR ANY CONSPICUOUS CASES OF DISEASE ..

MUSCHU ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. 1945-09-10. COLONEL N.H. SAXBY, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL SERVICES 6 DIVISION AND T/SERGEANT E.J. OKAZAKI, US INTERPRETER, DISCUSSING ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEDICAL PARADE ..

MUSCHU ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. 1945-09-11. GROUP OF JAPANESE SOLDIERS HAVING THEIR MID-DAY MEAL. THE ISLAND IS NOW OCCUPIED BY HEADQUARTERS 6 DIVISION AND THE JAPANESE ARE ENGAGED ON BUILDING HOSPITAL ..

BRANDI, NEW GUINEA, 1945-09-07. A GENERAL VIEW OF 35 INFANTRY BATTALION CAMP AREA, VIEWED THROUGH THE WHEELS OF A JAPANESE TROLLEY

BRANDI, NEW GUINEA, 1945-09-07. PRIVATE G.S. BOWRING, 35 INFANTRY BATTALION, WASHING HIS TOWEL THE EASY WAY

BRANDI, NEW GUINEA, 1945-09-07. CORPORAL C.H. SEDGWICK, 35 INFANTRY BATTALION, LOOKING DOWN FROM THE BLOT ONTO THE JAPANESE PERIMETER, KEEPING WATCH FOR STRAY JAPANESE