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BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-09-17. THE JAPANESE ESCORT BARGE IN NUMA NUMA HARBOUR PASSING A CANOE BEING PADDLED BY TWO JAPANESE. THE BARGE IS NOW RETURNING TO SHORE TO COLLECT THE JAPANESE COMMANDER AFTER ..

BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-09-18. MAJOR GENERAL K. KIJIMA, WITH LIEUTENANT H.J. JENKINS, CAPTAIN W. DAVIES AND LIEUTENANT COLONEL W. RUSSELL, MEMBERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN SURRENDER PARTY ABOARD THE DEBORAH. ..

KAHILI, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-09-10. MEMBERS OF HEADQUARTERS 2 CORPS UNSTRAPPING THE "STORPEDOES" (STORES IN TORPEDO SHAPED CONTAINERS) WHICH HAVE BEEN DROPPED BY PARACHUTE ON THE KAHILI AIRSTRIP FOR ..

BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-09-17. THE JAPANESE ESCORT BARGE IN NUMA NUMA HARBOUR WHICH WILL MEET THE VESSEL CARRYING THE SURRENDER COMMISSIONER AND PARTY FROM HEADQUARTERS 2 CORPS, AND ESCORT THEM INTO THE ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-09-23. JAPANESE TROOPS FROM NAURU ISLAND DIGGING DRAINS UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF TROOPS OF 9TH INFANTRY BATTALION, AT THE CHOP CHOP TRAIL CONCENTRATION CAMP. THE ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-09-24. MAJOR GENERAL W. BRIDGEFORD, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 3 DIVISION, PRESENTING CAPTAIN E.M. GRIFF WITH THE MILITARY CROSS DURING PRESENTATION OF AWARDS AND MARCH ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-09-23. JAPANESE NAVAL TROOPS CARRYING PERSONAL GEAR ON A 10-MILE MARCH FROM THE BUKA AREA ESCORTED BY TROOPS OF 27 INFANTRY BATTALION. THE JAPANESE WERE HANDED OVER TO ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-09-23. JAPANESE NAVAL TROOPS WHO HAVE JUST FINISHED A 10-MILE MARCH FROM THE BUKA AREA, ESCORTED BY TROOPS OF 27 INFANTRY BATTALION, MARCHING ALONG A ROAD IN THE ..

BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-09-23. A PARTY OF BADLY CLAD, ILL FED JAPANESE WHO WERE THE PACE MAKERS FOR A 10 MILE MARCH FROM THE BUKA AREA TO A CONCENTRATION CAMP. THEY WERE ESCORTED BY TROOPS OF 27 ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-09-24. MAJOR GENERAL W. BRIDGEFORD, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 3 DIVISION, PINNING THE MILITARY MEDAL ON PRIVATE L. YAURIE, AT A PRESENTATION OF AWARDS AND MARCH PAST ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-09-24. MAJOR GENERAL W. BRIDGEFORD GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 3 DIVISION, PRESENTING CAPTAIN W.H. SCOTT WITH THE MILITARY CROSS DURING PRESENTATION OF AWARDS AND MARCH ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-09-23. JAPANESE NAVAL TROOPS WHO CRACKED UP ON THE 10-MILE MARCH FROM THE BUKA AREA, RECEIVING MEDICAL ATTENTION FROM MEDICAL ORDERLIES OF 27 INFANTRY BATTALION, IN A ..