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RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-20. A REFRIGERATOR BARGE AND AN ARMY TUG IN SIMPSON HARBOUR SEEN FROM THE ANDREW BRISCOE, THE FIRST VICTORY SHIP TO REACH RABAUL WITH SUPPLIES

TUNNEL HILL ROAD, RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-20. A GENERAL VIEW OF THE QUARTERMASTER AREA, 22 INFANTRY BATTALION. FOLLOWING THE SURRENDER OF THE JAPANESE TROOPS OF 4 INFANTRY BRIGADE NOW OCCUPY ..

RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-23. LIEUTENANT COLONEL F. COX, COMMANDING OFFICER 11 DIVISION SIGNALS, CONFERRING WITH HIS ADJUTANT CAPTAIN L.D. MEARES, THE COMMAND GROUP, 11 DIVISION SIGNALS

BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-09-26. ARTILLERY HILL, WHICH IS NOW OCCUPIED BY 3 DIVISION TROOPS. THE HILL SHOWS SIGNS OF DEVASTATION FROM ALLIED ATTACKS

MOUNT SHIBURANGU, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-09-21. LANCE CORPORAL N. RYAN, HEADQUARTERS 6 DIVISION, AT A CONTROLLING POINT AT MAKOW ON THE TOP OF MOUNT SHIBURANGU, CHECKING OVER THE PERSONAL ..

BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-09-26. THE ROAD LEADING TO THE TOP OF ARTILLERY HILL WHICH IS NOW OCCUPIED BY 3 DIVISION TROOPS. THE HILLS SHOWS SIGNS OF DEVASTATION FROM ALLIED ATTACKS

MOUNT SHIBURANGU, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-09-21. THE FIRST GROUP OF JAPANESE SOLDIERS FROM 18 JAPANESE ARMY APPROACHING THE ASSEMBLY POINT AT MAKOW ON TOP OF MOUNT SHIBURANGU WHERE THEIR GEAR ..

BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-09-26. THE ROAD LEADING TO THE TOP OF ARTILLERY HILL WHICH IS NOW OCCUPIED BY 3 DIVISION TROOPS. THE HILL SHOWS SIGNS OF DEVASTATION FROM ALLIED ATTACKS

MOUNT SHIBURANGU, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-09-21. LIEUTENANT K.F.D. DOWE, HEADQUARTERS 6 DIVISION AT A CONTROLLING POINT AT MAKOW ON THE TOP OF MOUNT SHIBURANGU. AT THIS POINT JAPANESE SOLDIERS ..

BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-09-26. A JEEP COMES DOWN FROM THE NUMA NUMA TRAIL ON A TRAMWAY CONSTRUCTED BY ENGINEERS OF 23 FIELD COMPANY ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS

MOUNT SHIBURANGU, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-09-21. TROOPS OF 18 JAPANESE ARMY, AT A CONTROLLING POINT AT MAKOW ON THE TOP OF MOUNT SHIBURANGU, PACKING THEIR EQUIPMENT AFTER IT HAS BEEN SEARCHED ..

BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-09-26. JAPANESE SOLDIERS, UNDER THE CONTROL OF 3 DIVISION TROOPS, MARCHING OVER THE NUMA NUMA TRAIL TO THE PRISONER OF WAR COMPOUND ON THE CHOP CHOP TRAIL NEAR TOROKINA