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BONIS PENINSULA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-09-15. DURING SURRENDER DISCUSSIONS AT JAPANESE NAVAL HEADQUARTERS, BONIS PENINSULA, THE AUSTRALIAN SURRENDER PARTY, MEMBERS OF HEADQUARTERS 2 CORPS, MOVED ..

CAPE WOM, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-09-15. PRIVATE J.D. ROCHE (1), GIVING PRIVATE D.D. D'ARCY (2) A HAIRCUT AT HEADQUARTERS 6 DIVISION

CAPE WOM, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-09-15. PRIVATE D. SWAN (1) AND STAFF SERGEANT C. SPIERS (2), MEMBERS OF HEADQUARTERS 6 DIVISION, MAKING A STOCK CHECK ON CLOTHING IN THE QUARTERMASTER'S STORE

BONIS PENINSULA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-09-15. THE CAMP AREA AT THE JAPANESE HAVAL HEADQUARTERS, BONIS PENINSULA. THE HEADQUARTERS ARE SET UP IN COCONUT PLANTATIONS. AN AUSTRALIAN SURRENDER PARTY, ..

BONIS PENINSULA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-09-15. JAPANESE NAVAL TROOPS PREPARING FRESH VEGETABLES FOR COOKING AT THE JAPANESE NAVAL HEADQUARTERS, BONIS PENINSULA. THE HEADQUARTERS ARE SET UP IN COCONUT ..

BONIS PENINSULA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-09-15. LIVING QUARTERS OF THE NAVAL COMMANDER, AT THE JAPANESE NAVAL HEADQUARTERS, BONIS PENINSULA. THE HOUSE FRONT IS BUILT OFF THE CLIFF FACE AND ACCOMMODATION ..

CAPE WOM, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-09-15. PRIVATE H. STILLMAN, HYGIENE PLATOON, HEADQUARTERS 6 DIVISION, SPRAYING ANTI-MALARIA FLUID AROUND THE KITCHEN REFUSE TINS. HE ALSO SPRAYS ANY WATER ..

RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-09-11. TROOPS OF C COMPANY, 37/52 INFANTRY BATTALION, TAKE A TEA BREAK FROM THEIR DUTIES DURING EARLY STAGES OF THE OCCUPATION OF RABAUL BY 4 INFANTRY BRIGADE AFTER THE ..

RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-09-13. A GROUP OF OFFICERS AT 4 FIELD AMBULANCE. THE UNIT WAS ESTABLISHED AT RABAUL PRIMARILY TO CATER FOR THE MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS OF INDIAN SERVICEMEN RELEASED FROM ..

RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-09-13. MAJOR A.J. BARNETT, MEDICAL OFFICER, 4 FIELD AMBULANCE, EXAMINES AN INDIAN SERVICEMAN PATIENT. THE MAN WAS ONE OF THOSE LIBERATED FROM THE JAPANESE FOLLOWING THE ..

RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-09-13. A GROUP OF MEMBERS OF 4 FIELD REGIMENT ENJOY A TEA BREAK AFTER WORKING AT PRESSURE TO ESTABLISH URGENTLY REQUIRED HOSPITAL FACILITIES TO RECEIVE A LARGE INTAKE OF ..

RABAUL AREA, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-13. CHINESE CIVILIANS, INTERNED BY THE JAPANESE AT A CAMP 15 MILES WEST OF RABAUL, WERE CONTACTED BY A PARTY OF AUSTRALIAN ARMY AND RED CROSS OFFICIALS SOON AFTER ..