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MOEM, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-09-17. THE MOTOR TRANSPORT AREA IN THE CAMP SITE OF 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT DETACHMENT WITH 4 INFANTRY TROOOPS WORKSHOP

KARAWOP, NEW GUINEA, 1945-09-18. CAPTAIN J.R. THOMPSON (1) AND PRIVATE L.J. CLEARY (2), 2/6 CAVALRY COMMANDO REGIMENT, STANDING BESIDE THEIR DENTAL POST SIGN

KARAWOP, NEW GUINEA, 1945-09-18. STAFF-SERGEANT A.R. ANDERSTON (1) AND TROOPER H. HINDLE (2), MEMBERS OF 2/6 CAVALRY COMMANDO REGIMENT EDUCATION SECTION, HELPING THEMSELVES TO FOOD

MOEM, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-09-17. CRAFTSMAN C.W. BRINGOLF, 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT DETACHMENT WITH 4 INFANTRY TROOPS WORKSHOP, SITTING ON CHOPPED WOOD LOOKING AT THE REMAINING PILE

BUKA ISLAND, BOUGAINVILLE AREA, 1945-09-19. LIEUTENANT W.W. ROWED, OFFFICIAL WAR ARTIST, MAKING A PENCIL SKETCH OF JAPANESE NAVAL OFFICER. THE ARTIST ACCOMPANIED THE AUSTRALIAN SURRENDER PARTY FROM ..

KARAWOP, NEW GUINEA, 1945-09-18. SERGEANT H.J. HODGE (1), WARRANT OFFICER 1 F.A.H. MCKENZIE (2) AND SERGEANT A. WELLS (3), MEMBERS OF 2/6 CAVALRY COMMANDO REGIMENT EDUCATION SECTION, SEATED IN ..

BONIS PENINSULA, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-09-19. CAPTAIN C. SLATTERY, AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT REPRESENTATIVE WITH THE AUSTRALIAN SURRENDER PARTY FROM HQ 2 CORPS, ADDRESSING NATIVE ..

SORAKEN, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-09-17. MEMBERS OF 8 INFANTRY BATTALION WATCHING A JAPANESE WORKING PARTY LOADING RATIONS ONTO JAPANESE BARGES FOR TRANSPORT AND DISTRIBUTION TO JAPANESE TROOPS IN THE ..

KAVIENG, NEW IRELAND. 1945-10-26. AN AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT ADMINISTRATIVE HEADQUARTERS IS BEING SET UP AT KAVIENG WITH CAPTAIN F.N.W. SHAND, AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE ..

BUKA ISLAND, BOUGAINVILLE AREA, 1945-09-19. JAPANESE NAVAL TROOPS LISTING AND PLACING NAME TAGS ON THE SWORDS OF JAPANESE OFFICERS IN PREPARATION FOR THEIR COLLECTION BY AUSTRALIAN SURRENDER PARTY ..

MOEM, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-09-17. THE REBURIAL SERVICE CONDUCTED BY CHAPLAIN S. COWEN, HQ 6 DIVISION (3), AT THE AIF WAR CEMETERY, FOR THREE AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS OF THE Z SPECIAL FORCE WHOSE ..

RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-14. CORPORAL D. HAMILL, 11 DIVISION PROVOST COMPANY, STANDING OUTSIDE A JAPANESE SENTRY BOX AT AN INTERSECTION IN RABAUL TOWNSHIP. TROOPS OF 4 INFANTRY BRIGADE ARE ..