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BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-09-28. ENGINES FROM WRECKED JAPANESE AIRCRAFT LINE THE ROAD TO KAHILI AIRSTRIP. THE JAPANESE ARMY AND NAVY HEADQUARTERS ARE LOCATED IN THIS AREA

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-04. BRIGADIER P.S. MCGRATH, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF SUPPLY AND TRANSPORT, HEADQUARTERS FIRST ARMY

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-04. BRIGADIER E.L. SHEEHAN, BRIGADIER, GENERAL STAFF HEADQUARTERS FIRST ARMY

PIEDU ISLAND, BOUGAINVILLE AREA. 1945-09-29. JAPANESE TROOPS FROM THE BUIN AREA UNLOADING GEAR FROM AN AUSTRALIAN LANDING BARGE AT A CONCENTRATION AREA ON PIEDU ISLAND. THE SURRENDER PARTY FROM ..

WEWAK POINT, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-02. A FORMAL GROUP OF C COMPANY, 2/3 MACHINE-GUN BATTALION

WEWAK POINT, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-02. A SMARTNESS OF LINES COMPETITION WAS HELD AT 2/3 MACHINE-GUN BATTALION AND TROOPS WERE GIVEN A WEEK TO DECORATE THEIR LINES. THE COMPETITION WAS WON BY A 10 ..

WEWAK POINT, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-02. A SMARTNESS OF LINES COMPETITION WAS HELD AT 2/3 MACHINE-GUN BATTALION AND TROOPS WERE GIVEN A WEEK TO DECORATE THEIR LINES. THE COMPETITION WAS WON BY A 10 ..

WEWAK POINT, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-02. THREE DECORATED MEMBERS OF NO. 12 PLATOON, C COMPANY, 2/3 MACHINE-GUN BATTALION. SERGEANT J.A. SEWELL OF THE SAME PLATOON WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION WAS ALSO A ..

RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-30. MEMBERS OF COMMONWEALTH SALVAGE BOARD FROM THE SALVAGE SHIP CAMBRIAN SALVOR EXAMINE CHOCKS ON THE FOREDECK OF THE JAPANESE TANKER NO. 5301 BELIEVED TO BE CRADLES ..

WEWAK POINT, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-02. LIEUTENANT COLONEL R.R. GORDON, COMMANDING OFFICER 2/3 MACHINE-GUN BATTALION (3) PINNING THE MILITARY MEDAL RIBBON ON NX80787 SERGEANT E. HAYLETT A MEMBER OF 12 ..

RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-30. ONE OF MANY JAPANESE CARGO BOATS SUNK IN SIMPSON HARBOUR

RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-10-01. A JAPANESE TUG IN REASONABLY GOOD CONDITION WHICH IS BEING OVERHAULED FOR USE BY THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY