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TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-10-03. MAJOR GENERAL W. BRIDGEFORD, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 3 DIVISION (3) AND SENIOR OFFICERS ATTENDING THE SOLEMN HIGH MASS OF THANKSGIVING FOR PEACE HELD AT ..

TUNNEL HILL ROAD, RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-27. JAPANESE SOLDIERS WORKING IN THE LINES AT 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT CAMP

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-10-03. THE GUARD OF HONOUR FROM 7 INFANTRY BRIGADE, HEADQUARTERS 3 DIVISION, PRESENT ARMS DURING THE BLESSING OF THE CONGREGATION BY DR WADE, OF USA, BISHOP OF THE ..

BLANCHE BAY, RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-10-03. JAPANESE TROOPS LOADING SHELLS ON BARGES. THEY WILL BE DUMPED AT SEA UNDER 28 INFANTRY BATTALION SUPERVISION

RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-30. JAPANESE TROOPS WADING OUT TO JAPANESE BRAGES CARRYING MACHINE-GUNS FOR DUMPING INTO THE SEA UNDER 28 INFANTRY BATTALION SUPERVISION

RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-30. LIEUTENANT C.W. SCOTT, PRISONER OF WAR AND INTERNMENT (1) AND LIEUTENANT A.E. METHERELL, 18 WAR GRAVES (2) AND INDIAN TROOPS IN THE BACKGROUND LISTENING TO A ..

RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-30. THE JAVANESE BAND GIVING THE FIRST MUSICAL PERFORMANCE AT RABAUL, AT A CONCERT ORGANISED BY THE VISITORS' AND OBSERVERS' SECTION, HEADQUARTERS 11 DIVISION, THE ..

BLANCHE BAY, RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-10-03. JAPANESE TROOPS UNLOADING 150MM SHELLS FROM TRUCKS AT THE BARGE POINT. THE SHELLS WILL BE TRANSPORTED TO SEA FOR DUMPING UNDER 28 INFANTRY BATTALION ..

VUNAPOPE MISSION, RABAUL AREA, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-28. LIEUTENANT GENERAL J. NORTHCOTT, CHIEF OF GENERAL STAFF ACCOMPANIED BY HEADQUARTERS 11 DIVISION OFFICERS, INSPECTS A 150MM FIELD PIECE. THIS ..

FAURO ISLAND, BOUGAINVILLE AREA. 1945-10-01. JAPANESE MEDICAL ORDERLIES AND PATIENTS UNLOADING FROM A LANDING BARGE AT FAURO ISLAND. AUSTRALIAN FIELD SECURITY SERVICE PERSONNEL FROM 2 CORPS ARE ..

TUNNEL HILL ROAD, RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-10-03. THE VIEW FROM THE INSIDE OF A TUNNEL LOOKING OUT. THE JAPANESE MADE EXTENSIVE USE OF TUNNEL SYSTEMS IN THE RABAUL AREA AFTER ABOVEGROUND ..

TUNNEL HILL ROAD, RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-10-03. LOOKING DOWN AT THE ENTRANCE TO AN UNDERGROUND TUNNEL. THE JAPANESE MADE EXTENSIVE USE OF TUNNEL SYSTEMS IN THE RABAUL AREA AFTER ABOVEGROUND ..