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RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-10-25. JAPANESE SOLDIERS AT WORK BEAUTIFYING THE 11 DIVISION PROVOST COMPANY AREA AT THE MALAGUNA ROAD BLOCK

KARAVIA BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-10-23. MAJOR GENERAL K.W. EATHER, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 11 DIVISION, VISITED THE INDIAN EX-PRISONER OF WAR CAMP AT KARAVIA BAY. SHOWN, AN INDIAN OFFICER ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-07. CHAPLAIN K.M. PITHER CONDUCTING A SERVICE IN PIDGIN ENGLISH AT THE AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT NATIVE HOSPITAL

RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-10-25. THE QUARTERS OF THE PROVOST SECTION, 11 DIVISION PROVOST COMPANY, AT THE MALAGUNA ROAD BLOCK

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-22. PRIVATE P. CURRAN, PRIVATE W. HARRIS, PRIVATE E. BILLSON AND PRIVATE J. CURTIS, AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE PERSONNEL ON PARADE, STANDING TO ATTENTION FOR ..

KARAVIA BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-10-23. MAJOR GENERAL K.W. EATHER, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 11 DIVISION, VISITED THE INDIAN EX-PRISONER OF WAR CAMP AT KARAVIA BAY. SHOWN, AN INDIAN SONG AND COMEDY ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-22. LIEUTENANT COLONEL M.J. SPENCER, ASSISTANT CONTROLLER AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE (2) AND STAFF SERGEANT B. YOUNG (1), INSPECTING AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-10. LIEUTENANT S.H. BUDGE, AMENITIES OFFICER, AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE BARRACKS (1) AND MISS BURCHMORE, YWCA REPRESENTATIVE (3), USING HAIR DRYERS CONSTRUCTED BY LAE ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-22. LIEUTENANT COLONEL M.J. SPENCER, ASSISTANT CONTROLLER AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE (3), SERGEANT G. TURMINE (1), CAPTAIN P.E. RYAN (2) AND CAPTAIN J. TREGEA (4), ..

WEWAK, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-26. A CEREMONIAL PARADE AND MARCH PAST BY 6 DIVISION WAS INSPECTED BY GENERAL SIR THOMAS A. BLAMEY, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, ALLIED LAND FORCES, SOUTH WEST PACIFIC AREA, AT ..

WEWAK, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-26. A CEREMONIAL PARADE AND MARCH PAST BY 6 DIVISION WAS INSPECTED BY GENERAL SIR THOMAS A. BLAMEY, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, ALLIED LAND FORCES, SOUTH WEST PACIFIC AREA, AT ..

WEWAK HARBOUR, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-26. A NEW UNIT, 67 INFANTRY BATTALION, WAS FORMED FROM VOLUNTEERS IN THE WEWAK AREA TO BECOME PART OF THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH OCCUPATION FORCE (BCOF). THE UNIT ..