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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 ..

MUSCHU ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-27. JAPANESE SOLDIERS PREPARING A MEAL OF COPRA (DRIED COCONUT), RICE AND ORDINARY JUNGLE GRASS WHICH THEY MIX TOGETHER. THEY TOLD THE CAMERA MAN IT WAS GOOD ..

MUSCHU ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-27. A JAPANESE HOSPITAL ORDERLY MAKING BEDPANS OUT OF DISUSED BISCUIT TINS. THIS WAS ONE OF THE INSTRUCTIONS BY AUSTRALIAN MEDICAL OFFICERS WHO INSPECTED THE ..

MUSCHU ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-27. CAPTAIN A.G. HICKS, 6 DIVISION PROVOST COMPANY, AND A JAPANESE OFFICER INSPECTING A PAIR OF BOOTS, PART OF A SHIPMENT OF JAPANESE EQUIPMENT FROM THE FORMER ..

WEWAK, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-28. A FLOATING DOCK BUILT BY MEMBERS OF 16 INFANTRY BRIGADE. IT IS BUILT OF PETROL DRUMS AND EQUIPPED WITH A FISH TRAP. IT WILL BE USED FOR RUNNING REPAIRS ON CRAFT ..

WEWAK, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-28. THE CREW OF THE MISTAKE, MEMBERS OF 16 INFANTRY BRIGADE, CARRYING THE BOAT TO THE BEACH PRIOR TO ITS LAUNCHING. THE MISTAKE IS AN ENTRY IN THE WEWAK REGATTA TO BE ..

MUSCHU ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-27. THE JAPANESE CEMETERY ON THE ISLAND WHICH IS FAST FILLING UP, AS MORE THAN 180 HAVE DIED SINCE THE JAPANESE WERE COMPOUNDED ON THE ISLAND. THE ISLAND IS UNDER ..

WEWAK, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-28. WARRANT OFFICER 1 J.R. DE LA HUNTY (1) AND WARRANT OFFICER 2 L.J. RHEINBERGER (2), MEMBERS OF 16 INFANTRY BRIGADE, CONSTRUCTING THEIR ENTRY FOR THE WEWAK REGATTA TO ..

RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-10-27. MAJOR GENERAL K.W. EATHER, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 11 DIVISION (3) POINTING OUT SHORE INSTALLATIONS TO GENERAL SIR THOMAS A. BLAMEY, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, ALLIED ..

WEWAK, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-29. SERGEANT N.S. BRAY (1), 1 BROADCASTING STATION, AUSTRALIAN ARMY AMENITIES SERVICE, A MEMBER OF RADIO STATION 9AJ, TAKING TIME OFF TO RELAX

RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-10-27. GENERAL SIR THOMAS A. BLAMEY, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, ALLIED LAND FORCES, SOUTH WEST PACIFIC AREA (4) TALKING TO MATRON E.M. GREEN (2), LIEUTENANT COLONEL LOEWENTHAL ..

RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-10-28. FOLLOWING INSPECTION OF A CEREMONIAL PARADE AND MARCH PAST BY TROOPS OF 11 DIVISION AT THE DIVISION PARADE GROUND, GENERAL SIR THOMAS A. BLAMEY, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, ..