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RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-10-31. AUSTRALIAN ARMY MEDICAL WOMEN'S SERVICE PERSONNEL OF 118 GENERAL HOSPITAL RELAXING IN THEIR MESS. THE MESS IS TEMPORARILY ERECTED TENT ACCOMMODATION

LOSSUK BAY, NEW IRELAND. 1945-10-19. THE AUSTRALIAN SUPPLY SHIP, EMILY (AV2075), WITH 200 TONS OF STORES FOR THE ANGAU ADMINISTRATIVE HEADQUARTERS, TO BE SET UP AT KAVIENG TO OPERATE IN NEW IRELAND ..

LOSSUK BAY, NEW IRELAND. 1945-10-19. AN AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT ADMINISTRATIVE HEADQUARTERS WAS SET UP AT KAVIENG WITH CAPTAIN F.N.W. SHAND, ANGAU DISTRICT OFFICER IN CHARGE, TO ..

LOSSUK BAY, NEW IRELAND. 1945-10-19. CAPTAIN F.N.W. SHAND, AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT DISTRICT OFFICER (1), LIEUTENANT P. MILLISON, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY (2) AND LIEUTENANT COMMANDER ..

LOSSUK BAY, NEW IRELAND. 1945-10-19. AN AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT ADMINISTRATIVE HEADQUARTERS WAS SET UP AT KAVIENG WITH CAPTAIN F.N.W. SHAND, ANGAU DISTRICT OFFICER IN CHARGE, TO ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-11-02. THE PLAQUE FROM THE OTHER RANKS' CLUB, FIRST ARMY, AT PORT MORESBY, WHICH WAS SENT TO LAE TO BE PHOTOGRAPHED

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-11-23. OFFICERS OF 5 COMMANDER, ROYAL ENGINEERS, (AIF), IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE: CAPTAIN S.G. DENMAN (1); LIEUTENANT-COLONEL R.M. TAYLOR (2); CAPTAIN C.W.B. VAUGHAN ..

KAVIENG AIRSTRIP WHICH IS SURROUNDED BY MANY WRECKED JAPANESE PLANES IN THEIR REVETMENTS. THE AIRSTRIP IS IN FAIR ORDER AS THE JAPANESE HAD FILLED IN MANY OF THE BOMB CRATERS. AN AUSTRALIAN NEW ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-11-24. PERSONNEL OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE PLATOON, HQ COMPANY, 27 INFANTRY BATTALION. (FOR IDENTIFICATION OF 26 NAMED PERSONNEL REFER TO PROVISIONAL CAPTION OR NAME INDEX)

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-11-24. PERSONNEL OF 17 PLATOON, D COMPANY, 27 INFANTRY BATTALION. (FOR IDENTIFICATION OF 26 NAMED PERSONNEL REFER TO PROVISIONAL CAPTION OR NAME INDEX)

RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-11-20. A JAPANESE TYPE 2 KA-MI AMPHIBIOUS TANK COMING ASHORE AFTER TRIALS CARRIED OUT BY MEMBERS OF 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT IN TALILI BAY

NAMANULA, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-11-21. MAJOR-GENERAL K.W. EATHER, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 11 DIVISION, CONFERRING WITH SENIOR FORMOSAN AND KOREAN OFFICERS IN AN OFFICE AT HQ 11 DIVISION