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KAVIENG, 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 ..

KAVIENGKAVIENG, NEW IRELAND. 1945-10-19. ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY PERSONNEL AND MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL PAPUAN CONSTABULARY ON PARADE JUST BEFORE THE CEREMONY OF HOISTING THE AUSTRALIAN FLAG AT THE ..

KAVIENG, NEW IRELAND. 1945-10-19. AN AUSTRALIAN ROYAL NAVY RATING FROM HMAS KIAMA ABOUT TO HOIST THE AUSTRALIAN FLAG ON A JAPANESE RIGGED FLAGPOLE AT THE AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT ..

KAVIENG, NEW IRELAND. 1945-10-19. A JAPANESE PILLBOX CONSTRUCTED FROM A WARSHIP GUN TURRET ON THE SHORE AT KAVIENG. AN AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT ADMINISTRATIVE HEADQUARTERS IS BEING ..

KAVIENG, 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 ..

ONE OF THE FEW BUILDINGS NOT COMPLETELY RAZED AROUND KAVIENG. THIS WAS A STORE AND GARAGE. AN AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT ADMINISTRATIVE HEADQUARTERS IS BEING SET UP AT KAVIENG WITH ..

A JAPANESE CONCRETE PILLBOX AND ANTI-AIRCRAFT LOOKOUT TOWER ON THE COAST AT KAVIENG. AN AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT ADMINISTRATIVE HEADQUARTERS IS BEING SET UP AT KAVIENG WITH CAPTAIN ..

AN AUSTRALIAN BREN GUN CHEST MARKED NO. 1 COMPANY FOUND AT A JAPANESE CAMP AT KAVIENG. IT WAS FOUND WITHOUT THE GUN AND PRESUMED TO BE PART OF THE EQUIPMENT OF 2/1 INDEPENDENT COMPANY. AN ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-11-23. LIEUTENANT-COLONEL H.B. WOOD, COMMANDER, ROYAL ENGINEERS, (AIF), HQ 3 DIVISION

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-11-25. SERGEANT WAPPET SERVING DRINKS AND PRIVATE G. TAPPER LOADING HIS TRAY IN THE BAR OF THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY CANTEENS SERVICE OFFICERS' CLUB. THE CLUB IS SITUATED ON THE ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-11-25. WARRANT OFFICER 2 HIGGINS WITH HIS NATIVE WAITERS AT THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY CANTEENS SERVICE OFFICERS' CLUB. THE CLUB IS SITUATED ON THE BANKS OF THE BUSU RIVER

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-11-23. PERSONNEL OF 6 MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT SPARE PARTS SECTION. (FOR IDENTIFICATION OF 10 NAMED PERSONNEL REFER TO PROVISIONAL CAPTION OR NAME INDEX)