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JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-04-28. A LINE OF NATIVE BOYS CARRYING PARCELS OF SWEETS INTO THE AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND STORE

BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-04-27. MAJOR GENERAL C.H. SIMPSON, SIGNAL OFFICER IN CHIEF (2), BEING SHOWN A WIRELESS TRANSMITTER BY CORPORAL P.C.T. TAYLOR, 3 DIVISION SIGNALS (AIF) (1), DURING HIS VISIT TO ..

BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-01. SAPPERS OF 15 FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, PLACING BEARERS INTO POSITION ON NEW AUSTPANEL BRIDGE ACROSS THE PURIATA RIVER. THIS AUSTRALIAN MADE BRIDGE IS ..

BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-01. SAPPERS OF 15 FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, WORKING ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW AUSTPANEL BRIDGE OVER THE PURIATA RIVER WATCH A MOBILE CRANE REMOVE LAUNCHING ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA, 1945-05-06. LIEUTENANT-COLONEL M.J. SPENCER, ASSISTANT CONTROLLER OF AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE (1), TALKING TO CAPTAIN R. GENTILES (2), DURING PREPARATIONS FOR THE ARRIVAL OF ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA, 1945-05-06. STAFF-SERGEANT O.M.G. EDWARDS, COMPANY QUARTERMASTER SERGEANT, AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE BARRACKS, BUTIBUM ROAD, CHECKING EGG CUPS DURING PREPARATIONS FOR THE ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA, 1945-05-06. STAFF-SERGEANT O.M.G. EDWARDS, COMPANY QUARTERMASTER SERGEANT, RETRIEVING DROPPED KETTLES AT THE AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE BARRACKS IN BUTIBUM ROAD. FINAL ..

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-04-28. CORPORAL S.A. ROBINSON, 5 MILITARY HISTORY FIELD TEAM

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-04-28. CAPTAIN W.E. PARKER, AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND COMMISSIONER (1), PUTS A HOT SWING NUMBER ON THE GRAMAPHONE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE NATIVE BOYS

BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-04-30. LANCE CORPORAL L.T. DAGAN, 9 INFANTRY BATTALION SETTING A MURRAY SWITCH TO WHICH IS ATTACHED A TRIP WIRE. WHEN THE WIRE IS FOULED A .303 CHARGE DETONATES AS AN ALARM. THE ..

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-04-28. CAPTAIN W.E. PARKER, AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND COMMISSIONER (1) AND SERGEANT C.B. O'BRIEN (2), CHECKING A GRAMAPHONE AT THE AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND STORE

BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-04-26. NATIVES CARRYING BACK C COMPANY, 24 INFANTRY BATTALION BATTLE CASUALTIES, DURING THE ADVANCE, SUPPORTED BY 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT MATILDA TANKS, ALONG THE BUIN ROAD SOUTH ..