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KARAWOP KOFI AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-04-21. 2/2 FIELD REGIMENT, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARMY, TROOPS ON THEIR 25-POUNDERS BEING TOWED BY A TRACTOR AS THEY MOVE FOREWARD TO KARAWOP FROM DAGUA OVER ROUGH, ..

NUMA NUMA TRAIL, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-04-24. A MACHINE GUN CREW OF 27 INFANTRY BATTALION EMPLACED ON HUNT'S OUTPOST. THIS WAS PART OF THE FIRST ACTION FOR THE BATTALION ON COMPLETION OF ITS TRAINING ..

KALIMBOA, AITAPE-WEWAK SECTOR, NEW GUINEA. 1945-04-26. A JAPANESE PILLBOX WHICH HAD BEEN BLASTED BY A 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT MATILDA TANK. PERSONNEL OF 2/3 INFANTRY BATTALION LOOK AT THE DAMAGE. ..

KARAWOP AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-04-21. DUSTY, GRIMY-FACED ARTILLERYMEN FROM 2/2 FIELD REGIMENT, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARMY, DRINKING TEA OUTSIDE A SALVATION ARMY STALL AS THEIR UNIT MOVES FORWARD TO ..

NUMA NUMA TRAIL, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-04-24. LIEUTENANT COLONEL A. POPE, COMMANDING OFFICER, 27 INFANTRY BATTALION, AT AN ADVANCED LISTENING POST. ON A NEARBY TREE CAN BE SEEN NAMES OF THREE MEN WHO ..

AITAPE-WEWAK SECTOR, NEW GUINEA. 1945-04-26. MEMBERS OF 2/3 INFANTRY BATTALION WATCHING ARTILLERY SHELLS LANDING ON WELUBI VILLAGE. THE BATTALION IS ADVANCING DOWN THE COAST SUPPORTED BY 2/4 ..

BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-04-23. AMERICAN ROAD, TOROKINA

KALIMBOA, AITAPE-WEWAK SECTOR, NEW GUINEA. 1945-04-26. MEMBERS OF 2/3 INFANTRY BATTALION EXAMINING A JAPANESE PILLBOX WHICH HAD BEEN KNOCKED OUT BY A 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT MATILDA TANK. IDENTIFIED ..

KALIMBOA, AITAPE-WEWAK SECTOR, NEW GUINEA. 1945-04-26. A COMPANY, 2/3 INFANTRY BATTALION WITH SUPPORT TROOPS AND 2/1 FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, PERSONNEL NEAR CHOLIAL VILLAGE

BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-04-28. CAPTAIN R.B. MCLEAN, 53 FIELD PARK COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, SIGHTING DUMPY LEVEL DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN AIRSTRIP FOR RAAF AUSTER AIRCRAFT SOUTH OF THE ..

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-04-26. 4 FIELD AMBULANCE MEMBERS WHO ATTENDED A SCHOOL OF COOKING CONDUCTED BY WARRANT OFFICER II GIBBES, CARRYING AWAY FINISHED ARTICLES FROM THE KITCHEN. ..

BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-04-23. SUNSET ACROSS TOROKINA HARBOUR SHOWING PURUATA ISLAND