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TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-04-28. CRAFTSMAN F.L. PARKER (1), AND CRAFTSMAN A.J. STANLEY (2), WORKING ON A JEEP AT THE TRANSPORT AND LIGHT AID DETACHMENT SECTION ATTACHED HEADQUARTERS 2 CORPS

BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-01. SAPPERS OF 15 FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, AND A MOBILE CRANE FITTING A GIRDER INTO POSITION AT THE APPROACHES TO THE NEW AUSTPANEL BRIDGE ACROSS THE PURIATA ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-04-28. ARMY JEEPS ON THE RAMP AT THE TRANSPORT AND LIGHT AID DETACHMENT SECTION ATTACHED HEADQUARTERS 2 CORPS

LAE, NEW GUINEA, 1945-05-07. AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE PERSONNEL ON DECK, ABOARD THE MV DUNTROON AWAITING THE ORDER TO DISEMBARK. THEY ARE PART OF A GROUP OF 342 AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA, 1945-05-07. CORPORAL N.I. HARRISON (1), AND CORPORAL W. HARVEY (2), PACKING CASES IN THEIR CABIN BEFORE DISEMBARKATION BY LIGHTER FROM THE MV DUNTROON. THEY ARE PART OF A GROUP OF ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA, 1945-05-07. AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE PERSONNEL ABOARD THE MV DUNTROON, BEING GREETED BY STAFF-SERGEANT O.M.G. EDWARDS, COMPANY QUARTERMASTER SERGEANT (6). THEY ARE AMONG ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-04-28. A GENERAL VIEW OF THE WORKSHOPS AND LINES AREA OF THE TRANSPORT AND LIGHT AID DETACHMENT SECTION ATTACHED HEADQUARTERS 2 CORPS

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-04-28. CAPTAIN W.E. PARKER, AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND COMMISSIONER (1), AND PRIVATE S.R. KENCHINGTON (2), LIFTING OUT AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND PARCELS. THIS WIRELESS ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA, 1945-05-07. AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE PERSONNEL HAVING BREAKFAST BEFORE DISEMBARKING BY LIGHTER FROM THE MV DUNTROON. THEY ARE PART OF A GROUP OF 342 AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY ..

BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-04-26. SAPPERS OF 15 FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, FILLING SAND BAGS FOR APPROACHES TO THE STOCK BRIDGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION, TO ALLOW TANKS AND SUPPLIES TO GET ..

KARAWOP AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-04-20. MEMBERS OF 2/1 INFANTRY BATTALION WITH A CAPTURED JAPANESE 81 MM MORTAR, WHICH NOT LONG BEFORE HAD HELD UP THEIR ADVANCE AND CAUSED CASUALTIES. TROOPS OF THE 6 ..

KARAWOP AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-04-20. 2/3 DENTAL UNIT TREATING MEMBERS OF 2/1 INFANTRY BATTALION. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN ANY CAMPAIGN THAT A DENTAL UNIT WAS UP WITH A FORWARD BATTALION WORKING ..