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WEWAK POINT, NEW GUINEA, 1945-05-11. THE HEADQUARTERS 2/4 INFANTRY BATTALION AREA. THE AREA, CONTAINING MANY "DOOVERS" (TEMPORARY STRUCTURES), IS KNOWN AS "SHANTY TOWN"

URFIP CREEK, WEWAK AREA, 1945-05-14. SAPPER R.G. SPANNER, 9 PLATOON, 2/8 FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, SQUARING STRINGERS FOR A 150 FOOT SPAN BRIDGE OVER URFIP CREEK DURING ..

BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-05-16. A MATILDA TANK OF B SQUADRON 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT, SUPPORTED BY INFANTRY CROSSING THE HONGORAI RIVER DURING THE 24 INFANTRY BATTALION ADVANCE SOUTH ALONG THE BUIN ROAD. ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-05-15. CORPORAL G. MCCULKIN (1), AND PRIVATE D. CHAPLYN (2), WORKING AT THEIR NEW JOBS IN THE CAMP COMMANDANT'S OFFICE, HEADQUARTERS LAE BASE SUB AREA. A FEW DAYS AFTER THEIR ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-05-15. STAFF OF AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WORKING AT HEADQUARTERS FIRST ARMY. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- CORPORAL M. WRAY (1); PRIVATE M. JENKINSON (2); ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-11. LIEUTENANT GENERAL V.A.H. STURDEE, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING FIRST ARMY (3), INSPECTING THE FRONT RANK OF A COMPANY, 25 INFANTRY BATTALION (A.I.F.). (FOR ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-14. THE GRAVE OF CAPTAIN H.V. BROWN, 7 INFANTRY BATTALION, AT THE AUSTRALIAN WAR CEMETERY. THE PHOTOGRAPH WAS FOR GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 2 CORPS THROUGH ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA, 1945-05-16. PRIVATE H.C. FLEMING, AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE CLERK (1), AND CORPORAL W.J. EATHER (2), AT WORK IN THE DENTAL UNIT, HEADQUARTERS LAE BASE SUB-AREA. AUSTRALIAN ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA, 1945-05-16. PRIVATE L.F. LADE, WORKING IN ADMINISTRATION BRANCH AND REGISTRY, HEADQUARTERS LAE BASE SUB-AREA. AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE PERSONNEL ARE TAKING OVER THEIR NEW ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA, 1945-05-16. AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE PERSONNEL WORKING WITH ADMINISTRATION BRANCH AND REGISTRY, HEADQUARTERS LAE BASE SUB-AREA. THEY ARE TAKING OVER THEIR NEW DUTIES IN ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA, 1945-05-16. SIGNALWOMAN B. BURGESS (1) AND SIGNALWOMAN L.A. WILLIAMS (2), AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE TELEPRINTER OPERATORS AT THE SIGNAL OFFICE, HEADQUARTERS LAE BASE ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA, 1945-05-16. SIGNALWOMAN J. BROWN, DRAUGHTSWOMAN, AT HER DRAWING BOARD IN THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER, HEADQUARTERS FIRST ARMY. AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE PERSONNEL ..