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SOUTH BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-29. A TRACTOR TRAIN OF 29 INFANTRY BRIGADE BOGGED IN THE QUAGMIRE WHICH ONCE WAS THE BUIN ROAD, OUR MAIN SUPPLY ROUTE. AS A RESULT OF HEAVY RAINS TRAFFIC IS HELD UP EAST ..

SOUTH BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-29. TOW JEEP DRIVERS OF 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT HAVING A ROUGH RIDE WHEN THEY HOOKED ON TO A TRACTOR TRAIN RUNNING ALONG THE BUIN ROAD, WEST OF THE OGORATA RIVER. ..

LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-08-03. A "PIDGIN" ENGLISH CHART USED FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF NATIVE REGIMENTAL AID POST ORDERLIES. THE PHOTOGRAPH WAS MADE AT THE REQUEST OF HEADQUARTERS AUSTRALIAN NEW ..

LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-08-03. A "PIDGIN" ENGLISH CHART USED FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF NATIVE REGIMENTAL AID POST ORDERLIES. THE PHOTOGRAPH WAS MADE AT THE REQUEST OF HEADQUARTERS AUSTRALIAN NEW ..

LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-08-03. A "PIDGIN" ENGLISH CHART USED FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF NATIVE REGIMENTAL AID POST ORDERLIES. THE PHOTOGRAPH WAS MADE AT THE REQUEST OF HEADQUARTERS AUSTRALIAN NEW ..

LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-03. THE ALTAR IN THE SANCTUARY OF THE BUSU ROAD ROMAN CATHOLIC CHAPEL. USE HAS BEEN MADE OF SISALCRAFT AND A PARACHUTE IN ITS CONSTRUCTION

LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-08-03. A "PIDGIN" ENGLISH CHART USED FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF NATIVE REGIMENTAL AID POST ORDERLIES. THE PHOTOGRAPH WAS MADE AT THE REQUEST OF HEADQUARTERS AUSTRALIAN NEW ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-19. A DANGEROUS TREE, FELLED BY ENGINEERS, WHICH FELL ON TOP OF THE BATTLE ROOM AT HEADQUARTERS 2 CORPS, BEING CLEARED

Cape Boram, Wewak area, New Guinea. Personnel examining an armoured recovery variant of the medium type 97 Chi Ha tank, which was captured on the beach. Army workshops, the tank regiments and the ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-25. PRIVATE R.A. WILSON, AT WORK IN THE DETAILS ISSUE ENGINEERS STORES, ONE OF THE STORAGE SHEDS AT 16 ADVANCED ORDNANCE DEPOT

TOROKINA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-22. PERSONNEL CLEARING MUD OFF THE TRACKS OF THE M24 GENERAL CHAFFEE LIGHT TANKS WHICH ARE GOING THROUGH TESTS FOR THE WAR OFFICE

Cape Boram, Wewak area, New Guinea. The rear view of an armoured recovery variant of the medium type 97 Chi Ha tank, which was captured on the beach. Army workshops, the tank regiments and the ..