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TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-08-02. A MATILDA TANK BECAME BOGGED DURING THE TRIALS OF THE M24 GENERAL CHAFFEE LIGHT TANKS CONDUCTED FOR THE WAR OFFICE. SHOWN ARE TWO LIGHT TANKS PULLING A MATILDA ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-08-02. A MATILDA TANK BOGGED DOWN IN A SWAMP DURING TRIALS OF THE M24 GENERAL CHAFFEE LIGHT TANK CONDUCTED FOR THE WAR OFFICE

CAPE WOM, WEWAK, NEW GUINEA, 1945-07-29. WARRANT OFFICER 1 C.W. MITCHELL, AT 6 DIVISION RECEPTION CAMP. AN ORIGINAL MEMBER OF THE 2/11 INFANTRY BATTALION HE ENLISTED ON 1939-11-07 AND SAW SERVICES ..

CAPE WOM, WEWAK, NEW GUINEA, 1945-07-31. CANTEEN GOODS BEING ISSUED TO VARIOUS 6 DIVISION UNITS AT THE CANTEEN ISSUING POINT AT HEADQUARTERS 6 DIVISION, OPERATED BY THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY CANTEENS ..

LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-08-05. BRIGADIER P.S. MCGRATH, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF SUPPLIES AND TRANSPORT (1), TAKING THE SALUTE DURING THE MARCH PAST OF 151 GENERAL TRANSPORT COMPANY. IDENTIFIED ..

NEWTON'S KNOLL, NEW GUINEA, 1945-07-23. JEEPS PULLING TRAILERS LOADED WITH PERSONNEL GOING UP THE KNOLL BETWEEN YAMIL AND MAPRIK ON A ROAD MAINTAINED BY 2/4 FIELD REGIMENT, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ..

CAPE WOM, WEWAK, NEW GUINEA, 1945-07-29. WARRANT OFFICER 1 H. GYE, AN ORIGINAL MEMBER OF THE 2/2 INFANTRY BATTALION, WHO SAW SERVICE IN THE MIDDLE EAST, GREECE, CRETE AND NEW GUINEA (1), WITH ..

YAMIL 3, NEW GUINEA, 1945-07-23. MEMBERS OF 10 PLATOON, 2/14 FIELD COMPANY ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, USING A ROAD GRADER TOWED BY A CATERPILLAR TRACTOR GRADING THE ROAD TOWARDS YAMIL 3, AFTER A ..

LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-08-05. BRIGADIER P.S. MCGRATH, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF SUPPLIES AND TRANSPORT (2), DURING HIS INSPECTION OF HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, 1 PLATOON, 151 GENERAL TRANSPORT COMPANY, ..

LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-08-05. BRIGADIER P.S. MCGRATH, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF SUPPLIES AND TRANSPORT (1) ACCOMPANIED BY SENIOR OFFICERS DURING AN INSPECTION OF NO. 74 PLATOON, 151 GENERAL TRANSPORT ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-08-04. NATIVE SIGHT-SEERS AT THE AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT NATIVE COMPOUND. THEY TURNED OUT TO WATCH TWO NATIVE POLICE BOYS OF THE ROYAL PAPUAN ..

LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-08-05. BRIGADIER P.S. MCGRATH, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF SUPPLIES AND TRANSPORT (1), AND SENIOR OFFICERS INSPECTING 75 PLATOON, 151 GENERAL TRANSPORT COMPANY