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AT SEA OFF RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-06. A CORSAIR AIRCRAFT TAKING OFF TO JOIN IN WITH OTHER PLANES CIRCLING OVERHEAD WHILE MEMBERS OF THE JAPANESE SURRENDER PARTY WERE BOARDING THE AIRCRAFT ..

AT SEA OFF RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-06. THE SURRENDER CEREMONY ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER HMS GLORY SHOWING GENERAL H. IMAMURA, COMMANDER EIGHTH AREA ARMY, SIGNING THE INSTRUMENT OF ..

AT SEA OFF RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-06. THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER HMS GLORY, SEEN FROM THE BOW OF HMS AMETHYST, AFTER THE SURRENDER CEREMONY. THE SURRENDER OF ALL JAPANESE FORCES IN NEW GUINEA, NEW ..

CAPE WOM, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-29. GENERAL VIEW OF THE CAMP AREA, 110 BRIGADE WORKSHOP, CORPS OF AUSTRALIAN ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS

CAPE WOM, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-30. CRAFTSMAN R.F. GRIFFITHS, 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT WORKSHOP, CORPS OF AUSTRALIAN ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS, SEATED AT WHEEL OF JAPANESE TRUCK

CAPE WOM, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-30. THE WORKSHOP AREA AND TENT LINES OF 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT WORKSHOP, CORPS OF AUSTRALIAN ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS

CAPE WOM, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-29. CRANE ON BREAKDOWN TRUCK BEING USED BY CORPORAL C. GUIGAN TO MOVE AN ENGINE AT 110 BRIGADE WORKSHOP, CORPS OF AUSTRALIAN ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ..

CAPE WOM, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-30. CORPORAL S. MORTENSEN IN A MATILDA TANK AT 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT WORKSHOP, CORPS OF AUSTRALIAN ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS

BORAM BEACH, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-31. THE TENT LINES OF 2/41 LIGHT AID DETACHMENT, CORPS OF AUSTRALIAN ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS, ON THE BEACH

BORAM, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-31. TRUCKS IN FOR REPAIRS AT 2/41 LIGHT AID DETACHMENT, CORPS OF AUSTRALIAN ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS

WIRUI BEACH, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-31. THE APPROACH TO THE MAIN DRESSING STATION RECEPTION ROOM, 2/1 FIELD AMBULANCE SHOWING THE MAIN DRESSING STATION SIGN. A SIMILAR CIRCULAR SIGN STANDS ..

BORAM, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-31. MEMBERS OF 2/3 FIELD REGIMENT, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- LIEUTENANT R.B. HUNT (1); WARRANT OFFICER 1 F. MUSIN (2); LIEUTENANT ..