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TOKO, BOUGAINVILLE, SOLOMON ISLAND. 1945-03-26. VX1 GENERAL SIR THOMAS BLAMEY, GBE, KCB, CMG, DSO, ED, COMMANDER- IN- CHIEF, ALLIED LAND FORCES, SOUTH WEST PACIFIC AREA DURING HIS VISIT TO ..

HANSA BAY, NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-22. TROOPS OF B COMPANY, 4TH INFANTRY BATTALION, TAKING OVER FROM THE TROOPS OF C COMPANY IMMEDIATELY AFTER LANDING FROM THE UNITED STATES ARMY BARGES

TOKO, BOUGAINVILLE, SOLOMON ISLAND. 1945-03-26. VX1 GENERAL SIR THOMAS BLAMEY, GBE, KCB, CMG, DSO, ED, COMMANDER- IN- CHIEF, ALLIED LAND FORCES, SOUTH WEST PACIFIC AREA (1), WITH SENIOR OFFICERS AT ..

BUT AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-02-26. LIEUTENANT W.J. DOVERS RAN, SKIPPER OF HMAS SWAN TAKING A SIGHT OVER THE PELORUS FROM THE BRIDGE DURING A RAN BOMBARDMENT OF THE JAPANESE POSITIONS IN THE BUT- ..

BUT AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-02-26. A SECTION OF THE COASTLINE IN THE BUT- KUAK AREA BETWEEN AITAPE AND WEWAK DURING A BOMBARDMENT OF THE JAPANESE POSITIONS BY THE RAN VESSEL HMAS SWAN

HANSA BAY, NEW GUINEA. 1944-07-29. NX87013 PRIVATE D.W. LYON, 30TH INFANTRY BATTALION FIELD BAKERY PLACING TINS OF BREAD IN THE UNIT OVENS

KAKAKOG, NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-27. NATIVE LABOURERS WORKING UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT CONSTRUCT A HUT

KOMANA POINT, NEW GUINEA. 1944-07-30. PERSONNEL OF D COMPANY, 30TH INFANTRY BATTALION ENJOY SOME FISHING ON THE BEACH DURING ONE OF THEIR STAND DOWN PERIODS. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- NX125987 ..

SATTELBERG, NEW GUINEA. 1944-07-06. THE COASTLINE NEAR THE SATTELBERG AREA. THE PHOTOGRAPH WAS TAKEN FOR USE BY VX76415 LIEUTENANT R.B. EWERS, OFFICIAL WAR ARTIST, MILITARY HISTORY SECTION

SATTELBERG, NEW GUINEA. 1944-07-06. A TANK OF THE 4TH ARMOURED BRIGADE GROUP. THE PHOTOGRAPH WAS TAKEN FOR USE BY VX76415 LIEUTENANT R.B. EWERS, OFFICIAL WAR ARTIST, MILITARY HISTORY SECTION

MARKHAM RIVER, NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-27. A CRASHED UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCE P.38 LOCKHEED LIGHTNING AIRCRAFT. THE TWIN TAIL FINS ARE SEEN TOWARDS THE RIGHT OF THE PHOTOGRAPH

SATTELBERG, NEW GUINEA. 1944-07-06. TYPICAL SCENERY WITHIN THE AREA. THE PHOTOGRAPH WAS TAKEN FOR USE BY VX76415 LIEUTENANT R.B. EWERS, OFFICIAL WAR ARTIST, MILITARY HISTORY SECTION