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BRISBANE, QLD. 1945-02-21. AUSTRALIAN ARMY MEDICAL WOMEN'S SERVICE REINFORCEMENTS AT FRAZER'S PADDOCK BEFORE THEIR EMBARKATION TO THE 2/1 GENERAL HOSPITAL AT BOUGAINVILLE. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ..

BRISBANE, QLD. 1945-02-21. MEMBERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY MEDICAL WOMEN'S SERVICE AT FRAZER'S PADDOCK EXAMINE A MOSQUITE NET FOR HOLES BEFORE THEIR EMBARKATION TO THE 2/1 GENERAL HOSPITAL AT ..

MELBOURNE, VIC. 1945-01-06. MR CHAS TAYLOR CONDUCTING THE 3AW BROADCASTING STUDIO ORCHESTRA. HE SAW SERVICE AS A FLYING OFFICER WITH THE RAAF IN NEW GUINEA

BRISBANE, QLD. 1945-02-21. MEMBERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY MEDICAL WOMEN'S SERVICE, THEY AWAIT EMBARKATION FROM FRAZER'S PADDOCK TO THE 2/1 GENERAL HOSPITAL AT BOUGAINVILLE. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ..

BRISBANE, QLD. 1945-02-21. AUSTRALIAN ARMY MEDICAL WOMEN'S SERVICE REINFORCEMENTS AT FRAZER'S PADDOCK BEFORE THEIR EMBARKATION TO THE 2/1 GENERAL HOSPITAL AT BOUGAINVILLE. (FOR IDENTIFICATION OF 17 ..

YULE ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. 1944-05-20/11. CORPORAL L GILBERT, 1ST MARINE FOOD SUPPLY PLATOON (1), COXSWAIN OF THE AM1939, WHICH CARRIES FISH TO PORT MORESBY, DISPLAYNG TWO FINE MACKEREL CAUGHT BY ..

KARKAR ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. 1944-05-18. OERLIKON SHELLS RICOCHET OFF THE WATER DURING THE SHELLING OF JAPANESE SHORE INSTALLATIONS BY ONE OF HMA MORTAR LAUNCHES FROM A RANGE OF APPROXIMATELY 800 ..

KARKAR ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. 1944-05-18. MEMBERS OF THE CREW ABOARD HMA MOTOR LAUNCH 431 DISPLAYING A CAPTURED JAPANESE MARINE FLAG. THEY ARE GATHERED AT THE STERN OF THE VESSEL AROUND EMPTY ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-05-24. NX151801 SERGEANT R KINNA (1), WITH MEMBERS OF THE KITCHEN STAFF OF THE SUPPLY AND STORES SECTION, AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT

NADZAB, NEW GUINEA. 1944-05-25. MEMBERS OF THE 3RD AIR MAINTENANCE COMPANY ASSEMBLING PACKS FOR A PARACHUTE DROP TO TROOPS IN FORWARD AREA. IN THE FOREGROUND A SUPPLY PACK FOR A CONSOLIDATED ..

NARAKAPOR, NEAR NADZAB, NEW GUINEA. 1944-05-27. THE GENERAL VIEW OF THE MEN'S LINES AT THE 6TH FARM COMPANY, AUSTRALIAN ARMY SERVICE CORPS. COMFORTABLE ACCOMMODATION IS PROVIDED WITH FOUR MEN TO ..

MADANG, NEW GUINEA. 1944-05-21. JAPANESE PRISONERS OF WAR BEING MOVED FROM AN AMBULANCE TO HMAS KAPUNDA WHICH IS MOORED ALONGSIDE THE WHARF. THE PRISONERS, CAPTURED AT MADANG AIRFIELD, ARE BEING ..