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LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1943-10-04. REMAINS OF TWO JAPANESE ZERO AIRCRAFT DESTROYED ON THE GROUND AT THE AIRSTRIP IN THE 4TH AUSTRALIAN BASE AREA

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1943-10-11. MEMBERS OF THE 376TH UNITED STATES SERVICE SQUADRON, 63RD SERVICE GROUP, REPAIRING A LOCKHEED LIGHTNING WHICH WAS DAMAGED WHILE MAKING A LANDING ON THE AIRSTRIP. SHOWN ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1943-10-04. UNITED STATES TROOPS AND NEW GUINEA NATIVES COLLECTING METAL FROM A CRASHED JAPANESE ZERO AIRCRAFT FOR SALVAGE

FARIA VALLEY, NEW GUINEA. 1944-02-10. MEMBERS OF A COMPANY, 2/10TH INFANTRY BATTALION CROSSING THE FARIA RIVER AT BEVERIDGE'S POST, NEAR GUY'S POST

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1943-10-04. SECTION PHOTOGRAPH OF THE WATERFRONT TAKEN FROM OBSERVATION HILL COVERS MOUNTAIN RANGE, PARSEE POINT, SALAMAUA, AT SEA ON LEFT TO PARTLY RECONSTRUCTED HANGAR ON RIGHT. ..

DUMPU, RAMU VALLEY, NEW GUINEA. 1944-02-10. AN AERIAL VIEW TAKEN FROM A HEIGHT OF 300 FEET OF THE GENERAL AREA AT 7TH DIVISION SIGNAL HQ, LOOKING TOWARDS THE NORTH EAST, AND SHOWING URIA RIVER ..

KILIGIA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-03-13. MEMBERS OF THE 3RD ARMOURED DIVISION CONCERT PARTY REHEARSING FOR "SHELLSAPOPPIN" A SHOW WELL KNOWN TO TROOPS IN NEW GUINEA. THE CONCERT PARTY IS AT PRESENT ..

FINISCHHAFEN, NEW GUINEA. 1943-10-30. VX51363 SIGNALMAN W. J. SPENCER OF ELSTERNWICK, VIC (LEFT), AND VX35325 SIGNALMAN J. E. BRANCHETT OF WERRIBEE, VIC (RIGHT) BOTH OF HEADQUARTERS, 26TH ..

WAU, NEW GUINEA. 1944-02-23. SX18491 LIEUTENANT R S GERNY (1), WITH VX72524 SAPPER N RITCHIE (2), MEMBERS OF THE 2/4TH FIELD SQUADRON, CHECKING LEVELS PRIOR TO CONSTRUCTION OF THE REST CAMP AT WAU

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1943-10-11. A DOUGLAS TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT BEING REFUELLED ON THE AIRSTRIP

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-03-30. AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE PORT SHOWING LAE AIRSTRIP IN THE LEFT BACKGROUND

ELA BEACH, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-29. ELA BEACH SPORTS GROUND. IN THE BACKGROUND ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE PAGA HILL THE OFFICER'S CLUB CAN BE SEEN ON THE WATERS EDGE