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NEW BRITAIN, 1945-09. UNIDENTIFIED GRAVES ON THE GAZELLE PENINSULA. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

LAE, NEW GUINEA, 1944-03-25. A SERGEANT OF THE PAPUAN INFANTRY BATTALION EXAMINING TOY SAILING CANOES WHICH ARE TRADED AS NATIVE CURIOS BY RECRUITS OF THE AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-03-25. NATIVES SERVING TERMS OF IMPRISONMENT CLEARING VEGETASBLE GARDENS AT THE KALABUS (CASLABOOSE), THE AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT NATIVE GAOL, UNDER THE ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-03-25. A TUMARA NATIVE CLEANER WITH A LATHER OF SOAP AFTER WORK AT THE NATIVE LABOUR CORPS

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-10-15. VIEW OF THE COASTLINE OF BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND WITH SOME JAPANESE FORTIFICATIONS IN THE FOREGROUND AND A BEACHED SHIP IN THE MIDDLE DISTANCE. (RNZAF OFFICIAL ..

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-10-12. A SHIP SUNK DURING WW2 STANDS UPRIGHT IN SHALLOW WATER OFF BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-10-13. A JAPANESE 75MM FIELD ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN, IN ITS JUNGLE POSITION ON BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. THIS GUN WAS MOBILE AND WAS USED EXTENSIVELY THROUGHOUT THE PACIFIC ..

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-10-14. A COASTAL VIEW OF PART OF BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

NEW BRITAIN, 1945-09. MEMBERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN MISSING PRISONERS INVESTIGATION UNIT (MPIU) READY FOR TRANSFER FROM SHIP TO SHORE AT SIMPSON HARBOUR, RABAUL. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

NEW BRITAIN, 1945-09. GENERAL VIEW OF SIMPSON HARBOUR, RABAUL, WITH ALLIED WARSHIPS MOVING UP THE HARBOUR. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

NEW BRITAIN, 1945-09. MEMBERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN MISSING PRISONERS INVESTIGATION UNIT (MPIU) BEING FERRIED FROM SHIP TO SHORE IN SIMPSON HARBOUR, RABAUL. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-10-18. JAPANESE SERVICE PERSONNEL CONDUCTING ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AT THEIR INTERNMENT CAMP AT TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)