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LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-03-30. AN AERIAL VIEW SHOWING LABU LAGOON IN THE FOREGROUND AND THE MARKHAM RIVER NEARING ENTRANCE TO THE COAST AT THE REAR

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-03-30. LAE AIRFIELD VIEWED FROM THE AIR WITH THE TOWNSHIP AND THE SEA IN THE BACKGROUND

PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-16. CLOSE UP OF THE SIGNAL SELECTOR UNIT OF THE (SEARCHLIGHT CONTROL) SITE TESTING EQUIPMENT AT THE HEAVY ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN SITE H.8 ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY

PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-17. THE NEW SIGNALS OFFICE AT HEADQUARTERS, NEW GUINEA FORCE WHICH CONTAINS CYPHER OFFICE, TELEGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT, OPERATING TERMINALS FOR REMOTE CONTROLLED SETS ..

PALANKO, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12. OFFICERS OF THE 26TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE INSPECTING A CAPTURED JAPANESE 20MM DUAL PURPOSE ANTI-AIRCRAFT AND ANTI-TANK GUN. SHOWN ARE: NX12355 CAPTAIN H. B. ..

LANGEMAK BAY, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-11. A NARROW STRIP OF BEACH ON THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF LANGEMAK BAY

WAREO, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-09. SOME OF THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF D COMPANY, 2/23RD AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION IN FRONT OF A BOMB DAMAGED COWSHED. THE JAPANESE, DURING THEIR OCCUPATION OF THE AREA ..

NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-11. A JEEP ENDEAVOURING TO PULL ANOTHER OUT OF THE MUD ON THE GODOWA-BUTAWA CREEK ROAD

TIMBULUM PLANTATION, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-11. A GUN POSITION APPROXIMATELY 1500 YARDS SOUTH OF KALAMGUANG POINT ON THE FRINGE OF TIMBULUM PLANTATION

17 MILE, PORT MORESBY AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-13. ARMCO HUT WHICH HOUSES THE TENTAGE REPAIR SECTION OF THE RETURNED STORES DEPOT, 10TH AUSTRALIAN ADVANCED ORDNANCE DEPOT

WAREO, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12. OFFICERS OF THE 2/23RD AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION, GROUPED AROUND THE VICTORY FLAG. THIS FLAG WAS PREVIOUSLY RAISED OVER KOKODA, BUNA AND SATTELBERG. VX50364 CAPTAIN ..

WAREO, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-09. VX25125 LIEUTENANT R. S. BARRAND OF A COMPANY, 2/23RD AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION SITTING IN HIS TRENCH READING A LETTER FROM HOME