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POTSDAM, NEW GUINEA. 1944-08-20. TROOPS OF THE 25TH INFANTRY BATTALION DISEMBARKING FROM THE RAN FRIGATE, HMAS "BARCOO" ON THEIR ARRIVAL FROM SIAR

POTSDAM, NEW GUINEA. 1944-08-20. THE RAN CORVETTES, HMAS "ROCKHAMPTON" (LEADING) AND THE HMAS "COLAC" LADEN WITH TROOPS OF THE 25TH INFANTRY BATTALION APPROACHING THE RAN FRIGATE, HMAS "BARCOO" AT ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-08-18. NFX70205 MATRON L.A. STATON AND MEMBERS OF HER NURSING STAFF ABOARD THE 2/1ST HOSPITAL SHIP, "MANUNDA"

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-08-18. SICK AND WOUNDED AUSTRALIAN ARMY PERSONNEL BEING TRANSFERRED FROM THE SHIP'S LIFEBOAT THE 2/1ST HOSPITAL SHIP, "MANUNDA"

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-02-18. NX122585 WARRANT OFFICER A. HOLLIER, HEADQUARTERS, NEW GUINEA FORCE, DEMONSTRATING TYPICAL AUSTRALIAN ARMY JUNGLE UNIFORMS EQUIPMENT

AT SEA. 1944-08-20. Q22622 LANCE CORPORAL L.W. ASHMORE, 25TH INFANTRY BATTALION (1) SOUND ASLEEP AS HE RELAXES ABOARD THE RAN FRIGATE HMAS "BARCOO" WHICH IS TRANSPORTING THE BATTALION FROM SIAR TO ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-02-18. THE OFFICES OF THE GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING WITH THE MESS IN THE BACKGROUND AT HEADQUARTERS, NEW GUINEA FORCE

POTSDAM, NEW GUINEA. 1944-08-21. LIEUTENANT A. GOTT, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVAL VOLUNTEER RESERVE (5), CHATTING WITH OFFICERS OF THE 30TH INFANTRY BATTALION ABOARD THE FRIGATE HMAS BARCOO. THIS VESSEL ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-08-19. VX42975 MAJOR A.L. PROUD, DEPUTY ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORT, HEADQUARTERS, NEW GUINEA FORCE, WORKING IN THE GARDEN OUTSIDE HIS OFFICE

MILILAT, NEW GUINEA. 1944-08-22. A 3 TON FOUR WHEEL DRIVE CHEVROLET TRUCK BEING DRIVEN THROUGH DEEP WATER DURING TESTS OF A WATERPROOFING TECHNIQUE EVOLVED BY MEMBERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN ELECTRICAL ..

MILILAT, NEW GUINEA. 1944-08-22. PERSONNEL OF THE AUSTRALIAN ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS, HEADQUARTERS, 5TH DIVISION GREASING AND WATERPROOFING AN AUSTRALIAN ARMY JEEP DURING EXPERIMENTS IN ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-08-19. THE STORES AND TRANSPORT OFFICE, HEADQUARTERS, NEW GUINEA FORCE. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- VX108086 CAPTAIN W.B. BALLARD, ADJUTANT (1); NX98562 WARRANT OFFICER II, ..