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INDOOROOPILLY, BRISBANE, QUEENSLAND. 1945-02-19. LANCE-CORPORAL H. FROGGART, (3), SCRAMBLING FOR THE BALL DURING RECREATIONAL BASKETBALL TRAINING DURING THE VISIT BY COLONEL S.H. IRVING, CONTROLLER ..

AT SEA. 1945-03-31. HEADQUARTERS 26 INFANTRY BRIGADE TROOPS ABOARD THE VAN HEUTSZ WASHING THEIR DIXIES AFTER BREAKFAST ON THE TOP DECK DURING THEIR MOVEMENT TO MILNE BAY

MILILAT, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-21. MR. R.G. SCOTT, AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY ATTACHED TO HEADQUARTERS 5TH DIVISION, HANDS A WOUNDED NATIVE A PACKET OF CIGARETTES AS HE ARRIVES AT THE AUSTRALIAN ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-16. GOMERI, WEARING THE BEM, (CIVIL DIVISION), PRESENTED BY LIEUTENANT GENERAL S. G. SAVIGE, CB, CBE, DSO, MC, ED, GOC NEW GUINEA FORCE. THE CITATION TO THE AWARD READS: ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-16. VX3927 CAPTAIN A. SMITH, AIDE-DE-CAMP TO GOC NEW GUINEA FORCE, IN THE "A" MESS AREA, HEADQUARTERS NEW GUINEA FORCE

NAGADA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-21. DX55 SERGEANT S.J. SAGE, AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY ATTACHED TO HEADQUARTERS 5TH DIVISION ALONGSIDE A JEEP WHICH IS BEING LOADED WITH RED CROSS STORES

MILILAT, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-21. PERSONNEL OF THE AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY ATTACHED TO HEADQUARTERS 5TH DIVISION WATCH THE UNLOADING OF SUPPLEMENTARY RATIONS FOR NATIVES IN THE AUSTRALIAN NEW ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-18. NX76594 MAJOR H. THOMPSON, DENTAL OFFICER, ATTENDING TO A PATIENT IN HIS SURGERY AT HEADQUARTERS NEW GUINEA FORCE

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-12. SERGEANT C.H. TYTE, AT WORK IN THE BATTLE ROOM, HEADQUARTERS NEW GUINEA FORCE

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-12. VX81110 LIEUTENANT H.J. FORD AT WORK IN THE BATTLE ROOM, HEADQUARTERS NEW GUINEA FORCE

NADZAB, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-26. VX13 LIEUTENANT-GENERAL S.G. SAVIGE, CB, CBE, DSO, MC, ED, GOC NEW GUINEA FORCE (1), ADDRESSING MEMBERS OF THE 1ST NEW GUINEA INFANTRY BATTALION AT CAMP DIDDY. ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-26. MEMBERS OF THE "TANKS A MILLION" CONCERT PARTY STAGING AN ACT IN THE NEW RECREATION HALL BUILT BY MEMBERS OF THE 22ND WORKS COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS AND ..