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BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-04-06. JEEPS PLOUGHING THROUGH MUD ALONG BUIN ROAD, SOUTH OF THE PURIATA RIVER. THE ROAD, CONSTRUCTED BY AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, IS THE LINE OF COMMUNICATION TO 25 INFANTRY ..

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-04-08. SENATOR J.M. FRASER, ACTING MINISTER FOR THE ARMY (2), SPEAKING WITH INFANTRYMEN ON THEIR REST DAY. THEY ARE ON THE BANKS OF THE WUNUNG RIVER WHICH FLOWS ..

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-04-08. BUILT BY 4 FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, THIS CLASS 12 PILE BRIDGE WAS ERECTED OVER THE TAUT RIVER IN THE RECORD TIME OF 16 DAYS. THE BRIDGE IS ..

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-04-08. SENATOR J.M. FRASER, ACTING MINISTER FOR THE ARMY (1), ACCOMPANIED BY LIEUTENANT COLONEL S.C.M. HIATT (2), INSPECTING THE REGIMENTAL AID POST AT 105 CASUALTY ..

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-04-08. SENATOR J.M. FRASER, ACTING MINISTER FOR THE ARMY (3), AND MAJOR GENERAL A.H. RAMSEY, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 5 DIVISION (1), SPEAKING WITH SISTER H.K. ..

WONGINARA MISSION, NEW GUINEA. 1945-04-04. SERGEANT J.J. RICHARDS, 2/3 INFANTRY BATTALION DISPLAYS A JAPANESE SWORD AND FLAG FOLLOWING HIS RETURN FROM FORWARD POSITIONS IN THE TORRICELLI MOUNTAINS, ..

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-04-08. A 75-FOOT TRUSS SUSPENSION TYPE BRIDGE BUILT OVER A SMALL CREEK NEAR THE TAUT RIVER BY 13 FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS. IT HAS A SPAN OF 54 FEET ..

BUT, NEW GUINEA. 1945-04-02. 2/2 FIELD REGIMENT TROOPS SWARM OVER A JAPANESE "LILY" MEDIUM BOMBER BESIDE THE AIRSTRIP

WONGINARA MISSION, NEW GUINEA. 1945-04-04. PRIVATE R.G. GREEN, 2/3 INFANTRY BATTALION, FLOPS FULLY CLOTHED INTO A CREEK AFTER RETURNING FROM FORWARD POSITIONS IN THE TORRICELLI MOUNTAINS, INLAND ..

BUT, NEW GUINEA. 1945-04-02. TROOPS JUST OUT OF ACTION BATHE IN THE SEA NEAR THE AIRSTRIP. THESE PLEASANT SURROUNDINGS CONTRAST SHARPLY WITH THE RAZOR BACKED TORRICELLI MOUNTAINS IN THE BACKGROUND ..

BUT, NEW GUINEA. 1945-04-02. SERGEANT C.R. GILL, 2/6 TRANSPORT PLATOON (1), EXAMINING A "SONIA" JAPANESE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT DESTROYED BY ALLIED AIR ATTACKS ON THE AIRSTRIP

NADZAB, NEW GUINEA. 1945-04-07. THE PERSONAL ASSISTANT AND AIDES-DE-CAMP HUT, HEADQUARTERS FIRST ARMY. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- CAPTAIN K.J.T. BIERI, PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO CHIEF OF GENERAL STAFF ..