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AITAPE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-04-19. SUPPLIES BEING UNLOADED FROM BARGES AT THE BEACH HEAD

BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-17. SIGNALMAN, PRIVATE S.N. MANSFIELD (1) AND PRIVATE W.J. SHARPE (2), NEGOTIATING STEEP BANKS OF THE HUDA RIVER WITH A DRUM OF CABLE, WHILE LAYING LINE IN THE REAR OF THE C ..

BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-17. MEMBERS OF C COMPANY, 57/60 INFANTRY BATTALION MOVING THROUGH A SECTION OF COMMANDO ROAD SOUTH OF THE HONGORAI RIVER WHICH HAD BEEN BOMBED BY THE ROYAL NEW ZEALAND AIR ..

BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-17. MEMBERS OF C COMPANY, 57/60 INFANTRY BATTALION, COOLING OFF IN THE HUDA RIVER AFTER A HARD CLIMB IN FULL KIT, DURING THE ADVANCE ALONG COMMANDO ROAD. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ..

A BULLDOZER AT WORK, BREAKING DOWN THE ESCARPMENT SOUTH OF THE HONGORAI RIVER, TO ALLOW TRANSPORT THROUGH WITH SUPPLIES AND AMMUNITION, DURING THE ADVANCE OF 57/60 INFANTRY BATTALION ALONG COMMANDO ..

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-04-12. STAFF SERGEANT I.N. JENKINS (1), AND CORPORAL F.A. PERKINS (2), WELDING AND CUTTING A BARGE DOOR AT THE BACK OF THEIR WORKSHOP. THE MEN ARE MEMBERS OF 3016 ..

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-04-12. TECHNICAL SERGEANT J.F. FEROZ (1), AND LIEUTENANT B.C. BURKEHART (2), DISCUSSING REPAIRS TO A DIESEL BARGE ENGINE. IN THE BACKGROUND TWO MECHANICS ARE AT ..

BUT-DAGUA AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-04-12. LIEUTENANT GENERAL J. NORTHCOTT, CHIEF OF THE GENERAL STAFF (2), RECEIVES HIS SWAGGER CANE FROM PRIVATE W. RICHARDSON (1), DURING HIS VISIT WITH SENATOR J.M. ..

BUT-DAGUA AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-04-12. SENATOR J.M. FRASER, ACTING MINISTER FOR THE ARMY (4), AND LIEUTENANT GENERAL J. NORTHCOTT, CHIEF OF THE GENERAL STAFF (2), DURING THEIR VISIT TO ..

NEAR NADZAB, NEW GUINEA. 1945-03-26. LORD WAKEHURST, GOVERNOR OF NEW SOUTH WALES (7), TAKES THE SALUTE DURING THE MARCH PAST OF 2 NEW GUINEA INFANTRY BATTALION AT CAMP DIDDY. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ..

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-04-15. PERFORMERS IN A CROWDED DRESSING ROOM DURING PREPARATIONS FOR THE NEXT SCENE IN A CONCERT STAGED BY MEMBERS OF 33 DOCKS OPERATING COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ..

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-04-15. AN APPRECIATIVE AUDIENCE WATCHES INTENTLY AS "ABDULLAH THE GREAT" PUTS HIS ACT OF FLOATATION ON IN A CONCERT STAGED BY MEMBERS OF 33 DOCKS OPERATING COMPANY, ..