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BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-20. SIGNALLERS OF 24 INFANTRY BATTALION LAYING CABLE ALONG HAESLERS TRACK FROM D COMPANY TO BATTALION HEADQUARTERS DURING THE OUTFLANKING MOVE ONTO BUIN ROAD. IDENTIFIED ..

BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-05-18. PRIVATE J.W. BARRETT, B COMPANY, 57/60 INFANTRY BATTALION, BEING CARRIED BY NATIVES ACROSS A FAST FLOWING RIVER ON HIS WAY BACK TO AN ADVANCED DRESSING STATION. HE WAS ..

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-05-20. MR. K. WATTS, YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION REPRESENTATIVE (1), WITH SERGEANT R.W. THOMAS (2), AND MAJOR C.R. AITKEN (3), BROADCASTING RESULTS AND ..

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-05-20. THE "LORELEI", A SAILING SKIFF OWNED AND SAILED BY PRIVATE A.D. CAMPBELL, 1 INFANTRY TROOPS WORKSHOP, BEING TOWED TO THE START LINE FOR THE FIRST RACE OF THE ..

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-05-20. MAKING LEEWAY AND BALLOONING TO CATCH WHAT LITTLE WIND THERE WAS, THE "ACEPOT", SAILED BY CAPTAIN R.D. DOUGLAS, HEADQUARTERS 5 DIVISION, COMES ABOUT AT THE ..

GAZELLE PENINSULA, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-05-14. TROOPS OF A COMPANY, 37/52 INFANTRY BATTALION, TAKING A REST DURING THE FOURTH DAY OF THEIR TREK FROM RILE TO MAVELU, OPEN BAY

GAZELLE PENINSULA, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-05-13. TROOPS OF A COMPANY, 37/52 INFANTRY BATTALION, MOVING DOWN A PRECIPITOUS CLIFF TO A CREEK BED NEAR THE END OF THEIR THIRD DAY'S MARCH DURING THE TREK ..

GAZELLE PENINSULA, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-05-14. TROOPS OF A COMPANY, 37/52 INFANTRY BATTALION, CROSSING A RIVER DURING THE FOURTH DAY OF THEIR TREK FROM RILE TO MAVELU, OPEN BAY

GAZELLE PENINSULA, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-05-14. TROOPS OF A COMPANY, 37/52 INFANTRY BATTALION, CROSSING A RIVER DURING THE FOURTH DAY OF THEIR TREK FROM RILE TO MAVELU, OPEN BAY. IDENTIFIED PERSONS ..

GAZELLE PENINSULA, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-05-15. TROOPS OF A COMPANY, 37/52 INFANTRY BATTALION, TAKING A PAUSE AFTER THEIR ARRIVAL AT THE BEACH ON THE NORTH COAST OF NEW BRITAIN AT THE END OF THEIR TREK ..

GAZELLE PENINSULA, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-05-15. TROOPS OF A COMPANY, 37/52 INFANTRY BATTALION, ABOARD A LANDING CRAFT DURING EMBARKATION FOR WATU PLANTATION. THE MEN HAD MARCHED ACROSS THE GAZELLE ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-12-12. A SECTION OF THE BOTTLING ROOM OF A SOFT DRINK FACTORY OPERATED WITHIN LAE BASE SUB-AREA. THE CRATES AWAIT DISTRIBUTION THROUGH THE ARMY CANTEENS SERVICE