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BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-30. A NEWLY CONSTRUCTED SAVIGE COMMERCIAL BOX GIRDER BRIDGE OVER THE JABA RIVER WHICH WAS ASSEMBLED BY 11 FIELD COMPANY ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, TO REPLACE A BRIDGE WASHED ..

PURUATA ISLAND, SOUTH BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-29. LANDING CRAFT MECHANIZED OF 42 LANDING CRAFT COMPANY BACKING IN THROUGH SURF TO THROW A LINE ASHORE IN AN ATTEMPT TO TOW A BARGE OFF NO. 1 BEACH ..

MINGA CREEK, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-05-30. A NATIVE PACK TRAIN CARRYING SUPPLIES TO FORWARD INFANTRY UNITS IN THE PRINCE ALEXANDER MOUNTAINS. THIS WAS THE MAIN MEANS OF SUPPLY AS THE USE OF ..

BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-30. THE SAVIGE BRIDGE CONSTRUCTED BY 11 FIELD COMPANY ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, OVER THE JABA RIVER. THIS BRIDGE, MEASURING 620 FEET LONG AS A GUARD AGAINST FLOOD WATERS, ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-31. ANGAU NATIVES WORKING WITH 10 FIELD COMPANY ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, BUILDING GLOUCESTER HOUSE AT HEADQUARTERS 2 CORPS. THIS ACCOMMODATION WAS BUILT FOR USE ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-31. SAPPER C.J. THOMPSON (1) AND SAPPER D.B. LAUGHTON (2), MEMBERS OF 10 FIELD COMPANY ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, AT WORK ON THE FLOOR OF GLOUCESTER HOUSE. THIS ..

BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-30. VEHICLES OF 2/11 FIELD REGIMENT, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, CROSSING THE NEWLY CONSTRUCTED SAVIGE BRIDGE OVER THE JABA RIVER. THIS BRIDGE, MEASURING 620 FEET LONG AS A ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-31. SERGEANT S. DUBOIS (1) AND MEMBERS OF ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY HEADQUARTERS 2 CORPS STAFF

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-31. SAPPER R. BANKS (1) AND SAPPER E.T. PARNHAM (2), MEMBERS OF 10 FIELD COMPANY ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, NAILING BAMBOO PATTERN SCREENS ON THE WALLS OF ..

LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-06-05. A CONCERT WAS GIVEN AT THE OPEN AIR THEATRE OF 2/7 GENERAL HOSPITAL. THE PERFORMERS WERE FROM STAFF OF 2/7 GENERAL HOSPITAL, LAE CHORAL GROUP AND THE LAE PLAY ..

LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-06-03. DURING AN EXHIBITION OF HOBBIES AND CRAFTS CORPORAL G.S. BOON, AN INSTRUCTOR OF ARTS AND CRAFTS AT 112 CONVALESCENT DEPOT, IS PICTURED AMONG AN ARRAY OF WOOLLEN ..

LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-06-03. DURING AN EXHIBITION OF HOBBIES AND CRAFTS SERGEANT R. RYAN, HANDICRAFT INSTRUCTOR AT 112 CONVALESCENT DEPOT (1), DISCUSSES SAMPLES OF SILK FANCY WORK MADE BY ..