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TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-31. SAPPER R. BANKS, 10 FIELD COMPANY ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, FITTING A BAMBOO SCREEN INTO PLACE ON THE OUTER WALL OF GLOUCESTER HOUSE AT HEADQUARTERS 2 CORPS ..

LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-06-03. PERSONNEL OUTSIDE THE CARPENTER'S SHOP AT 112 CONVALESCENT DEPOT WHERE AN ARTS AND CRAFTS EXHIBITION IS BEING HELD. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- LIEUTENANT E.A. ..

LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-06-02. MEMBERS OF THE MESS AND AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE GUESTS WHO ATTENDED A DANCE AT THE SERGEANTS' MESS, HEADQUARTERS ANGAU, NORTHERN REGION. IDENTIFIED ..

WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-05-30. A GROUP OF 2/7 COMMANDO SQUADRON TROOPS ENJOYING A BEER AFTER COMING OUT OF ACTION IN THE PRINCE ALEXANDER RANGES. THEY ARE AT THE ROAD HEAD AT CAPE BORAM ..

SORAKEN, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-06-02. THE CREW OF NO. 4 GUN, 2 MOUNTAIN BATTERY AT THE READY. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- SERGEANT A.R. DAVIS (1); BOMBARDIER I. CROTHERS (2); GUNNER L.V. WEDLICK (3); ..

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 ..

SORAKEN, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-06-02. THE CREW OF NO. 3 GUN, 2 MOUNTAIN BATTERY AND THEIR GUN. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- BOMBARDIER E.R. PINKERTON (1); GUNNER A.J. MARSHALL (2); GUNNER J.A. MARSHALL ..

WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-05-30. TROOPS WATCH OVER THE SIDE AS A 43 LANDING CRAFT COMPANY BARGE COMES ALONGSIDE THE SS TAROONA IN WEWAK HARBOUR. THE SHIP, FORMERLY OF THE INTERSTATE PASSENGER ..

WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-05-30. SERGEANT F.G. JENKINS (2), BEING SERVED WITH SOFT DRINK FROM SALVATION ARMY SENIOR REPRESENTATIVE V.G. WILSON (1), ON THE BEACH SOON AFTER COMING ASHORE FROM THE ..

WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-06-03. A GENERAL VIEW OF 104 CASUALTY CLEARING STATION SHOWING SOME OF THE WARDS AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDINGS

SORAKEN, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-06-05. THE STAFF OF F TROOP COMMAND POST, 4 FIELD REGIMENT, OUTSIDE THEIR LOG COMMAND POST. (FOR IDENTIFICATION OF 11 NAMED PERSONNEL REFER TO PROVISIONAL CAPTION OR ..

SORAKEN, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-06-03. CORPORAL W.B. BERTRAM, 16 FIELD COMPANY WHO WON THE THROWING THE CRICKET BALL EVENT DURING A SPORTS CARNIVAL AT HEADQUARTERS 11 INFANTRY BRIGADE