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SORAKEN AREA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-06-07. LIEUTENANT H. ABBOTT, OFFICIAL WAR ARTIST, MILITARY HISTORY SECTION (1), WORKING ON A PAINTING OF A BARGE LANDING POINT ON LALUM BEACH. HE IS WATCHED BY ..

NANTAMBU, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-06. AUSTRALIAN CIVILIANS, MEMBERS OF THE CREW OF AN AMERICAN SMALL SHIP AT NANTAMBU, OPEN BAY

NANTAMBU, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-06. LIEUTENANT R.H. LUKE, 2/2 FORESTRY COMPANY, TAKES A BATH IN A DISCARDED JAPANESE RICE BOWL WHILE A HOSPITAL PATIENT AT 2/4 FIELD AMBULANCE

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-06-09. THE TYPE OF HUT USED FOR AMMUNITION STORAGE AT HEADQUARTERS 5 BASE SUB-AREA

JACQUINOT BAY AREA, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-05. LIEUTENANT BURKEHARDT, 594 ENGINEER BOAT AND SHORE REGIMENT (2), TEACHES SISTER M. O'LOUGHLIN, AUSTRALIAN ARMY NURSING SERVICE, 105 CASUALTY CLEARING ..

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-06-09. THE MAIN ROAD LOOKING TOWARDS DOCK AREA SERVICES ORDNANCE STORES, THE DETAIL ISSUE DEPOT, THE FIELD BAKERIES AND THE ENGINEER DUMPS OF HEADQUARTERS 5 BASE ..

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-06-09. BILLETS AND QUARTERS FOR ORDNANCE TROOPS IN THE HEADQUARTERS 5 BASE SUB-AREA. THEY ARE SITUATED ON THE LEFT OF THE ROAD WITH ORDNANCE STORES ON THE RIGHT AND ..

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-06-10. LOOKING UP TOWARDS THE ENTRANCE TO JACQUINOT BAY. IN THE FOREGROUND IS THE GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING'S OFFICE AND RESIDENCE; BACKGROUND TO THE RIGHT SHOWS ..

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-06-09. ENGINEER STORAGE DUMP AND YARDS SITUATED ON THE WATERFRONT AT 5 BASE SUB-AREA

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-06-10. YACHTS OF THE ROYAL PACIFIC YACHT CLUB, A CLUB FORMED BY MEN AND OFFICERS IN HEADQUARTERS 5 DIVISION AREA, WHO HAVE BUILT THEIR OWN CRAFT FROM ODDS AND ENDS. ..

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-06-09. THE OPERATING THEATRE AND AUTOCLAVE ANNEXE AT 2/8 GENERAL HOSPITAL IN 5 BASE SUB-AREA

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-06-11. THE GENERAL AREA OF "COOGEE BEACH", 5 BASE SUB-AREA, WHERE THE CORPS OF AUSTRALIAN ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS WATERCRAFT, WORKSHOPS ARE SITUATED