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TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-06-10. A GROUP OF AUSTRALIANS TAKEN AT THE NATIVE SING-SING AT THE WEBB ROAD COMPOUND ON THE NUMA NUMA TRAIL WHICH WAS ATTENDED BY A LARGE NUMBER OF TROOPS. THE NATIVES ..

WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-06-07. SAPPER R.D. REES, 2/2 FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, ON A CAPTURED JAPANESE ROLLER DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN AIRSTRIP AT WEWAK

BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-31. SIGNALMAN C. LAHAFF (1) AND SIGNALMAN R.M. O'CALLIGAN OF 2 CORPS SIGNALLERS, BRIDGING JOINTS FOR THE AERIAL PHONE LINES FROM CORPS HEADQUARTERS TO 3 DIVISIONAL ..

BERRY'S HILL, CENTRAL BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-06-27. A NATIVE CARRIER CARRYING A CASE OF APPLIES AND A 4.2 INCH MORTAR BOMB DURING THE MOVEMENT OF SUPPLIES FORWARD TO 7 INFANTRY BATTALION, ALONG THE ..

BERRY'S HILL, CENTRAL BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-06-27. TROOPS OF PAPUAN INFANTRY BATTALION IN THE CENTRAL SECTOR, ATTACHED TO 7 INFANTRY BATTALION, SET OUT FROM BERRY'S HILL TO CARRY OUT A HARASSING ROLE ..

BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-31. SIGNALMAN B.A. RUTHENBERG, 47 INFANTRY BATTALION, 29 INFANTRY BRIGADE, BOILING A DIXIE OF WATER OVER CANNED HEAT WHEN A FIGHTING PATROL, ASSISTED BY NATIVES OF AUSTRALIAN ..

BERRY'S HILL, CENTRAL BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-06-27. A NATIVE CARRIER TYING TWO 4.2 INCH MORTAR BOMBS TO A TIN OF TEA DURING THE MOVEMENT OF SUPPLIES TO 7 INFANTRY BATTALION TROOPS ALONG THE NUMA NUMA ..

BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-04-16. A MATILDA TANK OF B SQUADRON, 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT MOVING THROUGH THE JUNGLE. TANKS ARE BEING USED TO SUPPORT THE INFANTRY ADVANCE ON THE HONGORAI RIVER. IDENTIFIED ..

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-04-17. 41 LANDING CRAFT COMPANY PERSONNEL, THE CREW OF AB2027 GETTING THEIR BARGE SHIPSHAPE FOR THE NEXT TRIP AFTER ARRIVING AT THEIR HOME BASE FROM WIDE BAY. ..

NANTAMBU, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-06. LIEUTENANT E.A. WITHINGTON, TRANSPORT OFFICER, 37/52 INFANTRY BATTALION (3), SUPERVISES THE LOADING OF STORES FOR FORWARD TROOPS. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- PRIVATE ..

WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-06-05. SERGEANT E. ROBERTS, 3 MOBILE METEOROLOGICAL FLIGHT, RAAF, ATTACHED HEADQUARTERS ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY 6 DIVISION, OPERATING THE NO. 4 AUSTRALIAN RECEIVING ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-06-09. PATIENTS OF 2/7 GENERAL HOSPITAL BEING UNLOADED FROM AMBULANCES AT MILFORD HAVEN WHARF FOR EMBARKATION ON THE HOSPITAL SHIP MANUNDA