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WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-06-07. TROOPS OF 2/3 FIELD REGIMENT, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY, MANHANDLING A 25-POUNDER INTO POSITION IN A NEWLY CONSTRUCTED GUN PIT AT THE REAR OF THE BORAM STRIP, ..

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. 1945-05-31. AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS OF 6 MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, ARE USING ALL TYPES OF EQUIPMENT TO ASSIST THEM IN THEIR JOB OF OPENING UP A ..

BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-05-31. THE MAIN COMMUNICATIONS FOR A PATROL OPERATING AWAY FROM THE BATTALION IS BY CARRIER PIGEON. HERE, PRIVATE R.W. MERRIN, A COMPANY, 47 INFANTRY BATTALION, 29 INFANTRY ..

WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-06-07. TROOPS OF 2/2 FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, USING A JAPANESE ROLLER ON THE AIRSTRIP THEY ARE CONSTRUCTING AT WEWAK

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-14. THE MOBILE COOKERS AT THE KITCHEN, 2/7 GENERAL HOSPITAL

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-14. THE OPERATING THEATRE, 2/7 GENERAL HOSPITAL

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-14. THE SERGEANTS' MESS (STAFF), 2/7 GENERAL HOSPITAL

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-14. WARD 3, 2/7 GENERAL HOSPITAL

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-04-17. MEMBERS OF 41 LANDING CRAFT COMPANY ON THE BARGE AB2027 AS THE VESSEL APPROACHES THE BEACH HEAD AFTER AN 80 MILE RUN FROM WIDE BAY

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-14. AN AIR CONDITIONED WARD AT WARD 1, 2/7 GENERAL HOSPITAL

WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-06-05. THE STAFF OF 3 MOBILE METEOROLOGICAL FLIGHT, RAAF, ATTACHED HEADQUARTERS ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY 6 DIVISION. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- SIGNALMAN E.A. WOOD ..