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KARAWOP AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-04-19. CORPORAL K.W. LINDUS (4), IN CHARGE OF THE Y.M.C.A. STALL. CALLED KEITH'S CAFE, IT SERVES HOT AND COLD DRINKS TO TROOPS. 2/1 INFANTRY BATTALION AND OTHER 6 ..

KARAWOP AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-04-19. PRIVATE F. ROMERO (1), AND PRIVATE R. REYNOLDS (2), GUARDING A TRACK FOR A FORWARD COMPANY OF 2/1 INFANTRY BATTALION

BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-04-23. SAPPERS OF 15 FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, HAVE JUST ROLLED A LOG OFF THE OLD MCKINNA BRIDGE DURING RECONSTRUCTION WORK. THEY ARE BUILDING A PANEL BRIDGE ..

KARAWOP AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-04-19. MEMBERS OF 2/1 INFANTRY BATTALION MOVING FORWARD THROUGH COUNTRY CLEARED BY THEIR BATTALION, WHERE 6 DIVISION PATROLS ARE SEEKING OUT THE JAPANESE AND CLEARING ..

TOKO, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-04-25. THE MORTAR CREW OF 5 DETACHMENT, HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, C COMPANY ADVANCE ALONG BUIN ROAD SOUTH OF SINDOU RIVER. THE ATTACK, SUPPORTED BY THREE MATILDA TANKS FROM B ..

BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-04-25. NATIVES ROLLING 44-GALLON DRUMS OF FUEL ASHORE AFTER THEY HAD BEEN UNLOADED FROM BARGES INTO HEAVY SURF. A 300-TON VESSEL OF 13 SMALL SHIPS COMPANY TRANSPORTED 1200 DRUMS ..

NUMA NUMA TRAIL, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-04-24. A GENERAL VIEW LOOKING TOWARDS BERRY'S HILL WHERE ENEMY POSITIONS ARE BEING SHELLED BY AUSTRALIAN 25 POUNDERS. THIS WAS THE FIRST ACTION OF 27 INFANTRY ..

PORT MORESBY, PAPUA. 12 NOV 1942. STAFF SERGEANT N.D. MAXWELL OF CLAIRE, MICHIGAN, PILOT OF AN AMBULANCE PLANE WHICH HAS BROUGHT MANY A WOUNDED AUSTRALIAN BACK FROM THE KOKODA FRONT

1942-11-19. NEW GUINEA. KOKODA. JAPANESE GRAVES. IN THE BACKGROUND ARE THE OWEN STANLEY'S; IN THE FOREGROUND A CHILD'S TOY CAR LEFT BEHIND WHEN A FAMILY FLED FROM KOKODA DURING THE EARLY JAPANESE ..

1942-11-19. NEW GUINEA. KOKODA. BARBER S. GREAVES "OPERATES" ON PRIVATE J.H. RUSSELL, SOME WHERE ALONG THE KOKODA TRACK. (NEGATIVE BY G. SILK)

1942-11-19. NEW GUINEA. ALLIED TROOPS POSE ON THE FIRST JEEP AND THE FIRST MOTOR CYCLE TO BE LANDED A C47 TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT. (NEGATIVE BY G. SILK)

1942-11-23. NEW GUINEA. KOKODA. THIS LOG STRUCTURE WAS BUILT BY THE JAPANESE AS PROTECTION FOR A MOUNTAIN GUN. THE GUN POSITION WAS CAPTURED AT BAYONET POINT. (NEGATIVE BY G. SILK)