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1942-11-23. UNITED STATES NURSES IN NEW GUINEA. A REFRIGERATOR IS A POPULAR INNOVATION. (NEGATIVE BY BOTTOMLEY)

1942-11-23. New Guinea. Kokoda Track. Sergeant W. R. Edmonds of N.S.W. displays a Japanese officer's sword. The handle is covered with shark skin which glistens when the light catches the raised ..

1942-11-23. UNITED STATES NURSES IN NEW GUINEA. RELAXATION IN A SWIMMING HOLE NEAR THE CAMP. (NEGATIVE BY BOTTOMLEY)

1942-12-01. NEW GUINEA. TROOPS IN PORT MORESBY ARE KEENLY INTERESTED IN THE ARMY NEWSPAPER "GUINEA GOLD". PRODUCED UNDER DIFFICULT CONDITIONS, THE PAPER IS DISTRIBUTED FREE TO BOTH AUSTRALIAN AND ..

NEW GUINEA. GONA. CHURCH SERVICE BEFORE GOING INTO BATTLE, PADRE R.M. PARK. (NEGATIVE BY G. SILK)

1942-12-01. NEW GUINEA. WAIROPI. HORSES SLAUGHTERED BY JAPANESE. IN THIS AREA OVER 50 DEAD HORSES WERE FOUND. (NEGATIVE BY G. SILK)

NEW GUINEA. GONA. THESE AUSTRALIANS HAVE JUST COME 100 YARDS BACK FROM THE FRONT LINE FOR FOOD DURING A LULL IN THE FIGHTING THEY ARE PART OF A COMPANY WHICH HAS BEEN 2 DAYS AND NIGHTS WITHIN ..

1942-12-02. NEW GUINEA. HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT BEING LOADED INTO A TRANSPORT PLANE IN WHICH IT WILL BE FLOWN TO AN ADVANCED BASE WHERE WOUNDED WILL BE TREATED WHILST AWAITING TRANSPORT. (NEGATIVE BY G. ..

1942-12-04. NEW GUINEA. GONA. TYPICAL AUSTRALIAN WHO IS FIGHTING IN THE GONA AREA. THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN LESS THAN 100 YARDS FROM THE JAPANESE POSITIONS. (NEGATIVE BY G. SILK)

1942-12-02. NEW GUINEA. JAPANESE BOMB AN AMERICAN FIELD HOSPITAL. PTE. M.J. ALLEN, OF CYRACUSE NEW YORK, HAD A LUCKY ESCAPE WHEN A BOMB FELL ONLY A FEW FEET AWAY. (NEGATIVE BY G. SILK)

NEW GUINEA. GONA. CHURCH SERVICE BEFORE GOING INTO BATTLE. PADRE J.B. LYNCH. (NEGATIVE BY G. SILK)

1942-12-05. NEW GUINEA. GONA. THESE AUSTRALIANS HAVE JUST COME 100 YARDS BACK FROM THE FRONT LINE FOR FOOD DURING A LULL IN THE FIGHTING. THEY ARE PART OF A COMPANY WHICH HAS BEEN 2 DAYS AND NIGHTS ..