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1942-12-28. PAPUA, GIROPA POINT AREA. AUSTRALIAN TANK AND INFANTRYMEN IN ACTION BEFORE THE FINAL ASSAULT ON BUNA. (NEGATIVE BY G. SILK.)

1942-12-28. PAPUA. AN AUSTRALIAN INFANTRYMAN RECEIVES GRENADES FROM A CREW MEMBER OF AN AUSTRALIAN TANK DURING THE ATTACK ON BUNA. TANKS CARRIED LARGE QUANTITIES OF GRENADES WHICH WERE SUPPLIED TO ..

1942-12-28. PAPUA. A WIRRAWAY AIRCRAFT FLIES OVERHEAD DIRECTING FIELD ARTILLERY DURING THE ATTACK BY ALLIED INFANTRY AND AUSTRALIAN-MANNED TANKS ON BUNA

The Australian crew of an M3 Stuart tank having an early morning breakfast before going into action for the first time

1942-12-28. PAPUA. BY EXPERIENCE ALLIED TROOPS HAVE LEARNED TO TAKE NO CHANCES WITH ENEMY TREE TOP SNIPERS. EVERY TREE TOP THAT COULD HOUSE SNIPERS WAS SPRAYED WITH HUNDREDS OF ROUNDS FROM ..

1942-12-28. PAPUA. INFANTRY BACK UP ATTACK ON BUNA BY AUSTRALIAN MANNED GENERAL STUART TANKS. THE AUSTRALIAN IN THE PHOTO IS FIRING AN M1 GARAND RIFLE AT JAPS IN A PILLBOX 30 YARDS AWAY. HE GOT ..

1942-12-05. PAPUA. TROOPER ROBERT ANTON OF NEW SOUTH WALES CLEARS MUD FROM TANK TRACKS AFTER ACTION. (NEGATIVE BY G. SILK)

1942-12-05. BUNA, PAPUA. THIS CHEERFUL JEEP DRIVER IS GUNNER ROY MILSTEAD OF COONAMBLE, NSW

1943-01-08. AN AUSTRALIAN CLIMBING TO A JAPANESE OBSERVATION POST BUILT HIGH UP IN A TREE TO ALLOW THE ENEMY TO DIRECT THE FIRE OF TWO 3-INCH NAVAL GUNS AGAINST ALLIED TROOPS ADVANCING ON BUNA. ..

GIROPA POINT, PAPUA. THE FINAL ASSAULT ON BUNA. AN AUSTRALIAN MORTAR CREW FROM HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, 2/12TH BATTALION, LAYS DOWN A BARRAGE AS INFANTRY ADVANCES TO ATTACK A JAPANESE PILLBOX. LEFT TO ..

1943-01-08. AMERICAN AND AUSTRALIAN WAR CORRESPONDENTS AT A JAPANESE DUGOUT INSPECT A LIGHT JAPANESE ARTILLERY PIECE WHICH HAS BEEN BLASTED FROM ITS MOUNTING BY AN AUSTRALIAN MANNED TANK, WHICH ..

Pilot Officer (PO) John S (Jack) Archer and Sergeant J L (Les) Coulston, both from Melbourne, Vic, seated in No. 4 Squadron, RAAF, Wirraway A20-103. On 26 December 1942 this crew was flying A20-103 ..