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1943-04-01. AUSTRALIAN NURSES IN NEW GUINEA. HAIR SHAMPOO AND SETTING REMAINS IMPORTANT TO NURSES IN FORWARD AREAS. SISTER JOAN SANDISON OF GLENELG, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, GIVES A SHAMPOO TO SISTER ..

1943-03-29. NEW GUINEA. ARMOURERS OF A RAAF BEAUFIGHTER SQUADRON AT AN ADVANCED BASE IN NEW GUINEA OVERHAULING CANNON FROM THE MACHINES. THOUSANDS OF SHELLS FROM CANNON SUCH AS THESE WERE FIRED ..

1943-04-01. NEW GUINEA. PHYSIOTHERAPY. AT AN AUSTRALIAN GENERAL HOSPITAL IN NEW GUINEA WHICH HAS TAKEN OVER A SPECIALLY CONSTRUCTED NATIVE HUT TO CARRY OUT REHABILITATION TREATMENT - THE AIM OF ..

1943-04-05. NEW GUINEA. IN A MOONLIGHT ATTACK ON LAE HARBOUR A FORMATION OF AMERICAN MITCHELL BOMBERS SCORED DIRECT HITS ON AN ENEMY SUBMARINE UNLOADING CARGO. HERE ARE SOME OF THE MEN WHO ..

1943-04-08. NEW GUINEA. A NATIVE CHILD SMILES AS OTHERS CONSTRUCT A NEW ROAD, FOR MILITARY PURPOSES IN NEW GUINEA. (NEGATIVE BY F. BAGNALL)

Salvaging this point five inch machine gun from an American plane, Sergeant Rowe (left) and Corporal Heartwell, improvised a support for it and used the gun as a light anti-aircraft weapon at Wau

1943-04-12. NEW GUINEA. CPL. F. CARDINER OF SOUTH YARRA, MELBOURNE WITH BOOTS OF AN ALLIED UNIT WHICH WERE LEFT AT THIS BOOT REPAIRING DEPOT IN NEW GUINEA HUNDRED OF PAIRS ARE REPAIRED WEEKLY FOR ..

1943-04-12. NEW GUINEA. WITH THE PLAYERS IN ATTITUDES SUGGESTIVE OF BALLET DANCERS THE BALL DROPS TO THE GROUND DURING A GAME OF VOLLEYBALL IN NEW GUINEA BY AMERICAN AIR PILOTS AND CREWS. ..

1943-04-12. NEW GUINEA. LIEUT J.H. LANE OF BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA SITTING ON HIS P38 FIGHTER. THE FOUR FLAGS PAINTED ON THE SIDE INDICATE HE HAS SHOT DOWN 4 ZEROS IN NEW GUINEA. (NEGATIVE BY N. ..

1943-04-13. NEW GUINEA. LOCKHEED LIGHTNINGS (P38) IN FLIGHT. (NEGATIVE BY N. BROWN)

1943-04-12. NEW GUINEA. KEEPING THEMSELVES FIGHTING FIT. AMERICAN PILOTS AND CREW IN NEW GUINEA PLAYING VOLLEYBALL. IT IS A VERY STRENUOUS GAME. (NEGATIVE BY N. BROWN)

1943-04-14. NEW GUINEA. LIEUTENANT G. WILLS MEETS TWO CHIMBU TRIBE SUB CHIEFS WHO CAME DOWN FROM THE CENTRE OF NEW GUINEA TO THE COAST. THEIR DRESS IS VERY COLOURFUL. THE HEAD PIECE IS MADE UP OF ..