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1943-06-15. NEW GUINEA. A.I.F. BAKERS AT WORK IN NEW GUINEA. PTE. G.I. HALL, OF BALEKLAVA, SOUTH AUSTRALIA HANDS OVER THE DOUGH TO CPL. M.R. COWLEY OF ARNO BAY, SOUTH AUSTRALIA. (NEGATIVE BY N. ..

1943-06-18. NEW GUINEA. NEWSPAPERS PUBLISHED BY THE ARMY ARE ON OF THE MOST POPULAR AMENITIES FOR THE TROOPS. THIS PICTURE SHOWS PARTY OF AMERICAN SAILORS RECEIVING COPIES FROM CPL. A. JOLLY (U.S. ..

INFORMAL PORTRAIT OF 406895 SERGEANT EDGAR SEYMOUR WOOLCOTT (PILOT), OF PERTH, WA, AND 28902 SERGEANT ROBERT HASENOHR (NAVIGATOR), OF ADELAIDE, SA, WITH THEIR NO 30 (LR/F) SQUADRON, RAAF, ..

1943-06-18. NEW GUINEA. NEWSPAPERS PUBLISHED BY THE ARMY ARE ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR AMENITIES FOR THE TROOPS. IT HAS BEEN DROPPED TO UNITS IN THE MOST INACCESSIBLE AREAS. HERE ARE TWO ARMY BAKERS, ..

1943-06-26. NEW GUINEA. AUSTRALIAN BEAUFIGHTER CREWS. F/LT. K. P. WILSON, OF PRINCES HILL, VICTORIA (PILOT) AND SGT. G.B. MOORE, OF DRUMMOYNE, N.S.W. (NAVIGATOR). (NEGATIVE BY N. BROWN)

1943-06-25. NEW GUINEA. TWO NEW CHURCHES. IN THE FOREGROUND IS ST. PATRICK'S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, AND IN THE BACKGROUND THE ANGLICAN CHURCH OF THE RESURRECTION. (NEGATIVE BY N. BROWN)

1943-06-26. NEW GUINEA. AUSTRALIAN BEAUFIGHTER CREWS. F/O. J.N. MCROBBIE, LEEDERVILLE, W.A. (PILOT) AND F/O C.J. COOKE, KEDRON, QUEENSLAND (NAVIGATOR.) (NEGATIVE BY N. BROWN)

1943-06-25. NEW GUINEA. ST PATRICK'S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH. SOLDIERS LEAVING THE CHURCH AFTER THE CELEBRATION OF THE FIRST MASS. (NEGATIVE BY N. BROWN)

1943-06-26. NEW GUINEA. AUSTRALIAN BEAUFIGHTER CREWS. F/LT. A.A. THOMSON OF GLADSTONE, SOUTH AUST. (PILOT) AND P.O. P.J. WHITE OF ASHGROVE, QUEENSLAND (NAVIGATOR). (NEGATIVE BY N. BROWN)

1943-06-21. NEW GUINEA. AT AN AUSTRALIAN CASUALTY CLEARING STATION. SISTER M.F. THORPE, OF BRISBANE WITH TWO OF THE NURSES' PETS - JIMINY CRICKET (A PHALANGER SQUIRREL) AND JOE (A MOUNTAIN PARROT) ..

1943-06-28. NEW GUINEA. WAU-MUBO AREA. NATIVE CARRIERS SET OUT ALONG THE TRACK IN THE WAU-MUBO AREA, CARRYING SUPPLIES TO FORWARD AREAS. (NEGATIVE BY G. SHORT)

1943-05-05. NEW GUINEA. NOTHING IS APPRECIATED MORE BY THE BOYS AT OPERATIONAL BASES BATTLE STATIONS AND FRONT LINE AREAS THAN MOTION PICTURES. THANKS TO THE AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND MOTION ..