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1943-05-07. NEW GUINEA. MILNE BAY. RAAF MEMBERS STOP FOR A SPELL DURING THE CLEARING FOR AN AIRSTRIP AT MILNE BAY. (NEGATIVE BY N. BROWN)

1943-05-19. NEW GUINEA. GONA. THIS WRECKED JAPANESE SHIP "AYATOSAN MARU", SUNK BY ALLIED AIRCRAFT DURING THE BATTLE FOR GONA. IT IS NOW USED FOR TARGET PRACTICE BY ALLIED FORCES AT GONA BEACH. ..

1943-05-19. NEW GUINEA. GONA. THIS WRECKED JAPANESE SHIP "AYATOSAN MARU", SUNK BY ALLIED AIRCRAFT DURING THE BATTLE OF GONA. IT IS NOW USED FOR TARGET PRACTICE BY ALLIED FORCES AT GONA BEACH. ..

1943-05-11. NEW GUINEA. 25 POUNDER GUNS ON A PRACTICE SHOOT. (NEGATIVE BY N. BROWN)

1943-05-11. NEW GUINEA. MILNE BAY. ARMY STOCKMEN WITH SHEEP AT SLAUGHTER YARDS AT MILNE BAY. (NEGATIVE BY N. BROWN)

1943-05-17. NEW GUINEA. ARMY MAIL MUST GO THROUGH. LOOK AT THE ROADS IT GOES THROUGH. THIS PARTICULAR JEEP WAS BOGGED SEVEN SEPARATE TIMES ON THIS "ROAD". THE JEEP IS TOWED OUT. (NEGATIVE BY N. ..

1943-05-17. NEW GUINEA. ORO BAY. THE FOOTBRIDGE AT ORO BAY. THIS WAS CONSTRUCTED FROM STEEL MATTING. (NEGATIVE BY N. BROWN)

1943-05-19. NEW GUINEA. GONA. THIS WRECKED JAPANESE SHIP "AYATOSAN MARU", SUNK BY ALLIED AIRCRAFT DURING THE BATTLE OF GONA. IT IS NOW USED FOR TARGET PRACTICE BY ALLIED FORCES AT GONA BEACH. ..

1943-06-10. NEW GUINEA. AT AN AUSTRALIAN GENERAL HOSPITAL IN NEW GUINEA. LEFT TO RIGHT SISTERS E. MCELNEA. M. CONROY, E. BAXTER. M. FRANKLIN, J. PAGE. (NEGATIVE BY N. BROWN)

1943-06-09. NEW GUINEA. AUSTRALIAN ACK ACK CREW IN NEW GUINEA, ENJOY MAIL FROM HOME. (NEGATIVE BY N. BROWN)

1943-06-15. NEW GUINEA. JAPANESE WOUNDED IN NEW GUINEA WAITING TO BE TAKEN TO AN ALLIED DRESSING STATION. (PHOTOGRAPHED BY G. SILK)

1943-06-16. NEW GUINEA. AFTER A TYPICAL MORESBY RAIN STORM, SAILING CRAFT SPREAD THEIR CANVAS TO DRY OFF IN THE MORNING SUN. IN THIS PICTURESQUE SETTING DRIVER N.J. COSSINS OF HIGHGATE HILL, ..