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Bougainville. 2 March 1945. The type of country in which Australians are fighting in Bougainville. Owing to the comparatively poor means of communication, forward troops have to be supplied ..

1945-02-15. PACIFIC AREA NO. 30: BOUGAINVILLE: NUMA SECTOR. AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY MEN HEADING TOWARDS FORWARD POSITIONS HAVE TO CLIMB ABOUT 3,000 FEET OVER MOUNTAINOUS COUNTRY SIMILAR TO THAT ..

The battle cruiser HMAS Australia and light cruiser HMAS (ex HMS) Encounter, the submarine AE2, Hospital Ship Grantala, French armoured cruiser Montcalm, colliers, oilers and store ship Aorangi in ..

NEW GUINEA. 9 NOVEMBER 1943. MATILDA TANKS HAVE BEEN USED WITH GREAT SUCCESS AGAINST JAPANESE IN THE FINSCHHAFEN AREA. THIS TANK, CLINCHER, IS NOW PLOUGHING ITS WAY THROUGH HEAVY COUNTRY DURING THE ..

NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-17. MEMBERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY MEDICAL WOMEN'S SERVICE (AAMWS) AT AN AUSTRALIAN FIELD HOSPITAL, OUTSIDE THEIR TENT

NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-22. AT AN AUSTRALIAN FIELD HOSPITAL TROOPER R.E. SCOTT OF BALLARAT, VIC. HAS X.RAY THERAPY TREATMENT AT THE HOSPITAL. WITH HIM ARE SISTER E. PATRICK AND PRIVATE L. FULLER

NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-19. INFORMAL GROUP PORTRAIT OF BOMBARDIER R.G. DOCKERY OF WOLLONGONG, NSW, PRIVATE (PTE) D.W.V. ALLEN OF BRISBANE, PTE G.A. KNELL OF ROCKHAMPTON, GUNNERS A. DAVIS OF WOOLLAHRA, ..

NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-19. RED CROSS WORK AT A PICNIC HELD NEAR THE AUSTRALIAN FIELD HOSPITAL. GROUP PORTRAIT OF SMILING CONVALESCENTS ANSWER A CALL FOR REFRESHMENTS

NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-24. PORTRAIT OF PRIVATE O.G. PRIEST OF BRISBANE, QLD, AT AN AUSTRALIAN FIELD HOSPITAL WITH "JEREMY" A FELT SQUIRREL, TYPICAL OF THE TOYS MADE UNDER THE RED CROSS HANDICRAFT ..

NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-24. AT AN AUSTRALIAN FIELD HOSPITAL SISTER MCCAULEY WHO IS IN CHARGE OF THE BLOOD BANK, GIVES A TRANSFUSION TO PRIVATE D. HELLIWELL OF MAYO W.A., WARD SISTER LIEUTENANT F. ..

20 January 1944. GUN CREWS OF AN AUSTRALIAN BUILT DESTROYER AT ACTION STATIONS AFTER THE WARSHIP HAD WITHDRAWN FROM THE CAPE GLOUCESTER AREA, WHERE IT HAD PERFORMED VALUABLE SERVICE IN SOFTENING UP ..

NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-27. AUSTRALIAN TROOPS IN THE JUNGLE MOVED IN BEHIND MATILDA TANKS FOR A DAWN ATTACK ON THE JAPANESE HELD VILLAGE OF SATTELBERG. N.B. THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN DURING THE ACTUAL ..