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SHAGGY RIDGE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-20. QX6030 MAJOR F. E. C. LOXTON, COMMANDING A COMPANY, 2/9TH INFANTRY BATTALION

FARIA RIVER, RAMU VALLEY, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-18. MEMBERS OF THE 2/10TH INFANTRY BATTALION CLAMBERING ALONG THE ROCK FACED BANK OF THE FARIA ON THE WAY TO GUY'S POST. THEY ARE: QX37690 SERGEANT R. ..

FARIA RIVER, RAMU VALLEY, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-18. QX28819 GUNNER E. D. HIRST OF THE 2/4TH FIELD REGIMENT FORDING THE FAST FLOWING FARIA RIVER ON HIS WAY TO THE FORWARD POSITIONS

FARIA RIVER, RAMU VALLEY, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-18. MEMBERS OF D COMPANY, 2/9TH INFANTRY BATTALION PAUSE FOR A SMOKE DURING THEIR BRIDGE BUILDING OPERATIONS OVER THE FARIA RIVER. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ..

SHAGGY RIDGE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-10. NATIVE CARRIERS MOVING DOWN THE TRAIL FROM THE 2/9TH INFANTRY BATTALION HEADQUARTERS TO GUY'S POST

FARIA RIVER, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-20. ENGINEERS OF 2/4TH FIELD COMPANY ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS AND D COMPANY, 2/9TH INFANTRY BATTALION, BUILDING A LOG BRIDGE OVER THE FARIA RIVER TO FACILITATE ..

FARIA RIVER, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-11. QX17602 PRIVATE GRAHAM, AN ESCORT FROM B COMPANY AND NATIVE CARRIERS APPROACHING A CROSSING ON THE FARIA RIVER ON THEIR WAY TO THE FRONT LINE WITH SUPPLIES FOR ..

FARIA VALLEY, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-11. PERSONNEL OF B COMPANY, 2/9TH INFANTRY BATTALION ENGAGED IN ARMED ESCORT DUTIES FOR THE NATIVE CARRIERS TAKING SUPPLIES TO THEIR UNIT, PAUSE FOR A SMOKE BEFORE ..

"THE SADDLE", SHAGGY RIDGE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-10. QX3648 PRIVATE M. M. WALKER (1) AND QX2921 PRIVATE H. A. BROWN (2) OF THE 2/9TH INFANTRY BATTALION BREAKING UP RATIONS AT B ECHELON, 2/9TH ..

HUON PENINSULA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-14. TWO OF THE MANY WRECKED JAPANESE BARGES ALONG THE COAST. A NUMBER WERE WRECKED BY THE ROUGH SEAS BUT MANY MORE WERE DAMAGED AND SUNK BY AMERICAN PT BOATS

ALEXANDRIA, NSW. 1944-01-24. AUSTRALIAN AND NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATION UNIT NATIVES BEING SHOWN WOODEN WATER CRAFT IN THE COURSE OF CONSTRUCTION AT SLAZENGER'S FACTORY

ALEXANDRIA, NSW. 1944-01-24. AUSTRALIAN AND NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATION UNIT NATIVES BEING SHOWN THE METHODS USED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF LAMINATED RIBS FOR PLYWOOD LANDING BARGES AT SLAZENGER'S ..