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THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-08-20. AN AUSTRALIAN ARMY OFFICER BEGINS SURRENDER DISCUSSIONS WITH TWO JAPANESE OFFICERS DELIVERED ON BOARD HMAS LITHGOW OFF MOILA POINT. TWO OTHER AUSTRALIAN NAVAL ..

HUON PENINSULA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-14. PERSONNEL OF THE 9TH DIVISION ENJOYING THE SURF ON A BEACH AT THE MOUTH OF THE SANGA RIVER

SIALUM AREA, HUON PENINSULA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-14. A THREE TON TRUCK OF THE 9TH DIVISION MOVING ALONG A DUSTY TRACK IN THE SIALUM AREA

SYDNEY, NSW. 1944-01-22. BOFORS GUN NEST BEING FITTED IN THE BOWS OF THE MV "FRANCES PEAT" BEFORE THE SHIP IS PUT INTO SERVICE WITH THE AUSTRALIAN SMALL CRAFT SECTION IN NEW GUINEA WATERS

SYDNEY, NSW. 1944-01-26. AUSTRALIAN AND NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATION UNIT NATIVES VIEWING THE HARBOUR AND THE CITY FROM THE SOUTH PYLON OF THE SYDNEY HARBOUR BRIDGE DURING THEIR VISIT TO SYDNEY

1944-01-26. AUSTRALIAN AND NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATION UNIT NATIVES BEING TAKEN FOR A RIDE IN AN AMPHIBIOUS JEEP BY LIEUTENANT ROBERTS, AUSTRALIAN ARMOURED CORPS AT THE FACTORY OF THE FORD MOTOR ..

1944-01-26. AUSTRALIAN AND NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATION UNIT NATIVES WATCHING THE FINAL ENGINE CHECK AND INSPECTION OF A JEEP AT THE FACTORY OF THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY

NEWCASTLE, NSW. 1944-01-28. AUSTRALIAN AND NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATION UNIT NATIVES WATCHING EMPLOYEES OF THE BROKEN HILL PTY., WORKSHOPS FORGING A FITTING WITH A LARGE STEAM HAMMER

SYDNEY, NSW. 1944-01-26. AUSTRALIAN AND NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATION UNIT NATIVES FEEDING THE MONKEYS AT TARONGA PARK ZOO

1944-01-26. AUSTRALIAN AND NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATION UNIT NATIVES INSPECTING A NEW AMPHIBIOUS JEEP AT THE FACTORY OF THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY

1944-01-26. SERGEANT H. R. MARTIN OF THE AUSTRALIAN AND NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATION UNIT PHOTOGRAPHED NEAR A 20 TON TANK TRANSPORTER AT THE FACTORY OF THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY

SYDNEY, NSW. 1944-01-26. AUSTRALIAN AND NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATION UNIT NATIVES FEEDING AN ELEPHANT AT THE TARONGA PARK ZOO