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WAMPIT, NEW GUINEA. 1944-03-02. PAPUAN NATIVE BOYS ABOUT 70 MILES FROM WAU ON THE WAU - LAE ROAD. THEY ARE CARRYING STORES FOR HEADQUARTERS, COMMANDER ROYAL ENGINEERS (A.I.F.), FROM JEEPS THAT WERE ..

KOITAKI, PORT MORESBY AREA, PAPUA. 1944-03-26. THE AUDIENCE IN THE MUSIC HUT AT THE 113TH CONVALESCENT DEPOT VIEWING A MUSICAL RECITAL GIVEN BY AN AUSTRALIAN ARMY EDUCATION SERVICE UNIT ATTACHED TO ..

PORT MORESBY, PAPUA. 1944-03-27. THE CAMOUFLAGED COMMAND POST AT PAGA BATTERY, COAST ARTILLERY VIEWED FROM THE BEACH. THE BATTERY, EQUIPPED WITH A SEARCHLIGHT AND TWO SIX INCH GUNS, OVERLOOKS AN ..

FARIA RIVER, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-20. MITCHELL BOMBERS MOVING INTO ATTACK JAPANESE POSITIONS ACROSS MAIN CREEK

MCCULLOUCH'S RIDGE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-10. COMMANDING OFFICER'S TENT OF THE 2/9TH INFANTRY BATTALION ON THE RIDGE WREATHED IN MORNING MIST

SHAGGY RIDGE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-10. TX2784 PRIVATE A. J. WEBSTER (1) AND QX18799 PRIVATE A. J. DENT (2) OF NO. 10 PLATOON, 2/12TH INFANTRY BATTALION CROSSING A NEWLY BUILT LOG BRIDGE ACROSS ..

FARIA RIVER, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-20. MEMBERS OF THE 2/5TH FIELD AMBULANCE AND ARTILLERY UNITS CROSSING THE FARIA RIVER ON THEIR WAY TO THE FRONT LINE

FARIA RIVER, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-11. PERSONNEL OF B COMPANY, ACTING AS ARMED ESCORTS FOR THE NATIVE CARRIERS TAKING SUPPLIES TO THE PLATEAU FOR THE 2/9TH INFANTRY BATTALION, WADING ACROSS THE FARIA ..

MCCULLOUCH'S RIDGE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-10. TENTS OF BATTALION HEADQUARTERS, 2/9TH INFANTRY BATTALION ON MCCULLOUCH'S RIDGE, AT THE FOOT OF SHAGGY RIDGE

GUY'S POST, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-10. QX39291 PRIVATE E. E. EWAN (1) AND QX37570 PRIVATE S. G. HOWARD (2) OF NO. 10 PLATOON, 2/9TH INFANTRY BATTALION RESTING AT GUY'S POST

SHAGGY RIDGE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-10. MEMBERS OF NO. 10 PLATOON, 2/12TH INFANTRY BATTALION PAUSE FOR A SPELL ON THE TRACK FROM GUY'S POST TO MCCULLOUCH'S RIDGE. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE: ..

SHAGGY RIDGE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-10. INFORMAL PORTRAIT OF QX54747 PRIVATE A. W. SPLETTER, NO. 11 PLATOON, B COMPANY, 2/9TH INFANTRY BATTALION