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BIAMU, ORO BAY, NEW GUINEA. 1942-11-12. UNITED STATES INFANTRYMEN PASSING THROUGH A NATIVE VILLAGE DURING A HEAVY RAINSTORM

MENDAROPU, NEW GUINEA, 1942-11-11. THE NEW FOOTBRIDGE ACROSS THE RIVER NEAR THE VILLAGE WHICH WAS BUILT BY UNITED STATES ARMY ENGINEERS

ORO BAY AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1942-11-12. INFANTRYMEN OF THE 128TH REGIMENT, 32ND UNITED STATES DIVISION CROSSING A FLOODED CREEK BY NATIVE CANOES IN A TORRENTIAL DOWNPOUR DURING THEIR ADVANCE ON BUNA

NEW GUINEA. APRIL, 1944. A WRECKED AND DEVASTATED COOKHOUSE ON SHAGGY RIDGE IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE BATTLE

MENDAROPU, NEW GUINEA. 1942-11. INFANTRYMEN OF THE 128TH REGIMENT, 32ND UNITED STATES DIVISION MOVING ALONG THE TRACK PAST A FORMER MISSION STATION ON THE GRASSY HEIGHTS OVERLOOKING DYKE ACLAND BAY

NEW GUINEA. APRIL, 1944. AUSTRALIAN POSITIONS ON THE "PIMPLE" IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE BATTLE FOR SHAGGY RIDGE

NEW GUINEA. APRIL, 1944. SERGEANT T. RAFTY, AUSTRALIAN MILITARY HISTORY SECTION (1) AND SERGEANT S. O'LEARY, DIRECTORATE OF PUBLIC RELATIONS (2) INSPECTING THE AUSTRALIAN POSITIONS AND FOX HOLES ON ..

NEW GUINEA. APRIL, 1944. VIEW OF GUY'S POST TAKEN FROM THE LOWER SLOPES OF SHAGGY RIDGE

NEW GUINEA. APRIL, 1944. THATCHED HUTS WHICH WERE USED BY AUSTRALIAN TROOPS SITUATED APPROXIMATELY 500 YARDS FROM THE TOP OF SHAGGY RIDGE

PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. 1942-04-12. ONE OF THE EVACUEES FROM NEW BRITAIN LEAVING THE HMAS "LAURABADA". HE AND OTHER EVACUEES TOOK TO THE JUNGLE FOLLOWING THE SUCCESSFUL JAPANESE LANDING AT RABAUL ..

BULLDOG-WAU ROAD, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-23. WX11687 SAPPER W.D. THOMAS, LEFT (1) AND VX35449 SAPPER R.R. MCNAIR (2) OF THE 2/4TH FIELD SQUADRON WORKING ON A D4 BULLDOZER A THE 28 MILE CAMP

SINGAPORE, 1945-09. LORD LOUIS MOUNTBATTEN, SUPREME COMMANDER SOUTH EAST ASIA COMMAND, WITH QX6264 COLONEL W.E. LANGFORD OF TOOWOOMBA, QUEENSLAND, COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE 2/14TH AUSTRALIAN ..