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WONDECLA AREA, QLD. 1944-05-23. VX7516 LIEUTENANT C.K. CULLEN, MBE., OF THE 2/5TH INFANTRY BATTALION, WHO RECEIVED HIS AWARD FOR SERVICE IN NEW GUINEA

VF515370 PRIVATE J. KINDER, AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE OF THE TROPIC PROOFING SECTION, 1ST BASE ORDNANCE DEPOT GIVING PARCELS DESTINED FOR NEW GUINEA A FINAL HOT WAX DIP

NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-15. CREW MEMBERS OF THE AB442 A VESSEL OF THE 12TH WATER TRANSPORT OPERATING COMPANY, WORKING AMIDSHIPS SORTING, CHECKING AND RESPLICING THEIR ROPES AND LANYARDS

MILNE BAY, NEW GUINEA, AUSTRALIA. 1944-06-14/02. A VESSEL OF THE 12TH SMALL SHIPS COMPANY, APPROACHING KWIARI IN THE CHINA STRAIT

PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-14/02. NATIVES LOADING STEEL RAILS ON TO THE AK94 A VESSEL OF THE 12TH SMALL SHIPS COMPANY. THESE RAILS ARE TO BE USED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW DOCKS AT LAE

LAE, NEW GUINEA, 1944-06-14/02. TROOPS OF THE 12TH SMALL SHIPS COMPANY, UNLOADING GOODS AND RATIONS AT THE WHARF

SOPUTA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-14/02. CORPORAL T.L. WHITE OF THE 7TH GRAVES REGISTRATION UNIT WRITING THE NAMES OF DECEASED PERSONNEL ON CROSSES AT THE WAR CEMETERY

BUNA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-14/02. AUSTRALIAN ARMY PERSONNEL IN THE OFFICE OF THE 12TH WATER TRANSPORT OPERATING COMPANY. THEY ARE:- NX4078 CAPTAIN D.F. HERBERT, SKIPPER OF THE AK94 (1); CORPORAL ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-14/02. TROOPS OF THE 12TH WATER TRANSPORT OPERATING COMPANY, UNLOADING IRRIGATION PIPES AT LAE FOR THE AUSTRALIAN FARM UNIT AT WAU. IN THE BACKGROUND CAN BE SEEN THE ..

Australian Army Medical Women's Serevice (AAMVS) members of the 2/1st General Hospital waiting to disembark from the HMT Ormiston on their arrival from New guinea. Identified are: WFX17041 Corporal ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-14/02. A NEW GUINEA NATIVE PILOT GUIDING A SHIP OF THE 12TH WATER TRANSPORT OPERATING COMPANY, THROUGH SHALLOW WATERS ALONG THE COAST

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-14/02. MEMBERS OF THE 12TH WATER TRANSPORT OPERATING COMPANY, ENJOYING A MEAL ON THE DECK OF ONE OF THEIR SHIPS. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- LANCE CORPORAL H. ALBERTSEN (1); ..