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MILNE BAY, PAPUA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-03. NATIVES STACKING 44 GALLON DRUMS AT THE 2ND BULK PETROLEUM STORAGE COMPANY

GUSIKA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-03-31. ONE OF MANY BATTLE SIGNS MARKING CONTACT WITH THE ENEMY, THIS SIGN RECORDS ACTIVITIES OF THE 2/28TH INFANTRY BATTALION ON THE 1943-11-28

MILNE BAY, PAPUA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-03. A 500,000 GALLON OIL TANK, ONE OF SEVERAL TANKS LOCATED AT THE 2ND BULK PETROLEUM STORAGE COMPANY. THE SOIL SURROUNDING THE TANK HAS BEEN FORMED BY A ..

MILNE BAY, PAPUA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-03. PIPELINES FROM THE 2ND BULK PETROLEUM STORAGE COMPANY LEADING TO THE OIL TANKER 'EMPIRE SILVER', BERTHED AT THE BACKGROUND. THE FUEL IS PUMPED DIRECTLY ..

MASAWENG RIVER, NEW GUINEA. 1944-03-31. GUNNER JEWELL (1), AND GUNNER HAMERLL (2), MEMBERS OF THE 2/14TH FIELD REGIMENT PREPARE A CAPTURED JAPANESE 75MM GUN FOR A TEST SHOOT AT THE LIGHT AID ..

MASAWENG RIVER, NEW GUINEA. 1944-03-31. MEMBERS OF E TROOP, 64TH BATTERY, 2/14TH FIELD REGIMENT AT GUN DRILL TRAINING ON A SHORT (QUICK FIRING) 25 POUNDER SET AT MAXIMUM ELEVATION

SONG RIVER AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-03-31. MEMBERS OF C COMPANY, PAPUAN INFANTRY BATTALION WITH RIFLES 'AT THE SLOPE' IN THEIR CAMP

GUSIKA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-03-31. ONE OF MANY BATTLE SIGNS MARKING CONTACT WITH THE ENEMY, THIS SIGN AT 'FLAT-TOP', BETWEEN GUSIKA AND KILIGIA RECORDS ACTIVITIES OF THE 22ND AND 29TH/46TH INFANTRY ..

MILNE BAY, NEW GUINEA. 1943-01. THE UNIT BARBER AT WORK IN THE LINES OF THE 101ST ANTI TANK REGIMENT, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY

MILNE BAY, NEW GUINEA. 1943-01. A VIEW, TAKEN THROUGH THE WINDSCREEN OF A JEEP, NEAR GILI GILI. THE CARGO STEAMER, "ANSHUN", WHICH WAS BY A JAPANESE CRUISER ON THE 1942-09-05, DURING THE BATTLE FOR ..

MILNE BAY, NEW GUINEA. 1943-01. A VIEW OF THE BAY FROM THE GILI GILI AREA

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 ..