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HIGITURA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-27. OROKAIVAS PERFORMING A DANCE CEREMONY AT THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE MAMBARE DISTRICT OFFICER, AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT, IN HONOUR OF THE VISIT TO THE ..

HIGITURA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-27. THE HONOURABLE E.J. WARD, MINISTER FOR EXTERNAL TERRITORIES IN THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNEMNT (1), AND MAJOR-GENERAL B.M. MORRIS, DSO, GOC AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ..

HIGITURA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-27. NATIVES PERFORMING A CASSOWARY DANCE DURING A CEREMONY HELD TO HONOUR THE VISIT OF THE HONOURABLE E.J. WARD, MINISTER FOR EXTERNAL TERRITORIES IN THE AUSTRALIAN ..

WAU, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-25. AIRCREW FROM NO.1 COMMUNICATION UNIT, RAAF, WITH MEMBERS OF THE OFFICIAL PARTY ACCOMPANYING THE HONOURABLE E.J. WARD, ON THE PORT SIDE OF THEIR LOCKHEED HUDSON AIRCRAFT ..

BOGADJIM, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-26. V320442 PRIVATE L. T. TREMAYNE (1), WITH V322121 PRIVATE D. PIGRAM (2) AND V122194 PRIVATE L. A. TANIAN (3), MEMBERS OF A PATROL FROM C COMPANY 57/60TH INFANTRY ..

HIGITURA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-27. MEMBERS OF THE OFFICIAL PARTY ACCOMPANYING THE HONOURABLE E.J. WARD, MINISTER FOR EXTERNAL TERRITORIES IN THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT, EXAMINING COFFEE BEANS DRYING ..

DOBODURA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-23. THE HONOURABLE E.J. WARD, MINISTER FOR EXTERNAL TERRITORIES IN THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT (1), WITH PX134 MAJOR S. ELLIOTT-SMITH, AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ..

PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-28. NX34705 BRIGADIER P. S. MCGRATH, OBE, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF SUPPLY AND TRANSPORT, HEADQUARTERS NEW GUINEA FORCE (1), ACCOMPANIED BY THE COMPANY COMMANDER, QX6209 ..

PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-28. PERSONNEL OF THE 2/101ST GENERAL TRANSPORT COMPANY PASSING THE SALUTING BASE AT THE CONCLUSION OF AN INSPECTION OF THE UNIT BY NX34705 BRIGADIER P. S. MCGRATH, ..

MADANG, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-26. A JAPANESE TRUCK, ABANDONED IN A RUBBER AND COPRA PLANTATION AT BOGADJIM, WHICH WAS CAPTURED WITH OTHER VEHICLES DURING THE ADVANCE OF THE 57/60TH INFANTRY BATTALION

BOGADJIM, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-26. V43231 PRIVATE E. DENISON, 57/60TH INFANTRY BATTALION, RIDING A CAPTURED JAPANESE BICYCLE

PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-28. NO. 3 SERGEANTS' MESS, G BRANCH AREA, HEADQUARTERS NEW GUINEA FORCE