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Kwiara, New Guinea. 1943-07-03. An anti-aircraft gun aboard the small vessel George Peat (AB 20) at the 1st Australian Water Transport Group (Small Craft) Maintenance Base which is situated on the ..

Guadagasal, New Guinea. 1943-07-21. Officers at the Headquarters Camp of the 17th Australian Infantry Brigade, AIF. From the left they are, VX5460 Lieutenant W.P. Bolger, VX111097 Captain J.F. ..

Guadagasal, New Guinea. 1943-07-21. The Sergeants' Mess and mens' sleeping quarters at the 17th Australian Infantry Brigade Headquarters, AIF. On the track up to the sleeping quarters are NX5161 ..

Mubo-Salamaua Area, New Guinea. 1943-07-22. NX81326 Private P. Pilgrim, the 2/5th Australian Infantry Battalion, AIF, barber working on a customer VX9468 Private A. Durose at the Battalion camp ..

Bulldog-Wau Road, New Guinea. 1943-07-14. An Australian soldier making a precipitous climb up a slippery side track. At this time the road between the twenty one and a half and twenty three mile ..

Mubo-Salamaua Area, New Guinea. 1943-07-22. VX11896 Captain E. Tait-Wills, Adjutant (on the left), and SX8886 Lieutenant Colonel T.M Conroy, Commanding Officer, confer at the 2/5th Australian ..

Mubo-Salamaua Area, New Guinea. 1943-07-22. Troops using primitive cooking facilities at the Headquarters Camp of the 2/5th Australian Infantry Battalion, AIF. Left to right: VX29920 Private A.J. ..

Bulldog-Wau Road, New Guinea. 1943-07-19. Native bearers supporting Australian troops carrying compressor parts down a slippery ravine at Ecclestone Saddle

Mubo-Salamaua Area, New Guinea. 1943-07-21. Six men of the 2/5th Australian Infantry Battalion, AIF, who were injured in action at Mount Tambu and Tambu Saddle areas walking wounded on their way to ..

Mubo-Salamaua Area, New Guinea. 1943-07-22. Troops of the United States Army 162nd Infantry Regiment moving up to the front line

Donadabu, New Guinea. 1943-07-26. Q28352 Private C. H. Embrey of the 61st Battalion having a meal of bully beef and biscuits during a break in a supply dropping exercise

Donadabu, New Guinea. 1943-07-26. The men of No 7 Platoon, A Company, 61st Battalion, before the start of a supply dropping exercise. Left to right: front row, Privates N. Quine, Dwyer, L. Crowe; ..