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Guadagasal, New Guinea. 1943-07-21. NX102742 Signalman P. Horder manning the switchboard at the 17th Australian Infantry Brigade, AIF, Headquarters

Mubo-Salamaua Area, New Guinea. 1943-07-22. VX53440 Private D.W. McComb of the 2/5th Australian Infantry Battalion, AIF, cleaning his rifle outside his makeshift lean to

Mubo-Salamaua Area, New Guinea. 1943-07-22. The signal office at the 2/5th Australian Infantry Battalion, AIF, Headquarters camp

Guadagasal, New Guinea. 1943-07-21. A and Q huts of Headquarters, 17th Australian Infantry Brigade. Shown, from the left, are, VX5902 Corporal F. Milroy, SX9708 Sergeant F.D. Ruse, NX28051 Captain ..

Mubo-Salamaua Area, New Guinea. 1943-07-21. Signalmen from 17th Australian Infantry Brigade, 6th Australian Division, AIF, carrying food supplies along a jungle track from an aircraft dropping zone ..

Bulldog-Wau Road, New Guinea. 1943-07-14. Road clearing at the twenty three mile point known as Mokka's Roost. Mokkas were small mites of the scabies family that burrowed under the soldiers' skin ..

Donadabu, New Guinea. 1943-07-26. Members of 7 Platoon, A Company, 61st Battalion, waiting for the start of a supply dropping exercise conducted by the 7th Australian Infantry Brigade. Left to ..

Mubo-Salamaua Area, New Guinea. 1943-07-21. Signalmen from 17th Australian Infantry Brigade, 6th Australian Division, AIF, arrive at their camp after carrying food supplies from an aircraft ..

Salamaua, New Guinea. 1943-09-20. V75540 Corporal S.C. Mulhall, 11th Field Company, Royal Australian Engineers, sitting in his bunk writes home from his new home on the isthmus. Note the occupied ..

Donadabu, New Guinea. 1943-07-26. Members of 7 Platoon, A Company, 61st Battalion, watching a supply dropping exercise

Madang, New Guinea. 1944-06-17. Troops participating in the hop step and jump at a Tabloid sports meeting conducted by Headquarters 15TH Infantry Brigade within the Siar Plantation. VX135530 ..

New Guinea. 1943-07-25. The Chaplain General of the Church of England, VX20306 Bishop C. L. Riley, CBE VD, (left) during an inspection tour of the Church of England chaplains in the area. The other ..