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Menari, New Guinea. 1944-04-06. NX66475 Signalman C. A. Wombey and QX59067 Signalman T. N. Renton at the Brigade Hill Signal Station of the 23rd Line Section, 18th Australian Lines of Communication ..

Kokoda Trail, New Guinea. 1944-04-12. A jeep of the 18th Australian Lines of Communication Area Signals negotiating a muddy area between Ilola and Owers' Corner. Jeeps traversed this section daily ..

Lae, New Guinea. 1944-06-09. NX97786 Craftsman G.S. Neal, on the left, and QX48074 Craftsman R.B. Keogh repairing No 11 Australian Wireless sets at the 2/7th Advanced Workshop

Piaterapaia Area. Bougainville. 1944-12-30. A three inch Mortar crew of the 25th Infantry Battalion, 7th Australian Army Brigade, firing their weapon at Japanese positions under attack by members ..

Artillery Hill, Bougainville. 1944-12-30. Battalion Headquarters of the 25th Infantry Battalion, 7th Australian Army Brigade, as seen from Middle Knoll

Cape Hoskins, New Britain. 1944-10-09. Piper Cub aircraft, huts and equipment of the United States Army at the local small airstrip

Torokina, Bougainville. 1944-12-30. VX337 Major W.M. Knox, GII (Intelligence), Headquarters, 2nd Australian Army Corps, briefing Allied service officers for a combined Naval - Air attack on ..

Torokina, Bougainville. 1945-01-01. Sergeant J.A.R. Conley competing in the standing broad jump at an athletic meeting organised by 3rd Australian Army Division Headquarters

Aitape, New Guinea. 1945-02-23. Personnel of the 2/4th Infantry Battalion, 19th Australian Army Brigade, give eyes right to the General Officer Commanding, 6th Australian Division, during a march ..

Karkar Island, Wewak Area, New Guinea. 1944-06-03. VX147237 Corporal A.R. McColl, on the left, and VX109275 Private N.H. Phillips, members of the 37/52nd Australian Infantry Battalion, cleaning ..

Laloki River Area, Port Moresby, New Guinea. 1943-04. Group portrait of pilots of No. 33 Squadron RAAF at camp. Left to right: Back row: Sergeant (Sgt) Colin Wright, ?, ?, Pilot Officer (PO) Keith ..

Cape Hoskins, New Britain. 1944-10-09. Local natives unloading an United States barge delivering stores and equipment to the 36th Infantry Battalion, Australian Military Forces. A wrecked Japanese ..