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Motupena Point, Bougainville. 1945-05-02. Sappers of 5 Field Company, Royal Australian Engineers, constructing a sea wall of sheet iron and sandbags to protect the Motupena Point - Toko Road which ..

Lae, New Guinea. 1945-04-29. Exterior view of the Red Cross recreation hut at the 2/7th Australian General Hospital

Kiarivu, New Guinea. 1945-08-06. Natives erecting a mortar observation post in a high but bare tree being climbed with the aid of a bamboo ladder. The natives were accompanying troops from the ..

Yara River, New Britain. 1945-07-28. Members of a 2/2nd Cavalry Commando Squadron, AIF, patrol refreshing themselves with the fast flowing river water

Yamil, New Guinea. 1945-07-06. VX24879 Private F.G. Jones (on the left) and VX8470 Private R.L. Picone of D Company, 2/5th Australian Infantry Battalion, relaxing beside their flame throwers. Half ..

North Bougainville, Solomon Islands. 1945-03-31. Lord Wakehurst, Governor of New South Wales, visiting a twenty five pounder gun position of the 4th Field Regiment, 11th Australian Infantry ..

Kiarivu, New Guinea. 1945-08-06. After a patrol from the 2/7th Australian Infantry Battalion, AIF, occupied a feature around the Kiarivu emergency landing ground a C47 Douglas aircraft dropped ..

Yara River, New Britain. Group portrait of members of a patrol from the 2/2nd Cavalry Commando Squadron, AIF, on activities in Henry Reid Bay area while the squadron was based at Lamarien. ..

Puriata River, Bougainville Island. 1945-04-03. A tractor of 15th Field Company, Royal Australian Engineers, towing a carryall across the old McKinna Bridge. The carryall was used for top dressing ..

Lamarien, Henry Reid Bay, New Britain. 1945-07-28. A 2/2nd Cavalry Commando Squadron, AIF, patrol, led by WX10893 Lieutenant R.K. Palmer, studying a map before heading inland. All the men were ..

London, England. C. 1944-11-15. A photographic exhibition called "Australia at War" was shown at Simpson's Piccadilly, from 1944-11-07 to 1944-11-23. His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester study ..

Morokai Moro, Bougainville. 1945-06-12. A RAAF C47 transport aircraft dropping supplies to 2/8th Cavalry Commando Squadron, AIF, personnel operating against the Japanese ahead of Allied advancing ..