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Yara River, New Britain. 1945-07-28. Members of a 2/2nd Cavalry Commando Squadron, AIF, patrol fishing by throwing a grenade in the river and hoping to stun any fish present in the vicinity. See ..

Yara River, New Britain. 1945-07-28. Two members of a 2/2nd Cavalry Commando Squadron, AIF, patrol displaying the fish obtained by exploding a grenade in the river. See 094620

Kelanoa Harbour (near Sio), New Guinea. c. 1944-03. Personnel of No 1 Section, Detached, 2 Field Survey Company awaiting embarkation to Launch Jetty to return to Finschhafen after carrying out ..

Lae, New Guinea. c. 1944-04. Informal group portrait of members of No 1 Section, Detached, 2 Field Survey Company, off duty at Main Camp, Butibum Road. Note improvised gutter and 44 gallon drum to ..

Saigora, New Guinea. 1945-08-05. NX69 Lieutenant Colonel P.K. Parbury, Commanding Officer, 2/7th Australian Infantry Battalion, seated, and VX3829 Major H. Laver, Second in Command, studying a map ..

Torokina, Bougainville. 1945-08. Open air chapel built from native materials with basic seating and canvas roof

Torokina, Bougainville. 1944-11. The cookhouse used by No. 1 and No. 3 Section, Detached, 2 Field Survey Company. It was previously a US Forces kitchen. Left to right: Charlie Tregillis, Freddy ..

Torokina, Bougainville. 1944-11. Bill Blakely sitting in the "doorway" of the Regimental Aid Post now used by No. 1 and No. 3 Section, Detached, 2 Field Survey Company. This was formerly a US ..

Ulunkohoitu, New Guinea. 1945-07-18. Group photograph of members of 7 Platoon, A Company, 2/6th Australian Infantry Battalion, AIF, including their cooks and two native water boys

Port Moresby, New Guinea. c. 1942-11. The interior of a new Anti-Aircraft operations room during construction. The walls are lined but the galvanised iron sheets of the roof are still visible ..

Lae, New Guinea. 1945-04-29. Exterior view of the Protestant Chapel at the 2/7th Australian General Hospital

Brigade Headquarters of the 73rd Anti-Aircraft Searchlight Battery in the Port Moresby area, seen from above the road