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Alexishafen, New Guinea. 1944. Tents set up at the old ice works which became the camp of 17 Field Hygiene Company. This company, with the help of indigenous (native) Papuans, worked at eradicating ..

Alexishafen, New Guinea. 1944. A group of indigenous (native) Papuans, working for 17 Field Hygiene Company, digging a drainage trench as a first move to eradicate the malarial mosquito. (Original ..

Morotai, New Guinea. 1945. Portrait of Group Captain Clive (Killer) Robertson Caldwell, DFC and bar, DSO, commanding officer of No. 80 Fighter Wing, in the cockpit of his Spitfire Mk VIIIC ..

Two RAAF Intelligence Officers, 255538 Flying Officer (FO) Harold Peter Moschetti (left) and 255266 FO Stuart Patrick King, examine aerial photographs of the Japanese-held Kahili airstrip on ..

Buna, Papua. 1943-12-25. Group portrait of members of 17 Field Hygiene Company. Identified are: left to right: back row: D. Ross, J. Stonemax, R. Pulsford, R. Pattison, W. Hindmarsh and A. Salmon ..

Tadji, New Guinea. 1945-01-20. A badly smashed Australian Army jeep under the starboard engine of A9-557, a Bristol Beaufort bomber operated by No 100 Squadron RAAF. This aircraft returned from a ..

Studio portrait of 401657 Flight Sergeant Cecil Salisbury Norman DFM. Norman was the only RAAF fighter pilot awarded a DFM in the South West Pacific area. The award was for his actions during ..

Tadji, New Guinea. c. 1944. The crew of Department of Aircraft Production (DAP) Beaufort bomber A9-557, 100 Squadron RAAF, playing a game of cards in at night. Left to right: unknown (part ..

c. 1942. Portrait of 253939 Flight Lieutenant Leigh "Golden Voice" Vial RAAF. Vial was a coastwatcher and intelligence officer in New Guinea. Vial sometimes flew in the aircraft which dropped ..

Portrait of 401657 Flight Sergeant Cecil Salisbury Norman DFM, No. 75 Squadron RAAF. Norman had the distinction of being the only RAAF fighter pilot awarded a DFM in the South West Pacific area. ..

Portrait of 82 Squadron Leader Bruce Barton “Barney” Cresswell, commanding Officer of No 76 Squadron RAAF. Cresswell was killed on 17 April, 1942 while flying a 75 Squadron aircraft on an early ..

Alexishafen, New Guinea. 1944. Tents set up at the camp of 17 Field Hygiene Company. This company, with the help of indigenous (native) Papuans, worked to eradicate the malarial mosquito. Note the ..