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Buna, Papua. 1943. Johnny Levick, 17 Field Hygiene Company, and a group of indigenous (native) Papuans work at clearing a Nipa palm swamp in an attempt to eradicate the malarial mosquito. Swamps ..

Alexishafen, New Guinea. 1944. Tents set up on the bank of a river at the final camp of 17 Field Hygiene Company. This company, with the help of indigenous (native) Papuans, worked at eradicating ..

Tadji, New Guinea. c. 1944-12. The "Century" open air theatre constructed by personnel of 71 Wing RAAF. It was used for cinema screenings and theatre productions. Note the film hanging in front of ..

Herbertshohe, New Britain. c. 1914. A waterfront view of some of the houses. Peace was signed in the area. This town was later renamed Kokopo. (Donor J.J. Cummins)

Strauss, NT. c. 1944. An informal portrait of Group Captain B. R. "Blackjack" Walker DSO, standing beside a Spitfire aircraft, who led a Beaufighter Squadron in the Battle of the Bismarck Sea, and ..

Finschhafen, New Guinea. 1944. Indigenous (native) Papuans stand in front of a truck carrying knapsack sprays which carry a special oil, used to spray mosquito breeding places. The men work for the ..

Kabakaul, New Britain. c. 1914. Grave of AB John Courtney, Royal Australian Naval Reserve, who was killed in action on 1914-09-11. (Donor J.J. Cummins)

Herbertshohe, New Britain. c. 1914. A large house which was used as barracks for Australian troops. Herbertshohe was later renamed Kokopo. (Donor J.J. Cummins)

Bismarck Archipelago. c. 1914. The RAN armed vessel HMAS Una in harbour at the Witu Islands which are close to the north coast of New Britain. This vessel had been the German yacht Komet. (Donor ..

The crew of a Department of Aircraft Production (DAP) Beaufort bomber A9-557 in and beside a Jeep on the port side of their aircraft. Left to right: 422085 Flying Officer (FO, later Flight ..

Portrait of Lieutenant (Lt) David Marsh, a member of ANGAU (Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit). Marsh led a party of searchers for six Japanese crewmen who landed three Japanese "Val" dive ..

The graves of Able Seaman (AB) W G V Williams and Captain (Capt) B C A Pockley, Australian Army Medical Corps. Both died on the ship HMAT Berrima during the afternoon of 11 September 1914, after ..