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New Britain. c. 1915. A typical tropical road through a coconut plantation on the north coast of New Britain

Salamaua, New Guinea. 1941-12. A crowd stands on the airfield watching women and children board the tri-motor Junkers 31 aircraft VH-UOV owned by Bulol Gold Dredging Ltd. This aircraft evacuated ..

Namanula, New Britain. c. 1915. Government House and the Overseer's House as seen from the residence of the Director of the Rabaul Botanic Gardens. (Donor J.R. Travers)

Use H03242 and also see H03241. These photographs may have been taken at Petuhapen, Witu Island

Rabaul, New Britain. c. 1915. The centre garden bed, called Gibb's Square, in the Botanic Gardens

Rabaul, New Britain. c. 1915. Thick undergrowth and shrubs in a corner of the Botanic Gardens. This healthy growth was typical of the whole area

Kabakaul, New Britain. c. 1915. The site of a fire trench on the Kabakaul to Bitapaka Road

Kabakaul, New Britain. c. 1915. The field of fire from the first trench on the Kabakaul to Bitapaka Road

Namanula, New Britain. c. 1915. Mount Mother on Crater Peninsula as seen from Government House

Nodup, New Britain. c. 1915. Mount Kombiu (mother) as seen from the side of Crater Peninsula opposite to Rabaul. Near the entrance to Blanche Bay, the Australian Submarine HMAS AE1 was lost with ..

Kabakaul, New Britain. c. 1915. The site of a fire trench on the Kabakaul to Bitapaka Road

Kieta, Bougainville. 1914-12-09. The Union Jack being hoisted after the German colours had been lowered as Britain and her Allies occupied the Solomon Islands