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Three Japanese prisoners from the RAN War Criminal Compound at the RAN shore base, sifting rice before preparing a meal. Work on this RAN base commenced in August 1948. It was commissioned as HMAS ..

Ward's Airfield, Papua. 1943-06-11. Beaufighter aircraft (A19-101, LY-D) of No. 30 Squadron RAAF on the airfield after crash landing due to hydraulic failure. (Donor K. Delbridge)

Bismarck Sea. 1943-03-03. Japanese shipping on fire after attack by Beaufighter aircraft of No. 30 Squadron RAAF during the Battle of the Bismarck Sea fought about 40 miles north west of Buna when ..

Bismarck Sea. 1943-03-03. Aerial photograph of Japanese shipping on fire after attack by Beaufighter aircraft of No. 30 Squadron RAAF during the Battle of the Bismarck Sea fought about 40 miles ..

Ward's Airfield, Papua. 1942-11-22. `S' for Sugar Beaufighter aircraft (A19-36) of No. 30 Squadron RAAF on its nose on the air strip after taking hits from Japanese anti-aircraft fire causing the ..

Bismarck Sea. 1943-03-03. A Japanese merchant vessel manoeuvering to avoid attack by Beaufighter aircraft of No. 30 Squadron RAAF during the Battle of the Bismarck Sea The Battle was fought about ..

Boram, New Guinea. c. 1943. Aerial photograph of a Japanese heavy anti-aircraft battery near Wewak. (Donor F. Cassidy)

Bismarck Sea. 1943-03-03. Two water spouts from high level bombing, probably from USAAF Boeing B17 Flying Fortress aircraft, almost hide a Japanese merchant ship. It is also being strafed by a ..

Bismarck Sea. 1943-03-03. Japanese shipping on fire after attack by Beaufighter aircraft of No. 30 Squadron RAAF during the Battle of the Bismarck Sea The Battle was fought about 40 miles north ..

Lae, New Guinea. c. 1943. Vessels in a Japanese convoy on fire and sinking after strafing by Beaufighter aircraft of No. 30 Squadron RAAF. (Donor F. Cassidy)

Two Japanese prisoners held at the RAN War Criminal Compound at an RAN shore base are playing table tennis. The ping pong table is set up in the recreation room at the compound. Work on this RAN ..

June Valley, Moresby, Papua. 1942-12-09. Formal portrait of 2219 Flight Lieutenant Cyril Wilfred Wearne, Adjutant of No. 30 Squadron RAAF. (Donor F. Cassidy)