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Port Moresby, New Guinea. 1944-05-29. Captain S. U. Sherrett (right) supervising Staff Sergeant Evans as he x-rays patient Private H. N. Warner at 2/1st Australian General Hospital

Yule Island, New Guinea. 1944-05-16. Staff Sergeant Robinson, HQ Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit, looking over the native customers waiting outside the trading store on Kairuka Station

Port Moresby, New Guinea. 1944-05-30. Members of 1 Watercraft Workshop, Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (AEME) overhauling marine engines in the unit engine shop

Port Moresby, New Guinea. 1944-05-29. Lieutenant P. B. Stevens (right) assisted by Private R. F. Welladsen, testing a patient's eyesight in the Ophthalmic Department at 128th Australian General ..

Bisiatabu, New Guinea. 1944-05-22. Major E. A. F. Stanfield, Commanding Officer, 1 Papuan Infantry Battalion, holding a conference at his unit HQ. Left to right: Corporal Boski; Lieutenant (Lt) R. ..

Port Moresby, New Guinea. 1944-05-29. The interior of the Orderly Room, 2/1st Australian General Hospital, where members of the Australian Army Medical Women's Service (AAMWS) and soldiers carry ..

Port Moresby, New Guinea. 1944-05-29. Portrait of Brigadier R. W. Tovell CBE DSO ED, the Deputy Adjutant General III, Land HQ New Guinea Force, who directs Amenities and Education

Port Moresby, New Guinea. 1944-05-29. The exterior of a section of 2/1st Australian General Hospital at Eggy's Corner

Cairns, Qld. 1944-09-26. Portrait of Flight Lieutenant N. J. Lennon of Kensington, NSW, who is now captain of a Martin PBM Mariner flying boat in No. 41 (Transport Sea) Squadron RAAF. Aged thirty ..

Yule Island, New Guinea. c. 1944-05-15. Lieutenant W. R. Burgess issues part of the day's ration to John the native cook at the Quartermasters Store at 1 Marine Food Supply Platoon. Left to right: ..

Yule Island, New Guinea. 1944-05-15. Members of the Royal Papuan Constabulary standing to attention during a parade at Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit (ANGAU), Kairuka Station

Port Moresby, New Guinea. 1944-05-29. A team at the 2/1st Australian General Hospital performing and assisting with an operation. Left to right: Lieutenant Colonel C. A. M. Renau, ..