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Lae, New Guinea. 1944-06-30. A section of the Other Ranks tent lines at HQ, New Guinea Force, showing the garden beds with clothes line to the left

Lae, New Guinea. 1944-06-29. Portrait of Brigadier W. E. Cremor, Brigadier Royal Artillery (AIF) in his office at HQ New Guinea Force

Lae, New Guinea. 1944-07-26. A member of 2/3rd Forestry Company showing Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit (ANGAU) natives how to use wedges to free a cross cut saw when it has become jammed

Lae, New Guinea. 1944-07-26. Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit (ANGAU) natives using a cross cut saw to cut up a large tree which they felled under instruction from members of 2/3rd ..

Lae, New Guinea. 1944-07-26. Major M. A. Rankin, Officer Commanding, talking with two of the bulldozer drivers of 2/3rd Forestry Company in the Busu Forest

Lae, New Guinea. 1944-06-30. Captain R. Adamson, Officer in Charge, Transport Section, HQ, New Guinea Force, in his office. Note the line up of jeeps that are all prepared for immediate despatch

Lae, New Guinea. 1944-07-26. A member of 2/3rd Forestry Company using a small tractor to drag a mill log to the saw in the Busu Forest

Lae, New Guinea. 1944-06-30. Transport personnel checking trucks at HQ, New Guinea Force

Lae, New Guinea. 1944-07-26. Members of 2/3rd Forestry Company preparing to drag some large logs out of the jungle after they have been cut to size in the Busu Forest. Original photographer's ..

Lae, New Guinea. 1944-07-26. A boiler attendant stoking the steam engine at 2/3rd Forestry Company sawmill in the Busu Forest

Lae, New guinea. 1944-07-26. Members of 2/3rd Forestry Company using a large tractor to drag a log out of the jungle in the Busu Forest

Lae, New Guinea. 1944-07-26. Members of 2/3rd Forestry Company in the Busu Forest, erecting one of the unit's portable sawmills