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Bougainville. 28 March 1945. Australian-manned Matilda tanks of B Squadron, 2/4 Armoured Regiment being landed at Toko Beach from American landing crafts, tank (LCTs) prior to moving into action

PORTRAIT OF VX19139 PRIVATE BRUCE STEEL KINGSBURY VC, 2/14TH INFANTRY BATTALION. PRIVATE KINGSBURY WAS AWARDED THE VICTORIA CROSS POSTHUMOUSLY FOR ACTION IN THE ISUVARA AREA, NEW GUINEA. FROM ..

TADJI NEAR AITAPE, NORTH EAST NEW GUINEA. C. 1944-10. MECHANICS, FITTERS, AND ARMOURERS OF NO. 8 SQUADRON RAAF, WHO HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB WITH BEAUFORT SQUADRONS SWARM OVER A BOMBER AIRCRAFT BEING ..

KIRIWINA, TROBRIAND ISLANDS, PAPUA. C. 1944-04. SERVICING CREWS OF NO. 30 (BEAUFIGHTER) SQUADRON RAAF INCLUDING A COOK (WITH APRON) SINGING HYMNS AT AN EASTER SUNDAY CHURCH SERVICE. THEY ARE ..

KIRIWINA, TROBRIAND ISLANDS, PAPUA. C. 1944-04. GROUP PORTRAIT TAKEN AT AN EASTER SUNDAY CHURCH SERVICE IN FRONT OF A BEAUFIGHTER AIRCRAFT IN A DISPERSAL BAY FOR SERVICING CREWS OF NO. 30 ..

NEW GUINEA: GOVERNOR-GENERAL, LORD GOWRIE, VISITS NEW GUINEA. LORD GOWRIE INSPECTS AUSTRALIAN MANNED AIRCRAFT. WITH HIM IN THIS PICTURE IS SQUADRON LEADER W.T.M. BOLTON OF SYDNEY. EXCLUSIVE TO ..

WEWAK AREA, NORTH EAST NEW GUINEA. C. 1944-10. BEAUFORT BOMBER AIRCRAFT OF NO. 8 SQUADRON RAAF DROP THEIR BOMBS OVER ENEMY TARGETS NEAR WEWAK

NADZAB, NEW GUINEA. C. 1944-02. AN ENGINE COWLING PANEL DECORATED BY A PAINTING (NOSE ART) OF "ADOPTED" TIVOLI GIRL PERFORMER RUBY LACEY BEING FITTED TO A RAAF VULTEE VENGEANCE DIVE BOMBER AIRCRAFT ..

A Beaufort aircraft of No. 100 Squadron RAAF, being prepared for a raid on Gasmata by 62886 Leading Aircraftman (LAC) Albert Henry Bradbury Thompson, Ashfield, NSW; 19845 Sergeant Dugald James ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, SOLOMON ISLANDS. C. 1945-01-27. TWO MEMBERS OF NO. 5 (TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE) SQUADRON RAAF, FLIGHT LIEUTENANT I. C. CURTIS DFC, OF BALLARAT, VIC, AND FLYING OFFICER ..

MILNE BAY, PAPUA. 1943-07-15. INFORMAL PORTRAIT OF SQUADRON LEADER (LATER WING COMMANDER) GEOFFREY C. ATHERTON OF LAUNCESTON, TAS, WEARING HIS HEAD GEAR AND MAE WEST LIFEJACKET, COMMANDING NO. 75 ..

NEW GUINEA: GOVERNOR-GENERAL, LORD GOWRIE, VISITS NEW GUINEA. HE IS WELCOMED BY HIGH RANKING OFFICERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN AND AMERICAN FORCES