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A TENTED WARD OF THE 2/9 AUSTRALIAN GENERAL HOSPITAL, PORT MORESBY, 1943. PHOTOGRAPH PUBLISHED IN AUSTRALIA IN THE WAR OF 1939-45, MEDICAL, VOL 4, MEDICAL SERVICES OF THE RAN AND RAAF, PAGE 447

ADMIRALTY ISLANDS 1955. NEW RECRUITS OF THE PNG DIVISION OF THE RAN BEING DRILLED ON THE PARADE GROUND AT THE RAN SHORE BASE, HMAS TARANGAU. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)

AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL, CANBERRA, ACT 1976-03-04. MR MICHAEL SOMARE, PRIME MINISTER OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA, LOOKING AT THE SCULPTURE IN BRONZE, FIGHTER PILOT BY R.B. EWERS, ON THE OCCASION OF HIS ..

FLIGHT LIEUTENANT R.F. DEACON OF THE RAAF DENTAL SERVICE, TREATING A PATIENT AT TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE, IN 1945-02. PHOTOGRAPH PUBLISHED IN AUSTRALIA IN THE WAR OF 1939-45, MEDICAL, VOL 4, MEDICAL ..

DUTCH NEW GUINEA 1944-04-22. A NAVY LANDING CRAFT INFANTRY (LCI) DISEMBARKS AMERICAN TROOPS AT HOLLANDIA. THIS LANDING EFFECTIVELY BYPASSED THE JAPANESE STRONGHOLDS OF WEWAK AND MADANG AND CAPTURED ..

X-RAY DEPARTMENT, NAVAL BASE HOSPITAL, MILNE BAY. PHOTOGRAPH PUBLISHED IN AUSTRALIA IN THE WAR OF 1939-45, MEDICAL, VOL 4, MEDICAL SERVICES OF THE RAN AND RAAF, PAGE 63

DENTAL TREATMENT AT MYOLA, NEW GUINEA. PHOTOGRAPH PUBLISHED IN AUSTRALIA IN THE WAR OF 1939-45, MEDICAL, VOL 1, CLINICAL PROBLEMS OF WAR, PAGE 616

Late party of Japanese prisoners at a base. Japanese prisoners worked in the War Criminal Compound under RAN supervision repairing engines and other mechanical equipment. Work on an RAN base ..

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Japanese prisoners held in the War Criminal Compound at a base are trucked to outside work details. The Japanese prisoners work under RAN supervision. Work on this RAN base commenced in August ..

ADMIRALTY ISLANDS 1947-07. QUANSETT HUTS AT LORENGAU SHOWING MAIN KITCHEN AND MESSING BLOCK FOR 1000 PERSONNEL. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)

1942-12. MEMBERS OF THE 2/9 INFANTRY BATTALION, AIF, ON BOARD THE CORVETTE HMAS BROOME EN-ROUTE FROM MILNE BAY TO ORO BAY TO TAKE PART IN THE BUNA OPERATIONS. LADDERS ARE RIGGED FOR BOARDING THE ..