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LANGEMAK BAY, DREGER HARBOUR, FINSCHHAFEN AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-11. COLOURED ENGINEERS OF THE 808TH UNITED STATES ENGINEER AVIATION BATTALION USING KITCHEN UTENSILS FOR AN IMPROMPTU BAND ..

YUAT RIVER, YAGOMAI, NEW GUINEA. 1944-02-10. PRIVATE KEITH WALLER (1) AN AUSTRALIAN BREN GUNNER RECEIVES A CIGARETTE AND LIGHT FROM PRIVATE FIRST CLASS ARCHIE NORMAN, OF TEXAS, AFTER THE LINK UP OF ..

PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. 1944-02-02. VX112500 SERGEANT H.V. HOLLOWAY, STENCILLING DETAILS ON AMMUNITION BOXES AFTER COMPLETION OF REPAIRS BY THE 6TH MOBILE AMMUNITION REPAIR SHOP AT THE 8TH ..

FARIA VALLEY, NEW GUINEA. 1944-02-10. MEMBERS OF THE 2/10TH INFANTRY BATTALION PICTURED ON THEIR JOURNEY TO RAMU VALLEY

LANGEMAK BAY, DREGER HARBOUR, FINSCHHAFEN AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-11. ENGINEERS OF THE 870TH UNITED STATES ENGINEER AVIATION BATTALION BLASTING OUT A TREE WHICH WAS TOO LARGE TO BE REMOVED BY A ..

YUAT RIVER, YAGOMAI, NEW GUINEA. 1944-02-10. NX110380 BRIGADIER C.E. CAMERON, COMMANDER 8TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE, SHAKES HANDS WITH PRIVATE C. MOE, OF THE UNITED STATES, WHO WAS THE FIRST ..

FARIA VALLEY, NEW GUINEA. 1944-02-10. PERSONNEL OF THE 2/10TH INFANTRY BATTALION LAYING A LINE ACROSS MAIN STREAM IN FARIA VALLEY. THEY ARE RETURNING TO THE RAMU VALLEY AFTER BEING RELIEVED BY THE ..

FINSCHHAFEN AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-11. SIGNALLERS OF THE 870TH UNITED STATES ENGINEER AVIATION BATTALION LAYING A SIGNAL LINE BETWEEN CAMP HEADQUARTERS AND DREGER HARBOUR

FARIA VALLEY, NEW GUINEA. 1944-02-10. NX103242 GUNNER C.F. COSTELLO, OF THE 11TH FIELD BATTERY, 4TH FIELD REGIMENT, CROSSING THE FARIA RIVER NEAR GUY'S POST ON A ROPE SUSPENSION BRIDGE IN THE ..

Private Keith Waller (left) an Australian bren gunner receives a cigarette and light from Private First Class Archie Norman, of Texas (right), after the link up of the 30th Infantry Battalion, with ..

FINSCHHAFEN AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-13. QX17268 CORPORAL A. A. CURTIS, POSTAL ORDERLY AT HEADQUARTERS, 9TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION HANDLING OUT MAIL TO TROOPS OF THE HEADQUARTERS STAFF

LANGEMAK BAY, DREGER HARBOUR, FINSCHHAFEN AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-11. NEW BRIDGE OVER THE CREEK ON THE ROAD FROM LANGEMAK BAY TO DREGER HARBOUR, WHCIH HAS JUST BEEN OPEN TO TRAFFIC. THIS BRIDGE ..