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SATTELBERG AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-15. B COMPANY, 2/2ND AUSTRALIAN MACHINE GUN BATTALION MOVING TO THE FRONT LINE THROUGH MUD AND SLUSH: PRIVATE CHURCHYARD IS LEADING, FOLLOWED BY SERGEANT WEBB

DUMPU, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-13. TROOPS OF HEADQUARTERS, 7TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION GATHERED AROUND THE RADIO SET LISTENING TO THE RESULTS OF THE MELBOURNE CUP. SHOWN ARE: CORPORAL R. HASTINGS (1); ..

DUMPU AIRSTRIP, NEW GUINEA, 1943-11-14. A 40MM BOFORS ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN OF THE 2/4TH AUSTRALIAN LIGHT ANTI-AIRCRAFT REGIMENT READY FOR ACTION. SHOWN ARE: WX13928 GUNNER J. T. BELL (1); SX12632 ..

DUMPU, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-13. WX6512 DRIVER B. O'DONOHUE OF HEADQUARTERS, 7TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION ACTING AS A BOOKMAKER FOR THE MELBOURNE CUP, TRYING TO EXPLAIN THE CUP TO A NATIVE BOY

FINSCHHAFEN AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-11. LIEUTENANT B. K. LLOYD OF DENVER, COLORADO, USA, (1) AND SERGEANT A. DUNGY OF MICHIGAN, USA, (2) BOTH OF THE 870TH UNITED STATES ENGINEER AVIATION ..

FINSCHHAFEN AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-11. SURVEYORS OF THE 808TH UNITED STATES ENGINEER AVIATION BATTALION AND THE 60TH UNITED STATES NAVAL CONSTRUCTION BATTALION TAKING LEVELS FOR A SUB GRADE AT ..

DUMPU AIRSTRIP, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-14. TROOPS OF THE 2/4TH AUSTRALIAN LIGHT ANTI-AIRCRAFT REGIMENT RACING TO THEIR GUN POSITIONS DURING AN AIR RAID ALERT. SHOWN ARE: WX15585 GUNNER A. W. MCFARLANE ..

FINSCHHAFEN AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-13. SUPPLIES BEING ISSUED ON THE DAY THE NEW CANTEEN ISSUING POINT, FOWARD AREA, WAS OPENED

DUMPU AIRSTRIP, NEW GUINEA, 1943-11-14. QX21828 GUNNER H. W. NIESLER OF THE 2/4TH AUSTRALIAN LIGHT ANTI-AIRCRAFT REGIMENT

FINSCHHAFEN AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-13. THE DRAWING OF THE MELBOURNE CUP SWEEP AT HEADQUARTERS, 9TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION

DUMPU, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-13. TROOPS OF HEADQUARTERS, 7TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION STUDY THE BETTING BOARD FOR THE MELBOURNE CUP. THEY ARE: UNKNOWN (1); NX168542 PRIVATE J. E. B. MADDRELL (2); VX15393 ..

FINSCHHAFEN AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-13. MEMBERS OF HEADQUARTERS, 9TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION DRAWING THE MELBOURNE CUP SWEEP, OUTSIDE THE CAMP COMMANDANT'S OFFICE