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MOILA POINT, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-09-28. LIEUTENANT T.H. LIPSCOMBE, ALLIED TRANSLATOR AND INTERPRETER SERVICE, INTERROGATING JAPANESE ON A BARGE CARRYING THE LAST BATCH OF TROOPS FROM TONOLEI HARBOUR ..

MOILA POINT, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-09-28. THE HITATI MARU, A JAPANESE MERCHANT SHIP WHICH RAN ASHORE NEAR KANGU HILL AFTER A SUCCESSFUL ATTACK BY ALLIED AIRCRAFT

BUIN AREA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-09-28. ENTRANCES TO THE UNDERGROUND WIRELESS STATION AND COMMUNICATION CENTRE CONSTRUCTED OF REINFORCED CONCRETE AT THE JAPANESE NAVAL HEADQUARTERS IN THE BUIN AREA. ..

PIEDU ISLAND, BOUGAINVILLE AREA. 1945-09-29. JAPANESE PERSONAL GEAR STACKED ON THE BEACH IN READINESS FOR SEARCHING BY FIELD SECURITY PERSONNEL. JAPANESE TROOPS ARE UNLOADING AUSTRALIAN BARGE IN ..

WEWAK POINT, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-02. A SMARTNESS OF LINES COMPETITION WAS HELD AT 2/3 MACHINE GUN BATTALION AND TROOPS WERE GIVEN A WEEK TO DECORATE THEIR LINES. THE COMPETITION WAS WON BY A 10 ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-04. BRIGADIER G.B.G. MAITLAND, DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL SERVICES HEADQUARTERS FIRST ARMY

MOILA POINT, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-09-28. A JAPANESE BARGE LOADED WITH TROOPS AND STORES FROM TONOLEI HARBOUR MOVING TO AN ASSEMBLY POINT AT KAHILI FOR EMBARKATION TO THE CONCENTRATION CAMP ON FAURO ..

BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-09-28. ENGINES FROM WRECKED JAPANESE AIRCRAFT LINE THE ROAD TO KAHILI AIRSTRIP. THE JAPANESE ARMY AND NAVY HEADQUARTERS ARE LOCATED IN THIS AREA

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-04. BRIGADIER P.S. MCGRATH, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF SUPPLY AND TRANSPORT, HEADQUARTERS FIRST ARMY

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-04. BRIGADIER E.L. SHEEHAN, BRIGADIER, GENERAL STAFF HEADQUARTERS FIRST ARMY

PIEDU ISLAND, BOUGAINVILLE AREA. 1945-09-29. JAPANESE TROOPS FROM THE BUIN AREA UNLOADING GEAR FROM AN AUSTRALIAN LANDING BARGE AT A CONCENTRATION AREA ON PIEDU ISLAND. THE SURRENDER PARTY FROM ..

WEWAK POINT, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-02. A SMARTNESS OF LINES COMPETITION WAS HELD AT 2/3 MACHINE-GUN BATTALION AND TROOPS WERE GIVEN A WEEK TO DECORATE THEIR LINES. THE COMPETITION WAS WON BY THIS 10 ..