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BLANCHE BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-28. LIEUTENANT GENERAL J. NORTHCOTT, CHIEF OF GENERAL STAFF (1) CHATS WITH TIM MACH, A CHINESE CIVILIAN INTERPRETER WHO WAS INTERNED FOR THREE YEARS (4), DURING A ..

RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-30. JAPANESE TROOPS WADING OUT TO JAPANESE BRAGES CARRYING MACHINE-GUNS FOR DUMPING INTO THE SEA UNDER 28 INFANTRY BATTALION SUPERVISION

RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-30. LIEUTENANT C.W. SCOTT, PRISONER OF WAR AND INTERNMENT (1) AND LIEUTENANT A.E. METHERELL, 18 WAR GRAVES (2) AND INDIAN TROOPS IN THE BACKGROUND LISTENING TO A ..

RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-30. THE JAVANESE BAND GIVING THE FIRST MUSICAL PERFORMANCE AT RABAUL, AT A CONCERT ORGANISED BY THE VISITORS' AND OBSERVERS' SECTION, HEADQUARTERS 11 DIVISION, THE ..

BLANCHE BAY, RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-10-03. JAPANESE TROOPS UNLOADING 150MM SHELLS FROM TRUCKS AT THE BARGE POINT. THE SHELLS WILL BE TRANSPORTED TO SEA FOR DUMPING UNDER 28 INFANTRY BATTALION ..

VUNAPOPE MISSION, RABAUL AREA, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-28. LIEUTENANT GENERAL J. NORTHCOTT, CHIEF OF GENERAL STAFF ACCOMPANIED BY HEADQUARTERS 11 DIVISION OFFICERS, INSPECTS A 150MM FIELD PIECE. THIS ..

BLANCHE BAY, RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-10-03. JAPANESE TROOPS LOADING CASES OF GRENADES ONTO TRUCKS. THEY WILL BE TRANSPORTED TO A BARGE POINT FOR DUMPING AT SEA UNDER 28 INFANTRY BATTALION ..

BLANCHE BAY, RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-10-03. JAPANESE TROOPS UNLOADING 150MM SHELLS FROM TRUCKS AT THE BARGE POINT. THE SHELLS WILL BE TRANSPORTED TO SEA FOR DUMPING UNDER 28 INFANTRY BATTALION ..

KAHILI, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-10-01. HIGH RANKING JAPANESE ARMY AND NAVAL OFFICERS ON BOUGAINVILLE WERE ESCORTED IN THEIR OWN BARGES FROM KAHILI FOR CONCENTRATION ON SAMANSO ISLAND. SHOWN, LIEUTENANT ..

TUNNEL HILL ROAD, RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-10-03. THE INTERIOR OF A LARGE TUNNEL WITH SMALLER BRANCHES LEADING OFF. THE JAPANESE MADE EXTENSIVE USE OF TUNNEL SYSTEMS IN THE RABAUL AREA AFTER ..

FAURO ISLAND, BOUGAINVILLE AREA. 1945-10-01. JAPANESE MEDICAL ORDERLIES AND PATIENTS UNLOADING FROM A LANDING BARGE AT FAURO ISLAND. AUSTRALIAN FIELD SECURITY SERVICE PERSONNEL FROM 2 CORPS ARE ..

TUNNEL HILL ROAD, RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-10-03. THE DOMED FORMATIONS IN THE CEILINGS OF TUNNELS. THE JAPANESE MADE EXTENSIVE USE OF TUNNEL SYSTEMS IN THE RABAUL AREA AFTER ABOVEGROUND ..