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RATONGOR, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-10-10. THE ROYAL PAPUAN CONSTABULARY BAND WHO ARRIVED IN 3-TON TRUCKS FROM RABAUL TO TAKE PART IN THE GALA DAY HELD AT THE CHINESE CIVILIAN CAMP ON THE 34TH ANNIVERSARY ..

RATONGOR, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-10-10. LIEUTENANT CRAWLEY, AN EX NEW GUINEA VOLUNTEER RIFLES SOLDIER WHO ESCAPED FROM NEW BRITAIN AFTER THE JAPANESE OCCUPIED RABAUL, LEADING THE ROYAL PAPUAN ..

RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-10-04. THE CAMP OFFICE STAFF, INCLUDING CANTEEN AND POSTAL MEMBERS, AT HEADQUARTERS 11 DIVISION

NAMANULA, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-10-10. AN AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND ISSUE OF 4-OZS OF TOBACCO BEING ISSUED TO TROOPS THROUGH THE UNIT CANTEEN AT HEADQUARTERS 11 DIVISION

KANGU HILL, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-10-05. JAPANESE POWER STATION CONSTRUCTED IN SIDE OF KANGU HILL. IT WAS USED TO RELAY POWER TO WIRELESS STATIONS IN THE BUIN AREA. THE AREA IS NOW OCCUPIED BY TROOPS ..

RATONGOR, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-10-10. THE ROYAL PAPUAN CONSTABULARY BAND PLAYING AT THE CHINESE INTERNMENT CAMP. THE BAND PLAYED FOR THE GALA DAY CELEBRATIONS HELD ON THE 34TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ..

KAHILI, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-10-05. THE BREECH OF A JAPANESE 6-INCH NAVAL GUN. THE FIRING MECHANISM HAS BEEN REMOVED BY DISPOSALS COMMISSION. THE GUN WAS MOUNTED AT THE ENTRANCE TO BOUGAINVILLE ..

RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-10-04. JAPANESE BARGE TUNNELS IN THE SIDE OF CLIFFS ON THE SHORE OF BLANCHE BAY

KANGU HILL, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-10-05. KAHILI VIEWED FROM KANGU HILL WITH TONELEI HARBOUR IN THE BACKGROUND. JAPANESE ARMY AND NAVY HEADQUARTERS SOUTH OF BOUGAINVILLE, WERE LOCATED IN THIS AREA. THE ..

RATONGOR, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-10-10. SMALL CHINESE BOYS OFFERING REFRESHMENTS BETWEEN NUMBERS TO MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL PAPUAN CONSTABULARY BAND. THE BAND PLAYED FOR THE GALA DAY CELEBRATIONS HELD AT ..

KANGU HILL, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-10-05. KANGU HILL, SITE OF THE PRE- WAR GOVERNMENT STATION. THE JAPANESE DESTROYED THE STATION AND CONSTRUCTED UNDERGROUND POWER AND RADIO STATIONS. THE AREA IS NOW ..

RATONGOR, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-10-10. THE SIDE DRUM SECTION OF THE ROYAL PAPUAN CONSTABULARY BAND PLAYING FOR THE GALA DAY CELEBRATIONS HELD AT THE CHINESE INTERNMENT CAMP, TO MARK THE 34TH ..