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RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-10-10. A SPECIAL PARADE AND CONCERT WAS HELD AT THE CHINESE ARMY CAMP TO CELEBRATE THE 34TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF THE CHINESE REPUBLIC. SHOWN, VICTORY ARCHWAY AT ..

OFF BORAM BEACH, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-13. THE FIRST BATCH OF TROOPS TO LEAVE THE WEWAK AREA UNDER THE PRIORITY DEMOBILISATION SCHEME WERE MEMBERS OF 6 DIVISION. SHOWN, VIEW LOOKING DOWN FROM HMAS ..

OFF BORAM BEACH, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-13. CAPTAIN O.K. SNOWBALL, SKIPPED OF HMAS KATOOMA. HE HAS HAD 41 YEARS AT SEA OF WHICH 32 HAVE BEEN ON THE KATOOMBA. DURING THIS WAR HE HAS TRANSPORTED 100,000 ..

KAHILI, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-09-30. JAPANESE TROOPS LINED UP TO RECEIVE NUMBERED IDENTITY DISCS BEFORE BEING MOVED TO THE CONCENTRATION AREA ON FAURO ISLAND. JAPANESE OFFICERS CHECKED THE ROLLS AND ..

RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-10-10. MAJOR GENERAL K.W. EATHER, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 11 DIVISION, BEING MET BY CHINESE OFFICERS AT THE CHINESE ARMY CAMP. A SPECIAL PARADE AND CONCERT WAS HELD AT ..

Major General Kenneth William Eather (third from front), General Officer Commanding 11 Division, and Lieutenant Colonel Woo Yien (left), commander of Chinese Army troops in New Britain, inspecting ..

RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-10-10. A SPECIAL PARADE AND CONCERT WAS HELD AT THE CAMP TO CELEBRATE THE 34TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF THE CHINESE REPUBLIC. SHOWN, CHINESE GIRLS' CHOIR ON STAGE AT ..

RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-10-12. TRANSPORT SECTION PERSONNEL, HEADQUARTERS 11 DIVISION, IN THE TRANSPORT SECTION AREA

RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-10-10. A SPECIAL PARADE AND CONCERT WAS HELD AT THE CAMP TO CELEBRATE THE 34TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF THE CHINESE REPUBLIC. SHOWN, SECTION OF CONCERT AUDIENCE ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-10-12. MEMBERS OF 21 BATTERY, 2/11 FIELD REGIMENT. (FOR IDENTIFICATION OF 49 NAMED PERSONNEL REFER TO PROVISIONAL CAPTION OR NAME INDEX.)

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-20. AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE PERSONNEL OF FIRST ARMY SUNBAKING ON THE LAWNS AT THE AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT SWIMMING POOL. THE POOL, WHICH IS FED BY ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-20. SERGEANT P. D'OLIVERRA, AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE, FIRST ARMY, SUNBAKING ON THE SPRINGBOARD AFTER A DIP IN THE AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT SWIMMING ..