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NADZAB, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-25. THE BAND OF 3 NEW GUINEA INFANTRY BATTALION, PACIFIC ISLANDS REGIMENT, PLAYING DURING THE VISIT OF GENERAL SIR THOMAS A. BLAMEY, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, ALLIED LAND ..

NADZAB, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-25. GENERAL SIR THOMAS A. BLAMEY, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, ALLIED LAND FORCES, SOUTH WEST PACIFIC AREA, SPEAKING TO MAJOR E.J. BARKE, A PATIENT AT 2/7 GENERAL HOSPITAL. ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-25. GENERAL SIR THOMAS A. BLAMEY, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, ALLIED LAND FORCES, SOUTH WEST PACIFIC AREA, ACCOMPANIED BY CAPTAIN AMESBERY, INSPECTING AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY ..

NADZAB, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-25. GENERAL SIR THOMAS A. BLAMEY, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, ALLIED LAND FORCES, SOUTH WEST PACIFIC AREA, INSPECTING NATIVE TROOPS OF THE NEW GUINEA INFANTRY BATTALION, PACIFIC ..

RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-10-26. AUSTRALIAN ARMY NURSING SERVICE SISTERS, ARRIVING TO STAFF 118TH AUSTRALIAN GENERAL HOSPITAL, APPROACH THE WHARF IN A MOTOR LAUNCH. THE SISTERS WERE FLOWN TO RABAUL ..

Lieutenant General V A H Sturdee, General Officer Commanding 1st Army (left) and General Sir Thomas A Blamey, Commander in Chief, Allied Land Forces, South West Pacific Area (second from left), ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-22. LIEUTENANT COLONEL M.J. SPENCER, ASSISTANT CONTROLLER AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE (2) AND STAFF SERGEANT B. YOUNG (1), INSPECTING AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-10. LIEUTENANT S.H. BUDGE, AMENITIES OFFICER, AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE BARRACKS (1) AND MISS BURCHMORE, YWCA REPRESENTATIVE (3), USING HAIR DRYERS CONSTRUCTED BY LAE ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-22. LIEUTENANT COLONEL M.J. SPENCER, ASSISTANT CONTROLLER AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE (3), SERGEANT G. TURMINE (1), CAPTAIN P.E. RYAN (2) AND CAPTAIN J. TREGEA (4), ..

WEWAK, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-26. A CEREMONIAL PARADE AND MARCH PAST BY 6 DIVISION WAS INSPECTED BY GENERAL SIR THOMAS A. BLAMEY, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, ALLIED LAND FORCES, SOUTH WEST PACIFIC AREA, AT ..

WEWAK, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-26. A CEREMONIAL PARADE AND MARCH PAST BY 6 DIVISION WAS INSPECTED BY GENERAL SIR THOMAS A. BLAMEY, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, ALLIED LAND FORCES, SOUTH WEST PACIFIC AREA, AT ..

WEWAK, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-26. A CEREMONIAL PARADE AND MARCH PAST BY 6 DIVISION WAS INSPECTED BY GENERAL SIR THOMAS A. BLAMEY, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, ALLIED LAND FORCES, SOUTH WEST PACIFIC AREA, AT ..