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WEWAK, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-28. THE CREW OF THE MISTAKE, MEMBERS OF 16 INFANTRY BRIGADE, CARRYING THE BOAT TO THE BEACH PRIOR TO ITS LAUNCHING. THE MISTAKE IS AN ENTRY IN THE WEWAK REGATTA TO BE ..

WEWAK, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-29. CORPORAL W.F. WIGGINS, 1 BROADCASTING STATION, AUSTRALIAN ARMY AMENITIES SERVICE MONITORING THE TRANSMISSION AT RADIO STATION 9AJ DURING THE BROADCAST

MUSCHU ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-27. A TOWER ERECTED BY THE JAPANESE, USING AUSTRALIAN EQUIPMENT, BESIDE THE HOSPITAL TO SUPPLY THE WARDS WITH WATER. THERE ARE EIGHT TANKS ON THE TOWER EACH ..

WEWAK, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-29. MEMBERS OF 1 BROADCASTING STATION, AUSTRALIAN ARMY AMENITIES SERVICE WORKING AT RADIO STATION 9AJ DURING A BROADCAST. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- SERGEANT N.S. BRAY ..

WEWAK, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-28. PRIVATE J. HALVER, 16 INFANTRY BRIGADE, PAINTING THE BOWSPRIT OF THE SKIFF, SLIM, AN ENTRY IN THE WEWAK REGATTA TO BE HELD IN DALLMAN HARBOUR ON SUNDAY 11 NOVEMBER ..

WEWAK, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-28. SERGEANT R.C. GRAHAM (1); SERGEANT C.J. STRUDWICK (2); AND WARRANT OFFICER 2 R.G. BLYTH (3), MEMBERS OF 16 INFANTRY BRIGADE, HAULING THEIR ENTRY IN THE WEWAK REGATTA ..

WEWAK, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-28. PRIVATE V.R. JOBSON (1) AND SERGEANT R.E. HIGGINS (2), MEMBERS OF 16 INFANTRY BRIGADE, MENDING THE SAIL ON THE MAST OF THEIR SKIFF, AN ENTRY IN THE WEWAK REGATTA TO ..

WEWAK, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-28. MEMBERS OF 16 INFANTRY BRIGADE WITH VARIOUS CRAFT ON THE BEACH PREPARING TO GO TO SEA. THE CRAFT ARE BEING PREPARED FOR THE WEWAK REGATTA TO BE HELD IN DALLMAN ..

WEWAK, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-28. PRIVATE K.A. CROCKETT (1) AND PRIVATE L.R. DAVIES (2), MEMBERS OF 16 INFANTRY BRIGADE, EXAMINING THE CONSTRUCTIONAL STAGES OF THEIR ENTRY IN THE WEWAK REGATTA TO BE ..

MUSCHU ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-27. THE JAPANESE CEMETERY ON THE ISLAND WHICH IS FAST FILLING UP, AS MORE THAN 180 HAVE DIED SINCE THE JAPANESE WERE COMPOUNDED ON THE ISLAND. THE ISLAND IS UNDER ..

WEWAK, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-28. WARRANT OFFICER 1 J.R. DE LA HUNTY (1) AND WARRANT OFFICER 2 L.J. RHEINBERGER (2), MEMBERS OF 16 INFANTRY BRIGADE, CONSTRUCTING THEIR ENTRY FOR THE WEWAK REGATTA TO ..

RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-10-26. A GROUP OF AUSTRALIAN ARMY MEDICAL WOMEN'S SERVICE WHO HAVE JUST ARRIVED AT RABAUL TO STAFF 118 AUSTRALIAN GENERAL HOSPITAL. TWO SMALL JAPANESE SOLDIERS ARE ..