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KARAVAT, RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-10-30. WRECKED JAPANESE AIRCRAFT ON THE KARAVAT AIRSTRIP

RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-10-27. GENERAL SIR THOMAS A. BLAMEY, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, ALLIED LAND FORCES, SOUTH WEST PACIFIC AREA, TALKING TO COLONEL J.J. BLACK, COMMANDING OFFICER 118 GENERAL ..

LOSSUK BAY, NEW IRELAND. 1945-10-19. AN AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT ADMINISTRATIVE HEADQUARTERS WAS SET UP AT KAVIENG WITH CAPTAIN F.N.W. SHAND, ANGAU DISTRICT OFFICER IN CHARGE, TO ..

LOSSUK BAY, NEW IRELAND. 1945-10-19. AN AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT ADMINISTRATIVE HEADQUARTERS WAS SET UP AT KAVIENG WITH CAPTAIN F.N.W. SHAND, ANGAU DISTRICT OFFICER IN CHARGE, TO ..

RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-10-28. A CEREMONIAL PARADE AND MARCH PAST BY TROOPS OF 11 DIVISION WAS INSPECTED BY GENERAL SIR THOMAS A. BLAMEY, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, ALLIED LAND FORCES, SOUTH WEST ..

RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-10-30. THE ROYAL NAVY AIRCRAFT CARRIER, HMS FORMIDABLE, LEAVING KERAVIA BAY. THE FORMIDABLE EMBARKED OVER 1,000 INDIANS FOR SINGAPORE AND INDIA

RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-10-31. AUSTRALIAN ARMY MEDICAL WOMEN'S SERVICE PERSONNEL OF THE 118 GENERAL HOSPITAL, BUSY IN THEIR ORDERLY ROOM, IN TEMPORARILY ERECTED TENT ACCOMMODATION. IDENTIFIED ..

RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-10-30. JAPANESE SIGNAL CORPS PERSONNEL ERECTING TELEPHONE POLES

RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-10-30. MAIL BEING LOADED ABOARD AN RAAF COURIER PLANE. THIS DOUGLAS C47 DAKOTA WAS THE FIRST COURIER AIRCRAFT TO LAND ON THE NEWLY RECONDITIONED LAKUNAI AIRSTRIP

RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-10-30. PRIVATE C. CAMERON, HEADQUARTERS 11 DIVISION, RINGING THE CHAPEL BELL SUMMONING TROOPS TO THE SERVICE. THIS BELL IS A RELIC OF AN OLD MISSION IN THE AREA

RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-10-28. MEMBERS OF THE PROVOST CORPS WHO PROVIDED ESCORT FOR GENERAL SIR THOMAS A. BLAMEY, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, ALLIED LAND FORCES, SOUTH WEST PACIFIC AREA, DURING HIS TOUR ..

RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-10-30. THE EXTERIOR OF THE PROTESTANT CHAPEL AT HEADQUARTERS 11 DIVISION. THIS BUILDING WAS ENTIRELY CONSTRUCTED BY JAPANESE WORKING PARTIES