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KARKAR ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-20. NATIVE HOUSEBOYS DOING THE IRONING AT A HOUSE OCCUPIED BY MEMBERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT

NADZAB, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-02. A UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCE C-54 DOUGLAS FOUR ENGINED SKYMASTER TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT TOWING GLIDERS

KARKAR ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-20. NATIVES WORKING UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT LOADING TIMBER ON TO BARGES. THE TIMBER WILL BE USED IN RECONSTRUCTION ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-02. THE UNIT FOOTBALL FIELD OF THE 22ND WORKS COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS. THE AREA, CLEARED OF HEAVY JUNGLE GROWTH BY OFFICERS OF THE UNIT, CONTAINS A CONCRETE ..

KARKAR ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-20. NATIVES WORKING UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT, RE-BUILDING VILLAGE HUTS

FINSCHHAFEN, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-20. PERSONNEL OF THE 8TH MOVEMENT CONTROL GROUP, (DRAGER DETACHMENT), MEETING AN AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL AIRWAYS AIRCRAFT MARKED WITH UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCE ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-12. NO. 2577 SERGEANT-MAJOR ARWESOR, BEM, ROYAL PAPUAN CONSTABULARY, A NATIVE OF THE RAI COAST, MADANG DISTRICT, WHO HAS BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH THE POLICE FORCE FOR THE PAST ..

FINSCHHAFEN, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-20. PERSONNEL OF THE 8TH MOVEMENT CONTROL GROUP, (DRAGER DETACHMENT), AT THE AIRFIELD ALONGSIDE THEIR JEEP. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- VX102815 SERGEANT J.W. ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-14. SX3657 CAPTAIN S. GILBERT, AIR INTELLIGENCE LIAISON OFFICER, HEADQUARTERS NEW GUINEA FORCE, EXAMINING POSITIONS ON A MAP IN THE BATTLE ROOM

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-16. VX3927 XCAPTAIN A. SMITH, AIDE-DE-CAMP TO THE GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING NEW GUINEA FORCE (1), CHIEF COMMISSIONER G. PALMER, SALVATION ARMY (2), AND VX155 CAPTAIN J.H. ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-12. NO. 1879 SERGEANT IWAGU, GM, ROYAL PAPUAN CONSTABULARY, A NATIVE FROM THE FINSCHHAFEN DISTRICT WHO HAS BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH THE POLICE FORCE FOR THE PAST 12 YEARS

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-27. PERSONNEL OF NO.1 SUB DEPOT CONTROL, 43RD FIELD ORDNANCE DEPOT