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JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1944-11-07. A TEMPORARY CAMP SITE SET UP IN THE JUNGLE BY MEMBERS OF C COMPANY 14/32ND INFANTRY BATTALION. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE: VX140354 PRIVATE L.P. SINCLAIR (1), ..

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1944-11-11. TROOPS OF THE 14/32ND INFANTRY BATTALION, AND THE 5TH DIVISION HEADQUARTERS GATHER IN THE BATTALION AREA TO LISTEN TO THE RUNNING OF THE 1944 MELBOURNE CUP

LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-11-15. A NEW GUINEA NATIVE OPERATING A WOOD TURNING LATHE IN THE GENERAL ENGINEERING SECTION OF THE 2/7TH ADVANCED WORKSHOPS

LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-11-15. VX60112 CRAFTSMAN G.A. MASON (1) OPERATING A RADIAL DRILL AND QX43235 CRAFTSMAN H.L. WILLIS (2) OPERATING A "VANGUARD" LATHE IN THE GENERAL ENGINEERING SECTION OF ..

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1944-11-07. TROOPS OF THE 14/32ND INFANTRY BATTALION BUILDING A ROAD THROUGH THE MUD IN THE AREA CONTROLLED BY THE 6TH INFANTRY BRIGADE. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE: ..

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1944-11-07. THE CAMP AREA OF THE 6TH INFANTRY BRIGADE SIGNALS ON A HILL IN THE WUNUNG PLANTATION OVERLOOKING THE BAY. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE: TX14279 CORPORAL G.H. ..

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1944-11-07. A VIEW OF THE BAY FROM HEADQUARTERS, 6TH INFANTRY BRIGADE IN THE WUNUNG PLANTATION SHOWING THE AMERICAN TROOPSHIP, CAPE ALEXANDER IN THE DISTANCE

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-11-15. AN AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT NATIVE DRILLING LEAD STRAPS FROM STORAGE BATTERY PLATES IN THE BATTERY RECONDITIONING WORKSHOP, 2/7TH ADVANCED WORKSHOP

LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-11-15. VX117885 CRAFTSMAN R.D. CURRAN, ASSISTED BY AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT NATIVES, SHEARING HEAVY STEEL PLATE ON A GUILLOTINE IN THE GENERAL ..

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1944-11-11. SAPPERS OF THE 14/32ND INFANTRY BATTALION BLASTING ROCK FOR ROAD BALLAST FROM A QUARRY IN THE WUNUNG PLANTATION

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1944-11-11. PERSONNEL OF THE 14TH SUPPLY DEPOT PLATOON AMIDST LARGE STACK OF STORES AT ONE OF THE 6TH INFANTRY BRIGADE BRIDGEHEADS. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE: VX147858 ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-11-15. NX171210 CRAFTSMAN A.J. STONHAM, 2/7TH ADVANCED WORKSHOPS, WORKING ON THE MAIN INSTRUMENT PANEL OF THE ONLY AUSTRALIAN OXYGEN GENERATING PLANT IN NEW GUINEA