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LAE BASE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-12-04. NX20506 CORPORAL M. CHISHOLM, ELECTRICIAN, 2/77TH LIGHT AID DETACHMENT, CHECKING BATTERIES BEING CHARGED ON A HOWARD 5KVA GENERATING SET IN THE UNIT ..

LAE BASE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-12-04. A JEEP BEING ROAD TESTED AFTER BEING OVERHAULED IN THE WORKSHOPS OF THE 2/77TH LIGHT AID DETACHMENT. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- NX25340 SERGEANT L.C. POOLE ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1944-12-04. NO. 2 SUB DEPOT, 16TH ADVANCED ORDNANCE DEPOT IN COURSE OF CONSTRUCTION. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- QX58212 CORPORAL R.J. CUMMING (1); NX102101 WARRANT ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1944-12-04. NO. 1 SUB DEPOT, 16TH ADVANCED ORDNANCE DEPOT UNDER CONSTRUCTION

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1944-12-04. A MEMBER OF THE 2/1ST CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, CLEARING JUNGLE UNDERBRUSH AWAY FROM THE AREA TO BE USED AS THE CAMP SITE OF THE 16TH ADVANCED ORDNANCE DEPOT

LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-12-08. AN INTERIOR VIEW OF THE RAAF LOCKHEED "LODESTAR" AIRCRAFT WHICH HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO GENERAL SIR THOMAS BLAMEY FOR HIS PERSONNEL USE

AITAPE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-12-04. ENGINEERS OF NO. 8 PLATOON, 2/8TH FIELD COMPANY, BUILDING A COCONUT LOG BRIDGE ACROSS A STREAM ON THE AITAPE-DOGRETO ROAD. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- QX33524 ..

LAE BASE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-12-04. A LINE-UP OF THE VARIED TYPES OF VEHICLES WHICH ARE REPAIRED BY THE 2/77TH LIGHT AID DETACHMENT SHOWING A 3 TON 4 X 4 TRUCK, JEEP, STAFF CAR AND A CAPTURED ..

LAE BASE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-12-04. PERSONNEL OF THE 2/77TH LIGHT AID DETACHMENT BOARDING THE UNIT JEEP AND TRAILER FOR THE TRIP TO MALAHANG BEACH FOR THEIR DAILY SWIM

BABIANG ROAD, AITAPE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-12-04. WX15025 SAPPER R. ROWLANDS, 2/2ND FIELD COMPANY, USING A MAUL AND WEDGES TO SPLIT A LARGE LOG TO GET PLANKS FOR THE DECKING OF A BRIDGE WHICH HIS UNIT ..

BABIANG ROAD, AITAPE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-12-04. AN AUSTRALIAN ARMY AMBULANCE CAREFULLY NEGOTIATING THE LOOSE SOIL ON THE EASTERN APPROACHES OF THE NEW BRIDGE ACROSS THE DRINIUMOR RIVER BUILT BY ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1944-12-06. VX38969 MAJOR-GENERAL W. BRIDGEFORD, CBE, MC, GOC, 3RD DIVISION (3) ACCOMPANIED BY VX49 LIEUTENANT-COLONEL H.H. MCDONALD, ED, COMMANDING OFFICER (4), ..