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JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1944-12-11. 1. A "CHINAMAN" GRAVEL PIT OPERATED BY THE SAPPERS OF THE 13TH FIELD COMPANY

DANMAP RIVER AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-12-31. TROOPS OF THE 2/11TH INFANTRY BATTALION ENJOYING TEA AND BISCUITS AT THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION STALL ON THEIR RETURN FROM A PATROL EAST OF THE ..

DANMAP RIVER AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-01-01. TROOPS OF NO 6 BATTERY, 2/3RD FIELD REGIMENT, DIGGING IN THEIR SHORT 25 POUNDERS IN PREPARATION FOR THE ATTACK ON JAPANESE POSITIONS AT MATAPAU. ..

SUAIN PLANTATION, NEW GUINEA. 1944-12-15. BATTALION HEADQUARTERS ON THE EDGE OF THE BEACH IN THE NEW CAMP AREA OF THE 2/4TH INFANTRY BATTALION

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1944-12-11. SAPPERS OF THE 13TH FIELD COMPANY, USING A SUMP PUMP TO SINK A PILE FOR A NEW BRIDGE ACROSS A CREEK. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- CORPORAL DARTNELL (2); SAPPER ..

DANMAP RIVER AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-12-31. WX18 LIEUTENANT COLONEL H.M. BINKS, COMMANDING OFFICER (1) STUDYING A MAP OF THE BUT AREA DURING THE ATTACK ON THE ENEMY WHICH RESULTED IN THE CAPTURE OF ..

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1944-12-13. VX63919 LIEUTENANT-COLONEL W.B. MAGUIRE, GSO I, HEADQUARTERS, 5TH DIVISION

AITAPE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-12-26. PERSONNEL OF THE 2/14TH FIELD COMPANY, USING A SECTION OF A SMALL BOX GIRDER TO REPAIR A FLOOD DAMAGED BRIDGE ACROSS THE RIVER EAST OF THE TOWN

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1944-12-11. N211492 CORPORAL M. HAKAINSSON (1) AND N454420 PRIVATE M.K. RYAN (2) WORKING IN THE AREA AT HEADQUARTERS, 5TH DIVISION ALLOCATED TO THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ..

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1944-12-13. AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT NATIVES WAITING ON THE BEACH FOR THE BARGE TO TAKE THEM ACROSS THE BAY TO THE 5TH DIVISION AREA

AITAPE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-12-26. PERSONNEL OF THE 2/14TH FIELD COMPANY, USING A SECTION OF A BAILEY BRIDGE TO REPAIR A FLOOD DAMAGED BRIDGE ACROSS THE RIVER EAST OF THE TOWN. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ..

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1944-12-13. THE TEMPORARY NATIVE COMPOUND OF THE AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT ESTABLISHED NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE MALOPI RIVER