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MIOS WUNDI, DUTCH NEW GUINEA. 1944-11-15. THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY SUPPLY SHIP, HMAS "BINGARA"

PURIATA RIVER AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1944-12-31. TWO LANDING CRAFT INFANTRY GUNBOATS AND A PT BOAT REGAINING FORMATION AFTER SHELLING ENEMY INSTALLATIONS IN THE TOKO RIVER SECTOR DURING A JOINT ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-01-03. RADIO BROADCASTING AND RECEIVING EQUIPMENT OF THE 34TH WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY SECTION (HEAVY) LOADED ABOARD A JEEP TRAILER OF THE 19TH LINES OF COMMUNICATION SIGNALS

MIOS WUNDI, DUTCH NEW GUINEA. 1944-11-15. A RATING MANNING THE .5 INCH BROWNING M2 MACHINE GUN DURING EARLY MORNING ACTION STATIONS ABOARD THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY VESSEL HMAS KIAMA

MIOS WUNDI, DUTCH NEW GUINEA. 1944-11-15. A VIEW OFU THE SHIP FROM THE AFTERDECK OF THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY VESSEL HMAS KIAMA

MIOS WUNDI, DUTCH NEW GUINEA. 1944-11-15. AN OERLIKON GUNNER MANNING HIS GUN ON THE BRIDGE OF THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY VESSEL HMAS KIAMA

PURIATA RIVER AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1944-12-31. AMERICAN ARMY PERSONNEL FIRING A BOFORS 40MM ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN ON ENEMY SHORE INSTALLATIONS FROM AN LANDING CRAFT INFANTRY DURING A JOINT NAVAL ..

PURIATA RIVER AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1944-12-31 SX23588 SECOND LIEUTENANT THOMAS HENRY FARRELL, PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER, HEADQUARTERS 2ND AUSTRALIAN CORPS, WEARING A SPECIAL AMERICAN STEEL ..

KAMALGAMAN ANCHORAGE, JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1944-12-31. NEW GUINEA NATIVES DANCING AND SINGING DURING A SING-SING IN THE AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT NATIVE COMPOUND

KAMALGAMAN ANCHORAGE, JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1944-12-31. TWO NATIVE CHILDREN, AT THE SING-SING IN THE AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT NATIVE COMPOUND

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-01-01. THE 9TH INFANTRY BATTALION TEAM WINNING THE INTER-UNIT TUG-OF-WAR AT THE ATHLETIC MEETING ON THE SPORTS ARENA MEMORIAL PARK ORGANISED BY HEADQUARTERS, 3RD ..

PURIATA RIVER, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1944-12-31. ALLIED LANDING CRAFT INFANTRY GUNBOATS PREPARING TO MAKE A RAPID STRIKE AGAINST JAPANESE COASTAL POSITIONS DURING A COMBINED NAVAL - AIR FORCE ATTACK ..