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DANMAP RIVER, NEW GUINEA. 1945-01-06. TROOPS OF THE 19TH INFANTRY BRIGADE SIGNALS LAYING WIRES ACROSS THE FLOODED RIVER IN THE AREA CONTROLLED BY THE 2/2 AUSTRALIAN FIELD COMPANY

AITAPE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-01-08. PERSONNEL OF "JOCK FORCE", 2/2ND INFANTRY BATTALION PREPARING TO MOVE OUT FROM THE AUSTRALIAN AND NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATION UNIT HEADQUARTERS AT THE START OF THEIR ..

DANMAP RIVER, NEW GUINEA. 1945-01-05. SAPPER G. WILLIAMS (1) AND WX1566 MAJOR W.G. CHANDLER, OFFICER- IN- CHARGE, 2/2ND FIELD COMPANY (2), WORKING ON THE LEVELLING AND CONSOLIDATION OF THE NEW ..

DANMAP RIVER, NEW GUINEA. 1945-01-06. NX128780 CAPTAIN J.S. JEFFREYS, HEADQUARTERS, 16TH INFANTRY BRIGADE AND A FELLOW OFFICER WADING ACROSS THE FLOODED RIVER

DANMAP RIVER, NEW GUINEA. 1945-01-06. TROOPS OF THE PIONEER PLATOON, 2/8TH INFANTRY BATTALION BUILDING A TEMPORARY COCONUT LOG BRIDGE OVER A TRIBUTARY OF THE RIVER. THIS BRIDGE HAD TO BE BUILT IN ..

AITAPE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-01-08. PERSONNEL OF "JOCK FORCE", 2/2ND INFANTRY BATTALION PREPARING TO MOVE OUT FROM THE AUSTRALIAN AND NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATION UNIT HEADQUARTERS AT THE START OF THEIR ..

DANMAP RIVER, NEW GUINEA. 1945-01-05. SX4760 SERGEANT F.C. HUGHES, NO.6 PLATOON, "A" COMPANY, 2/3RD MACHINE GUN BATTALION MANNING NO.4 GUN ON THE WEST BANK OF THE RIVER

AITAPE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-01-06. PERSONNEL OF "JOCK FORCE", 2/2ND INFANTRY BATTALION PREPARING TO MOVE OUT FROM THE AUSTRALIAN AND NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATION UNIT HEADQUARTERS AT THE START OF THEIR ..

DANMAP RIVER, NEW GUINEA. 1945-01-05. COCONUT PALMS TOPPLING AS THE CHARGE AT THEIR BASE EXPLODE DURING THE OPERATIONS BY TROOPS OF THE 2/2ND FIELD COMPANY, WHILE WIDENING THE LINES OF ..

SIPAAI, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-01-07. TROOPS OF THE 31/51ST INFANTRY BATTALION RELAXING ABOARD THE AV1361 "POOLTA" AS SHE APPROACHES THE MOUTH OF THE KAIKARA RIVER WHERE THE UNIT IS MAKING A ..

DANMAP RIVER, NEW GUINEA. 1945-01-06. TROOPS OF THE PIONEER PLATOON, 2/2ND FIELD COMPANY, SALVAGING ONE OF THE UNIT BULLDOZERS WHICH WAS SWEPT AWAY DURING THE HEAVY FLOODING OF THE RIVER ON THE ..

SIPAAI, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-01-07. TROOPS OF THE 42ND LANDING CRAFT COMPANY UNLOADING SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT OF THE 31/51ST INFANTRY BATTALION FROM THE HOLD OF THE AV1361 "POOLTA" AT THE ..