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SIPAAI, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-01-07. A MEMBER OF THE "B" CORPS OF SIGNALS ATTACHED TO THE 31/51ST INFANTRY BATTALION WITH HIS DOG MASCOT AND HIS CRATES OF CARRIER PIGEONS PREPARES TO TRANSFER ..

DANMAP RIVER, NEW GUINEA. 1945-01-05. A SECTION OF HEADQUARTERS, 6TH DIVISION SHOWING THE CAMP OF NO.11 PLATOON, "A" COMPANY, 2/3RD MACHINE GUN BATTALION (RIGHT) WHILE IN THE CENTRE TROOPS OF THE ..

DANMAP RIVER, NEW GUINEA. 1945-01-05. A COLLAPSABLE ASSAULT BOAT ATTACHED TO PULLEYS OF A FLYING FOX BUILT ACROSS THE RIVER MOUTH BY TROOPS OF THE 2/14TH FIELD COMPANY, TO TRANSPORT MATERIALS AND ..

DANMAP RIVER, NEW GUINEA. 1945-01-05. THE FLYING FOX WHICH WAS CONSTRUCTED BY AND IS OPERATED BY PERSONNEL OF THE 2/14TH AUSTRALILAN FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, ACROSS THE DEEP MOUTH ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, 1945-01-05. SERGEANT H. HONG CHOY, LANGUAGE DETACHMENT LAND HEADQUARTERS, HEADQUARTERS, 2ND AUSTRALIAN CORPS QUESTIONING A CHINESE WHO HAD BEEN CONSCRIPTED INTO THE ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-01-02. TROOPS OF THE 24TH INFANTRY BATTALION, EMBUSSING FOR THE FINAL STAGE OF THEIR JOURNEY TO THE JABA RIVER AREA

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-01-06. TROOPS OF THE 42ND LANDING CRAFT COMPANY PLAYING A GAME OF CRICKET DURING A HEAVY RAINSTORM

DANMAP RIVER, NEW GUINEA. 1945-01-05. A POWDER MONKEY OF THE 2/2ND FIELD COMPANY, MOVING FROM PALM TO PALM LIGHTING THE FUSES OF THE EXPLOSIVE CHARGES HE HAS LAID UNDER EACH COCONUT PALM DURING THE ..

A SECTION OF HEADQUARTERS, 6TH DIVISION LOOKING SOUTH UP THE RIVER AND TAKEN FROM THE WEST BANK AT THE MOUTH. ON THE LEFT CAN BE SEEN PORTION OF THE FLYING FOX BUILT AND OPERATED BY TROOPS OF ..

DANMAP RIVER, NEW GUINEA. 1945-01-05. GUN PITS AND TENTS OF NO.6 PLATOON, "A" COMPANY, 2/3RD MACHINE GUN BATTALION SET UP ON THE WEST BANK OF THE RIVER

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-01-02. TROOPS OF THE 24TH INFANTRY BATTALION, DISEMBARKING FROM AN LANDING CRAFT TROOPS DURING THE UNIT MOVE TO THE JABA RIVER AREA

DANMAP RIVER, NEW GUINEA. 1945-01-05. A LINE OF COCONUT PALMS BLOWN OUT OF THE GROUND BY TROOPS OF THE 2/2ND FIELD COMPANY, DURING THE WIDENING OF THE LINES OF COMMUNICATION TRACK ALONG THE RIVER ..