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TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-01-17. A NATIVE ASSISTANT OF THE 2/1ST MALARIAL CONTROL UNIT DROPPING UNITED STATES ARMY WATER BOTTLES INTO A STAGNANT POOL. THESE WATER BOTTLES ARE FITTED WITH ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-01-13. THE HOCKEY TEAM OF HEADQUARTERS, 2ND AUSTRALIAN CORPS WHICH PLAYED A TEAM FROM THE ROYAL NEW ZEALAND AIR FORCE ON THE PIVA AIRSTRIP

TAGUM VILLAGE, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-01-14. THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN AND NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT - NEW BRITAIN DISTRICT IN THE VILLAGE, NORTH OF SAMPUN ON THE WIDE BAY COAST

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-01-17. A CLOSE-UP OF THE MODEL "L" SPRAY GUN USED BY A PERSONNEL OF THE 19TH MALARIAL CONTROL UNIT AND THE 2/1ST MALARIAL CONTROL UNIT WHEN SPRAYING STAGNANT ..

TAMKAIDAN, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-01-14. AN ALLIED INTELLIGENCE BUREAU PATROL POST HIGH UP IN THE MOUNTAINS VX110802 SERGEANT C.J. MOYNIHAN (1) AND NX44720 CORPORAL A.P. COLMAN (2) CAN BE SEEN MAKING ..

SAMPUN, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-01-14. CORPORAL KWAINGU, BREN GUNNER AND SECTION COMMANDER OF THE ALLIED INTELLIGENCE BUREAU. CORPORAL KWAINGU WAS FORMALLY A MEMBER OF THE NEW GUINEA CONSTABULARY WHEN HE ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-01-13. A HOCKEY MATCH IN PROGRESS BETWEEN TEAMS FROM HEADQUARTERS, 2ND AUSTRALIAN CORPS AND THE ROYAL NEW ZEALAND AIR FORCE ON THE PIVA AIRSTRIP

SAMPUN, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-01-14. AUSTRALIAN ARMY OFFICERS HOLDING A CONFERENCE AT THE BATTALION HEADQUARTERS OF THE 14/32ND INFANTRY BATTALION. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- NX92 LIEUTENANT-COLONEL ..

TAMKAIDAN, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-01-14. OFFICERS OF THE ALLIED INTELLIGENCE BUREAU STUDYING ROUTE MAPS BEFORE SETTING OUT ON A PATROL. THIS INCLUDES TWO PARTIES NEAR THE END OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR. ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-01-17. NX130793 CORPORAL G.D. ROBERTS, 19TH MALARIAL CONTROL UNIT DEMONSTRATING ONE OF THE SPRAYS USED BY HIS UNIT AND THE 2/1ST AUSTRALIAN MALARIAL CONTROL UNIT ..

TAMKAIDAN, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-01-15. VX62790 CAPTAIN H.L. (LES) WILLIAMS, MC, ALLIED INTELLIGENCE BUREAU GIVING NATIVES INJECTIONS FOR YAWS AND FRAMBOESIA. STANDING ON THE LEFT IS SERGEANT COLMAN ..

KALAMPUN VILLAGE, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-01-16. VX117113 CAPTAIN E.B. SINCLAIR, OFFICER- IN- CHARGE (1) AND SX1065 LIEUTENANT S.M. LAMSHED, OFFICERS OF "A" COMPANY, 14/32ND INFANTRY BATTALION EXAMINING ..