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LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-01-28. NX138332 STAFF SERGEANT ALBERT CHAPPELLE (1), BARITONE OF THE "THE WARATAHS" CONCERT PARTY, SINGING "GLORY ROAD", ACCOMPANIED BY NX92263 SERGEANT MARK OLLINGTON ..

BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-01-25. NGN47 LANCE-CORPORAL GINDUA "A" COMPANY, 1ST NEW GUINEA INFANTRY BATTALION FIRING AN OWEN GUN DURING A UNIT REFRESHER COURSE

MOTUPENA POINT, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, 1945-01-26. AUSTRALIAN TROOPS IN THEIR JEEP WAITING FOR SAPPERS OF THE 11TH FIELD COMPANY, TO CLEAR A ROAD BLOCK CAUSED BY A FALLEN TREE ON THE MAIN SUPPLY ..

MOTUPENA POINT, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, 1945-01-26. TROOPS OF THE 23RD FIELD COMPANY, PLACING A STRINGER IN POSITION NEAR THE UNIT PILE DRIVER AND CRANE WORKING FROM THE NORTH SIDE OF THE JABA RIVER ..

LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-01-28. DICK BENTLEY, FAMOUS AUSTRALIAN ENTERTAINER AND MEMBERS OF HIS CONCERT PARTY CHATTING WITH NX135533 CAPTAIN E.G.M. CUPIT, DEPUTY ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, ..

BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-01-25. PERSONNEL OF "A" COMPANY, 1ST NEW GUINEA INFANTRY BATTALION LED BY NX136561 SERGEANT J.S. BLAIR (1), MARCHING ALONG THE BEACH DURING THEIR REFRESHER TRAINING COURSE

LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-01-28. PAULINE GARRICK, SOPRANO (1), ACCOMPANIED BY MISS MAMIE REID, AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING COMMISSION (PIANIST), (2) AND MEMBER OF THE DICK BENTLEY CONCERT PARTY ..

SAMPUN, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-01-27. TROOPS OF THE 6TH FIELD AMBULANCE LOADING SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT ON TO AN LCM (LANDING CRAFT MECHANISED) FOR THE LANDING AT KEIP PLANTATION BY TROOPS OF THE 14/32ND ..

MOTUPENA POINT, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, 1945-01-26. SAPPERS OF THE 23RD FIELD COMPANY, WORKING ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW TIMBER PILE BRIDGE OVER THE JABA RIVER

LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-01-28. NX157626 CORPORAL R. RUDGLEY, PIANO ACCORDIONIST, OF THE "TANKS A MILLION CONCERT PARTY" PLAYING THE "THE TWELFTH STREET RAG" DURING A CONCERT STAGED BY THE DICK ..

BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-01-25. NGN48 PRIVATE NAKWAN "A" COMPANY, 1ST NEW GUINEA INFANTRY BATTALION FIRING A RIFLE GRENADE DISCHARGER DURING A TRAINING COURSE

LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-01-28. PAULINE GARRICK, SOPRANO (1), ACCOMPANIED BY MISS MAMIE REID, AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING COMMISSION (PIANIST) (2) AND MEMBERS OF THE DICK BENTLEY CONCERT PARTY ..