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LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-01-28. A SECTION OF THE AUDIENCE APPLAUDING DURING A SHOW STAGED BY THE DICK BENTLEY CONCERT PARTY AT HEADQUARTERS, 1ST AUSTRALIAN ARMY

LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-01-28. THE FAMOUS AUSTRALIAN COMEDIAN, DICK BENTLEY, LEADER OF THE DICK BENTLEY CONCERT PARTY ENTERTAINING THE TROOPS WITH HIS JOKES AND VIOLIN DURING A SHOW STAGED BY ..

BAIEN AREA, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-01-26. GUNNERS ABOARD THE ML802 OF THE ROYAL AUSTRALILAN NAVY PORT DIRECTORATE, JACQUINOT BAY, LOADING .5" AMMUNITION INTO BROWNING GUN BELTS IN PREPARATION FOR THEIR ..

MOTUPENA POINT, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, 1945-01-26. A JEEP AND TRAILER OF THE 7TH INFANTRY BRIGADE CROSSING A TEMPORARY FLOATING BRIDGE ACROSS THE ADELE RIVER BUILT BY AUSTRALIAN ARMY ENGINEERS BY ..

BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-01-25. TROOPS OF "A" COMPANY, 1ST NEW GUINEA INFANTRY BATTALION WITH RIFLES AT THE SLOPE DURING THE UNIT MORNING PARADE OUTSIDE THEIR COMPANY HEADQUARTERS SOUTH OF THE ..

MOTUPENA POINT, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, 1945-01-26. ENGINEERS OF THE 23RD FIELD COMPANY, WORKING ON THE NEW TIMBER PILE BRIDGE ACROSS THE JABA RIVER WATCHING THE OLD PONTOON FERRY TRANSPORTING AN ARMY ..

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-01-24. THE ML825 OF THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY PORT DIRECTORATE, JACQUINOT BAY MOVES IN CLOSE TO THE LCM (LANDING CRAFT MECHANISED) WHICH IS BEING USED AS A TARGET ..

AT SEA. 1945-01-28. LCM (LANDING CRAFT MECHANISED) OF THE 594TH ENGINEER BOAT AND SHORE REGIMENT, "B" COMPANY, UNITED STATES ARMY RETURNING TO THEIR JACQUINOT BAY BASE AFTER LANDING TROOPS OF THE ..

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-01-24. B5/29 REPRESENTATIVE K. WATTS, YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION (1), NX151690 LIEUTENANT J.D. STEVENSON, OFFICER- IN- CHARGE, WORKS, 17TH FIELD COMPANY (2) ..

SAMPUN, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-01-27. A FAST "J" BOAT OF THE 594TH ENGINEER BOAT AND SHORE REGIMENT, "B" COMPANY, UNITED STATES ARMY CARRYING THE OFFICER- IN- CHARGE OF THE LCM (LANDING CRAFT ..

BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-01-27. MEMBERS OF THE 58/59TH INFANTRY BATTALION PLAYERS STAGING A BURLESQUE ACT DURING A CONCERT STAGED AT THE 2ND AUSTRALIAN CORPS HEADQUARTERS. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ..

SAMPUN, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-01-27. TROOPS OF THE 6TH FIELD AMBULANCE MOVING DOWN THE BEACH TO BOARD AN LCM (LANDING CRAFT MECHANISED) FOR THE NIGHT LANDING AT KIEP PLANTATION. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ..