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TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-01-28. AN AUSTRALIAN ARMY TEAM PARADING DURING AN EXAMINATION FOR THE BRONZE LIFE SAVING MEDALLION

IDAKAIBUL, NEW GUINEA. 1945-01-23. VX17 MAJOR GENERAL J.E.S. STEVENS, DSO, ED, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 6TH DIVISION GETS A LIGHT FOR HIS CIGARETTE ON HIS ARRIVAL AT THE DETAILS ISSUAING DEPOT ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-01-28. LINESMEN BEING EXAMINED FOR THE BRONZE LIFE SAVING MEDALLION DURING EXAMINATIONS FOR AUSTRALIAN ARMY PERSONNEL

IDAKAIBUL, NEW GUINEA. 1945-01-25. QX37124 TROOPER K. CHERRY DRYING HIS WET CLOTHES OVER A CAMP FIRE WHILE READING THE LATEST ISSUE OF THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY NEWSPAPER, "GUINEA GOLD"

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-01-29. PERSONNEL OF THE SOLOMON'S DETACHMENT, 12TH AIR MAINTENANCE PLATOON, 4TH BASE SUB AREA. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- WARRANT OFFICER II A. BRUN (1); PRIVATE ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-01-29. WARRANT OFFICER I.A. BRUN, SOLOMON'S DETACHMENT, 12TH AIR MAINTENANCE PLATOON (TS), 4TH BASE SUB AREA, TUCKING THE STATIC LINE INTO THE PARACHUTE PACK ON ..

BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-01-30. VX13 LIEUTENANT GENERAL S.G. SAVIGE, CB, CBE, DSO, MC, ED, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING, 2ND AUSTRALIAN CORPS (2) ACCOMPANIED BY NX101365 LIEUTENANT J.A. BICKLE, ..

BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-01-30. PERSONNEL OF THE 266TH LIGHT AID DETACHMENT GIVE EYES RIGHT TO VX13 LIEUTENANT GENERAL S.G. SAVIGE, CB, CBE, DSO, MC, ED, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING, 2ND AUSTRALIAN ..

DANMAP RIVER, NEW GUINEA. 1945-01-26. PERSONNEL OF THE 2/10TH COMMANDO SQUADRON WORKING ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SMALL WOODEN BRIDGE ACROSS A SWIFTLY FLOWING STREAM NEAR THEIR CAMP. IDENTIFIED ..

DANMAP RIVER, NEW GUINEA. 1945-01-26. NX128046 PRIVATE L. JARRETT (1) AN NX95222 PRIVATE W.B. SPEAKMAN (2) COOLING OFF IN THE SWIFTLY FLOWING RIVER WHILE HANGING ONTO ROPES SUSPENDED FROM THE ..

BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-01-30. TROOPS OF HEADQUARTERS, 15TH INFANTRY BRIGADE ON PARADE FOR AN INSPECTION BY THE GENERAL OFFICER COMAMNDING, 2ND AUSTRALIAN CORPS

MALIN, NEW GUINEA. 1945-01-25. TX9141 LANCE CORPORAL L.J. HAIGH (1) AND VX2982 LANCE CORPORAL W.T. HAYDON (2) 2/8TH INFANTRY BATTALION USING SHORT LOGS TO REPAIR A BAD PATCH OF JUNGLE TRAIL NEAR ..