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DANMAP RIVER, NEW GUINEA. 1945-01-26. TROOPS OF THE 2/14TH FIELD COMPANY WORKING ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PERMANENT 300 FOOT GIRDER BRIDGE ACROSS A RIVER

MALIN, NEW GUINEA. 1945-01-25. VX67732 CORPORAL J.G. SAW (1) AND VX6700 SERGEANT G.H. LEWIS, ORDERLY ROOM SERGEANT (2) OPERATING THE UNIT OPEN- AIR ORDERLY ROOM OF THE 2/8TH INFANTRY BATTALION. ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-01-30. SUPPLIES FOR AUSTRALIAN UNITS IN THE AREA BEING LOADED ON TO TRUCKS AT THE 4TH SUPPLY DEPOT PLATOON

NX91452 Lieutenant A. L. S. Minkie (1) and Warrant Officer I. A. Brun (2) of the Solomon’s Detachment 12th Air Maintenance Platoon (TS), 4th Base Sub Area, roping a storepedo ( a cylindrical ..

DANMAP RIVER, NEW GUINEA. 1945-01-26. A MEMBER OF THE AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCES CROSSING AN IMPROVISED BRIDGE ACROSS THE RIVER. THE DECKING OF THIS BRIDGE CONSISTS OF A LONG STRIP OF STEEL MESH ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-01-30. SUPPLIES FOR AUSTRALIAN UNITS IN THE AREA BEING LOADED ON TO TRUCKS AT THE 4TH SUPPLY DEPOT PLATOON

Tadji, New Guinea. 1945-01-21. A badly smashed Australian Army jeep under the tail of A9-557, a DAP Beaufort bomber aircraft operated by No 100 Squadron RAAF. This aircraft returned from a strike ..

BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-01-31. QX54832 STAFF SERGEANT D.R. HUGHES, "C" COMPANY, 9TH INFANTRY BATTALION ERECTING A SIGN ON A TREE AT MAKATOWA VILLAGE DURING HIS BATTALION ADVANCE ALONG THE ..

DANMAP RIVER, NEW GUINEA. 1945-01-26. A MEMBER OF THE 3RD BATTERY, 2/2ND FIELD REGIMENT USING A SMALL CATERPILLAR TRACTOR TO HAUL "ACHILLES", ONE OF THE UNIT 25 POUNDERS ACROSS A SHALLOW SECTION OF ..

BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-01-31. MEMBERS OF A PATROL FROM D COMPANY, 9TH INFANTRY BATTALION MOVING UP TO A UNIT FORWARD POSITION ON THE MOSIGETTA ROAD. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- PRIVATE HURDEN ..

DANMAP RIVER, NEW GUINEA. 1945-01-26. TROOPS OF THE 2/14TH FIELD COMPANY WORKING ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PERMANENT 300 FOOT GIRDER BRIDGE ACROSS A RIVER

BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-01-31. TROOPS OF D COMPANY, 9TH INFANTRY BATTALION DIGGING IN FOR THE NIGHT AFTER A SUCCESSFUL OUTFLANKING MOVEMENT AGAINST THE JAPANESE FORCES ALONG THE MOSIGETTA ROAD. ..