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Tadji, New Guinea. 1945-01-20. The nose of A9-557, a DAP Beaufort bomber, operated by No 100 Squadron RAAF, sticking through the wall of the RAAF Air Transport Command office. This aircraft ..

BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-01-30. THE OFFICIAL STAND DURING THE INSPECTION OF HEADQUARTERS, 15TH INFANTRY BRIGADE BY THE GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING, 2ND AUSTRALIAN CORPS. AMONG THE VISITORS CAN BE ..

BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-01-31. Q100119 PRIVATE A.E. IRONS, "D" COMPANY, 9TH INFANTRY BATTALION, UNSHAVEN AND COVERED WITH MUD AS HE RETURNS TO THE UNIT CAMP ON THE MOSIGETTA ROAD AFTER SPENDING ..

MALIN, NEW GUINEA. 1945-01-25. VX51790 SERGEANT F. SHEEAN PASSING A BUCKET OF WATER UP THE STEEP BANK OF THE DANMAP RIVER TO VX120775 PRIVATE F. WILLIAMSON AT THE CAMP OF THE 2/8TH INFANTRY ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-01-30. VX87680 CORPORAL W.J. WALKER (1) AND VX87691 SERGEANT E.G. WILLIAMS (2) OF THE 4TH SUPPLY DEPOT PLATOON CHECKING LISTS OF SUPPLIES IN THE UNIT OFFICE

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-01-30. THE OFFICER IN CHARGE AND THE STAFF OF THE 4TH SUPPLY DEPOT PLATOON IN FRONT OF THE UNIT DETAILS ISSUING DEPOT. FOR IDENTIFICATION OF 31 PERSONNEL SEE ..

BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-01-30. VX13 LIEUTENANT GENERAL S.G. SAVIGE, CB, CBE, DSO, MC, ED, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING, 2ND AUSTRALIAN CORPS (4) ACCOMPANIED BY VX108132 LIEUTENANT COLONEL R.R. ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-01-18. THE DRYING HUT OF THE PHOTOGRAPHIC LABORATORY OF THE 2ND MILITARY HISTORY FIELD TEAM ATTACHED TO THE FIRST AUSTRALIAN ARMY NEARING COMPLETION. THIS WORK IS BEING ..

BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-01-30. VX13 LIEUTENANT GENERAL S.G. SAVIGE, CB, CBE, DSO, MC, ED, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING, 2ND AUSTRALIAN CORPS INSPECTING TROOPS OF HEADQUARTERS, 15TH INFANTRY BRIGADE

BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-01-31. N165380 PRIVATE L.E. BEAUMONT, "B" COMPANY, 9TH INFANTRY BATTALION RELAXING IN THE SHADE OF A TREE WHILE ENJOYING A HOT MEAL

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-01-30. PERSONNEL OF THE DETAILS ISSUING DEPOT, 4TH SUPPLY DEPOT PLATOON BREAKING UP SUPPLIES INTO SMALL QUANTITIES FOR ISSUE TO SOME OF THE SMALLER AUSTRALIAN ..

BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-01-31. TROOPS OF "D" COMPANY, 9TH INFANTRY BATTALION CAMOUFLAGING THEIR FOXHOLES WITH BANANA LEAVES AT A FORWARD POSITION ON THE MAWARAKA- MOSIGETTA ROAD. IDENTIFIED ..