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BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-04. TROOPS OF THE 5TH FIELD COMPANY, LAYING PAPER ON WIRE MESH FOR STORING THEIR SHELLS

WUNUNG PLANTATION, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-01-29. PERSONNEL AND THE CAMP AREA OF THE 264TH LIGHT AID DETACHMENT

BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-02. PIONEERS OF THE 9TH INFANTRY BATTALION SPLITTING A LARGE LOG DURING THE BUILDING OF A NEW CORDUROY SECTION OF THE ROAD THROUGH THE JUNGLE. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ..

WUNUNG PLANTATION, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-01-29. A TANK TRANSPORTER BEING USED TO COMPACT THE SOIL DURING CONSTRUCTION OF A SMALL AIRSTRIP AT HEADQUARTERS, 5TH DIVISION

WUNUNG PLANTATION, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-01-29. ONE OF THE SPECIAL WORKSHOP JEEPS OF THE 264TH LIGHT AID DETACHMENT. THESE JEEPS WERE DESIGNED BY NX129614 CAPTAIN K.M. LOWN, OFFICER IN CHARGE, AND ARE ..

MALMAL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-01-29. VX15619 CAPTAIN R.O. BEAL, GENERAL STAFF OFFICER III (INT) (1) AND SX2855 MAJOR E.H. BURGESS GSO II (2) HEADQUARTERS 5TH DIVISION

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-01-29. A JOIN- UP PHOTOGRAPH OF THE BAY SHOWING THE WUNUNG RIVER FLOWING THROUGH THE WUNUNG PLANTATION IN THE FOREGROUND, WITH CUTARP PLANTATION AT (A) AND MANGURA ..

PALMALMAL PLANTATION, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-01-19. PERSONNEL OF FIELD POST OFFICE 0140 5TH BASE SUB AREA LAYING MAIL OUT TO DRY WHICH WAS SALVAGED AFTER BEING JETTISONED FROM A ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR ..

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-01-29. A JOIN- UP PHOTOGRAPH OF THE BAY SHOWING WUNUNG PLANTATION IN THE FOREGROUND AND PALMALMAL PLANTATION IN THE BACKGROUND NEAR THE POINT. TO JOIN TO PHOTOGRAPH ..

BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-02. PIONEERS OF THE 9TH INFANTRY BATTALION BUILDING A CORDUROY ROAD THROUGH THE JUNGLE. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- PRIVATE T.L. HAINES (1); CORPORAL A.R. ANDERSON (2); ..

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-01-29. THE BAND OF THE 28TH INFANTRY BATTALION PRACTICING IN A SECLUDED SECTION OF THE JUNGLE SOME DISTANCE FROM THEIR CAMP. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- VX120104 ..

LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-01-31. "THE TEA PARTY", STAGED DURING THE CAMPFIRE CONCERT OF THE 22ND WORKS COMPANY. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- VX104118 MAJOR R.C. UPSTON, OFFICER IN CHARGE (1); QX6520 ..