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TOROKINA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-10. STAFF SERGEANT R.L. STARKIE, NO 3 PLATOON, 2/2ND FORESTRY COMPANY SUPERVISING NATIVE LABOURERS CUTTING TREES INTO LOG LENGTHS ON THE TOP OF THE SLIDE

TOROKINA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-10. SAPPER E. HAYNES, NO 3 PLATOON 2/2ND FORESTRY COMPANY USING A CATERPILLAR TRACTOR TO LOAD LARGE LOGS ON TO A TIMBER JINKER

TSIMBA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-06. VX13 LIEUTENANT- GENERAL S.G. SAVIGE, CB, CBE, DSO, MC, ED, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING, 2ND AUSTRALIAN CORPS (1) CHATTING WITH WOUNDED SOLDIERS OF THE ..

TOROKINA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-10. SAPPER G. BURKE (1) AND SAPPER F.H. BLANCH (2) NO 3 PLATOON, 2/2ND FORESTRY COMPANY SCARFING A LARGE TREE BEFORE FALLING

TOROKINA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-10. TROOPS OF NO 3 PLATOON, 2/2ND FORESTRY COMPANY LOADING LOGS ON TO ONE OF THE UNIT TIMBER JINKERS FOR TRANSPORT TO THE SAWMILL. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ..

TSIMBA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-06. A ENGINEER PATROL LEAVING THE CAMP AREA OF THE 31/51ST INFANTRY BATTALION FOR AN ATTEMPT TO RECOVER A JAPANESE MOUNTAIN GUN

BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-12. VX39063 CAPTAIN R.H.L. DUNN, 2/8TH FIELD AMBULANCE DEMONSTRATING A NEW TYPE OF AMBULANCE PACK WHICH IS BEING TESTED IN THE AREA

TSIMBA RIDGE, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-06. VX93320 PRIVATE H. WAINRIB, 31/51ST INFANTRY BATTALION, AT THE UNIT REGIMENTAL AID POST AFTER BEING WOUNDED DURING AN ACTION IN THE AREA

TSIMBA RIDGE, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-06. THE 4.2" MORTARS OF THE 101ST BRIGADE SUPPORT COMPANY IN OPERATION DURING THE ATTACK ON ENEMY POSITIONS BY THE 31/51ST INFANTRY BATTALION. IDENTIFIED ..

TSIMBA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-06. TROOPS OF C COMPANY, 31/51ST INFANTRY BATTALION DIGGING IN AT A FORWARD POSITION IN THE JUNGLE

BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-12. PERSONNEL OF THE 5TH FIELD COMPANY, LAYING AND FIXING WIRE MESH ON A TEMPORARY JEEP BRIDGE ON THE MOSIGETTA ROAD

TSIMBA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-07/06. QX59609 PRIVATE E. HASTIE (1) AND QX53099 PRIVATE S. MISCHLEWSKI (2), COOKS OF THE 31/51ST INFANTRY BATTALION, TAKING COVER IN THEIR SLIT TRENCH ..