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BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-13. VX37706 WARRANT OFFICER II, H. ROBERTS, NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATION UNIT, CROSSING A SMALL FOOTBRIDGE AS HE RETURNS TO CAMP WITH HIS NATIVE CARRIERS AND MEMBERS OF ..

WARAPA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-13. QX55360 PRIVATE J. WILSON (1) AND Q102388 PTE F.J. KELLY (2) 61ST INFANTRY BATTALION MOUNTING THEIR VICKERS GUN ON THE COMPANY PERIMETER IN PREPARATION ..

BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-14. TROOPS OF THE 61ST INFANTRY BATTALION USING A SMALL BULLDOZER TO LOAD A TRUCK WITH SOIL FOR SURFACING A CORDUROY SECTION OF THE JABA SOUTH ROAD

TSIMBA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-13. NX30101 MAJOR W.H. CORDELL OF AN AUSTRALIAN ARMY WATER TRANSPORT UNIT, CHECKING WITH THE BEACHMASTER WHILE NATIVES LOAD HIS BARGE WITH SUPPLIES AT PUTO

WARAPA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-13. TROOPS OF "A" COMPANY, 61ST INFANTRY BATTALION MOVING OUT ON A PATROL

TSIMBA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-13. NX170876 SIGNALLER W. DOHERTY, 7TH PIGEON SECTION ATTACHED TO B CORPS, CORPS OF SIGNALS (1) ATTACHING A STORY BY MR F. ALDRIDGE, WAR CORRESPONDENT, ..

BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-12. TROOPS OF HEADQUARTERS, 7TH INFANTRY BRIGADE PAUSE TO READ A NEW ROAD SIGN AT MAWARAKA ON THE MOSIGETTA ROAD

BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-13. MEMBERS OF THE PIONEER PLATOON, 61ST INFANTRY BATTALION MANHANDLING LOGS DURING THE BUILDING OF THE KUPON- MOSIGETTA ROAD. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- Q102255 ..

WARAPA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-13. TROOPS OF "A" COMPANY, 61ST INFANTRY BATTALION MOVING OUT ON A PATROL IN THE AREA. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- Q28352 PRIVATE C.H. EMBREY (1); SX39025 ..

SX35393 Lance Sergeant Vincent Blanden, 7th Pigeon Section attached B Corps, Corps of Signals, feeding one of his favourite pigeons in front of one of the unit lofts in the Tsimba area on ..

WARAPA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-13. TROOPS OF THE 61ST INFANTRY BATTALION SEATED ON A LARGE TREE FALLEN BY THE JAPANESE AS A ROAD BLOCK, WHILE ENJOYING A CUP OF TEA ON THEIR RETURN FROM A ..

BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-14. A CORDUROY SECTION OF THE JABA SOUTH ROAD BUILT BY TROOPS OF THE 61ST INFANTRY BATTALION