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TSIMBA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-16. TROOPS OF NO. 12 FIELD BATTERY, 4TH FIELD REGIMENT, USING A SMALL TRACTOR TO LAND THEIR 25 POUNDER GUNS ON THE BEACH AT PUTO

TSIMBA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-13. NX166853 CHAPLAIN T.O. ORMONDE, ASSISTED BY JOHN, A SAPIA MISSION BOY, CELEBRATING MASS FOR THE TROOPS OF THE 31/51ST INFANTRY BATTALION ON THE BEACH ..

TSIMBA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-16. TROOPS OF NO. 12 FIELD BATTERY, 4TH FIELD REGIMENT, USING A SMALL TRACTOR TO LAND THEIR 25 POUNDER GUNS ON THE BEACH AT PUTO

TSIMBA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-13. PRIVATE P. PHILLIPS (1) AND SERGEANT J. COLE (2) 31/51ST INFANTRY BATTALION MAKING WOODEN CROSSES ON THE BEACH AT PUTO

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

TSIMBA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-13. ENGINEERS OF THE 31/51ST INFANTRY BATTALION BUILDING A NEW JEEP ROAD AROUND THE PIMPLE TO THE GENGA RIVER

TSIMBA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-13. A MEMBER OF THE 31/51ST INFANTRY BATTALION PULLING A BOAT ACROSS THE GENGA RIVER

TSIMBA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-19. TWO NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT (NGAU) NATIVES PROUDLY DISPLAY A GIANT TURTLE WHICH THEY CAUGHT ON PERAT WHILE AWAITING THE RETURN OF THE NEW GUINEA ..

TSIMBA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-16. TROOPS OF THE 4TH FIELD REGIMENT, BRINGING ASHORE THE UNIT SUPPLIES FROM THEIR LANDING BARGES AT PUTO

TSIMBA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-13. SX35393 SERGEANT V. BLANDEN, 7TH PIGEON SECTION ATTACHED B CORPS, CORPS OF SIGNALS FEEDING THE PIGEONS IN ONE OF THE UNIT LOFTS

TSIMBA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-13. TROOPS OF THE 31/51ST INFANTRY BATTALION KEEPING WATCH ALONG THE BEACH FROM A CAPTURED JAPANESE HEADQUARTERS

TSIMBA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-17. A JAPANESE KITCHEN DISCOVERED BY PERSONNEL OF THE 31/51ST INFANTRY BATTALION AFTER THE UNIT HAD CAPTURED TSIMBA RIDGE