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BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-17. TROOPS OF THE 5TH FIELD COMPANY, HELPING TO PUSH A 3 TON ARMY TRUCK AND COMPRESSOR OUT OF A BOGGY SECTION OF THE MOSIGETTA ROAD

BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-17. TROOPS OF THE 5TH FIELD COMPANY, SHOVELLING MUD FROM A SECTION OF THE MOSIGETTA ROAD IN AN EFFORT TO SALVAGE WIRE MESH WHICH HAS BEEN PUSHED DEEPLY INTO THE MUD ..

AITAPE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-02-13. NX1337 SERGEANT C.P. HOOPER, 2/2ND INFANTRY BATTALION PROUDLY DISPLAYS HIS 40 DAY OLD BEARD BACK AT CAMP ON THE RETURN OF "JOCK FORCE". "JOCK FORCE" WAS A ..

BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-17. TROOPS OF C COMPANY, 61ST INFANTRY BATTALION RESTING AT THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION - AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND JEEP AT MEIVO JUNCTION AFTER THEY HAD ..

AITAPE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-02-13. VX22598 LIEUTENANT P C BEENIE, READING HIS MAIL ON HIS RETURN TO CAMP WITH "JOCK FORCE". "JOCK FORCE" WAS A PATROL OF TWO OFFICERS AND TEN MEN OF THE 2/2ND ..

BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-17. QX1499 PRIVATE E.A. PITT, 9TH INFANTRY BATTALION TAKING ADVANTAGE OF A LULL IN THE FIGHTING TO WASH HIS CLOTHES IN A MOUNTAIN STREAM

BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-17. PIONEERS OF THE 9TH INFANTRY BATTALION FALLING A LARGE TREE TO GET MATERIAL TO REPLACE A BROKEN BRIDGE ON THE MOSIGETTA ROAD

KALUMALAGI RIVER, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-02-24. NX54553 LIEUTENANT R.A. WITNEY (1); CORPORAL A. JOHNSTON (2) AND SALVATION ARMY COMMANDER, W.J. JOHNS (3) PREPARING THE MUSICAL PROGRAMME FOR THE OFFICIAL ..

BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-17. NX152906 PRIVATE R. SMITH, 9TH INFANTRY BATTALION FILLING HIS WATER BOTTLE FROM A MOUNTAIN STREAM NEAR MOSIGETTA

AITAPE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-02-13. NX122980 CAPTAIN A.J. MARSHALL, 2/2ND INFANTRY BATTALION AND OFFICER- IN- CHARGE, "JOCK FORCE" LIGHTS A CIGARETTE FOR VX53309. WARRANT OFFICER II, G.W. EDWARDS, ..

BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-17. PIONEERS OF THE 9TH INFANTRY BATTALION MANHANDLING LARGE LOGS WITH DRAG ROPES DURING THE REBUILDING OF A BRIDGE ACROSS A MOUNTAIN STREAM NEAR MOSIGETTA

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-05-11. GENERAL SIR THOMAS A. BLAMEY, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, ALLIED LAND FORCES, SOUTH WEST PACIFIC AREA (1), ACCOMPANIED BY LIEUTENANT COLONEL M.J. SPENCER, ASSISTANT CONTROLLER ..