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SORAKEN AREA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-04. TWO NATIVES OF AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT LABOUR BATTALION CUTTING LOGS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE EAST WEST TRAIL. THE ROAD, MEASURING ..

SORAKEN AREA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-04. A BULLDOZER AT WORK LEVELLING THE OLD TRACK WHICH IS BEING USED DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE EAST WEST TRAIL BY 16 FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ..

SORAKEN AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-05-04. THE NARGAN RIVER VIEWED FROM 16 FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, CAMP. MEN IN THE FOREGROUND ARE PUSHING LOGS FROM THE RIVER FOR USE IN ..

WIDE BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-05-06. A WORKING PARTY FROM 11 INFANTRY BATTALION, AT WORK ABOARD THE AK 82 (FORMERLY THE ALMA-DOEPEL), 16 WATERCRAFT COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, DISCHARGING A ..

WIDE BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-05-06. CAPTAIN R. TAMER, SKIPPER OF THE AK 82 (FORMERLY THE ALMA-DOEPEL), 16 WATERCRAFT COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, (1), WITH MEMBERS OF THE CREW ALONGSIDE AN ..

SORAKEN AREA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-04. THE AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT CAMP BESIDE A SECTION OF THE EAST WEST TRAIL WHICH ALTHOUGH NOT YET COMPLETE IS ALREADY BEING USED. THE ROAD, ..

WIDE BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-05-06. A WORKING PARTY FROM 11 INFANTRY BATTALION AT WORK ALONGSIDE THE AK 82 (FORMERLY THE ALMA-DOEPEL) 16 WATERCRAFT COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, DISCHARGING A ..

HAWAIN, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-05-09. A 2/3 FIELD REGIMENT GUN CREW MEMBER LOADING A 32-LB CORDITE CHARGE INTO A "LONG TOM" 155MM GUN DURING THE ATTACH AGAINST THE MAIN JAPANESE FORTRESS AT ..

CAPE WOM, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-05-06. PERSONNEL OF MORTAR PLATOON, 2/11 INFANTRY BATTALION, TAKING A TEN MINUTE HALT DURING THEIR MOVEMENT TO NEW POSITIONS IN PREPARATIONS FOR THE ADVANCE ..

WIDE BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-05-06. A WORKING PARTY FROM 11 INFANTRY BATTALION AT WORK ABOARD THE AK 82 (FORMERLY THE ALMA DOEPEL), 16 WATERCRAFT COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, DISCHARGING A ..

CAPE WOM, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-05-06. PRIVATE M. LEMISH (1), WITH SERGEANT A.K. ERBY (2), WALKING ALONG A MUDDY ROAD IN THE AREA

HAWAIN, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-05-09. A GUN CREW OF 2/3 FIELD REGIMENT RUNNING A PULL THROUGH DOWN THE GUN BARREL OF A "LONG TOM" 155MM GUN. THE WEAPON IS BEING USED TO SUPPORT THE ATTACK ..