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BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-04-19. PRIVATE H. PEERS, AUSTRALIAN ARMY MEDICAL WOMEN'S SERVICE, HOSPITAL SEAMSTRESS, 2/1 GENERAL HOSPITAL, AT WORK

BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-04-18. PRIVATE J. MCDONALD, AUSTRALIAN ARMY MEDICAL WOMEN'S SERVICE (2) FEEDING GUNNER H. HARTE, 554 LIGHT ANTI-AIRCRAFT BATTERY (1), A PATIENT AT 2/1 GENERAL HOSPITAL, WITH ICE ..

WEWAK POINT, NEW GUINEA, 1945-05-11. THE BODIES OF TWO JAPANESE SOLDIERS KILLED AT WEWAK. THE PHOTOGRAPH WAS REQUIRED BY INTELLIGENCE, 6 DIVISION FOR IDENTIFICATION PURPOSES. 2/4 INFANTRY BATTALION ..

BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-04-19. AUSTRALIAN ARMY NURSING SERVICE (AANS) SISTERS, 2/1ST GENERAL HOSPITAL, LEAVE THE COMPOUND FOR DUTY AT 0730 HOURS (7.30 AM). IDENTIFIED ARE:- SISTER J.T. PURCELL (1); ..

WEWAK POINT, NEW GUINEA, 1945-05-11. MEMBERS OF 2/4 INFANTRY BATTALION WEARING HANDKERCHIEFS TO KEEP OUT THE STENCH, ABOUT TO ENTER A CAVE TO REMOVE DEAD JAPANESE

WEWAK POINT, NEW GUINEA, 1945-05-11. THE HEADQUARTERS 2/4 INFANTRY BATTALION AREA. THE AREA, CONTAINING MANY "DOOVERS" (TEMPORARY STRUCTURES), IS KNOWN AS "SHANTY TOWN"

WEWAK POINT, NEW GUINEA, 1945-05-12. PRIVATE W.E. DUNN (1) AND CORPORAL J. MALOONEY (2) MEMBERS OF 2/4 INFANTRY BATTALION WRITING HOME OUTSIDE THEIR "DOOVER" (TEMPORARY STRUCTURE), WHICH WAS MADE ..

WEWAK POINT, NEW GUINEA, 1945-05-12. LIEUTENANT-COLONEL G.S. COX, COMMANDING OFFICER 2/4 INFANTRY BATTALION (2), CHECKING OVER A MAP WITH HIS OFFICERS. IN THE BACKGROUND STANDS LIEUTENANT-COLONEL ..

WEWAK POINT, NEW GUINEA, 1945-05-11. A TYPE OF JAPANESE PILLBOX DUG IN ABOVE A CAVE WHICH CONTAINED CONNECTING TUNNELS. THESE FORTIFICATIONS WERE USED IN THE DEFENCE OF WEWAK. THE AREA IS NOW ..

WEWAK POINT, NEW GUINEA, 1945-05-12. CORPORAL C.S. PROSSER (1) AND PRIVATE W.F. RYLES (2), 2/4 INFANTRY BATTALION MEMBERS, CLEANING WEAPONS OUTSIDE THEIR "DOOVERS" (TEMPORARY STRUCTURES). WIRUI ..

BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-04-19. PRIVATE E.J. HUDSON (1), AND PRIVATE J.X. WASLEY (2), MEMBERS OF AUSTRALIAN ARMY MEDICAL WOMEN'S SERVICE CLEANING MEDICINE BOTTLES AT 2/1 GENERAL HOSPITAL

URFIP CREEK, WEWAK AREA, 1945-05-14. MEMBERS OF 2/8 FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, PLACING A TEMPORARY PLATFORM FOR STRINGERS DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF A BRIDGE OVER URFIP CREEK. ..