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Cape Boram, Wewak area, New Guinea. The left hand side view of the engine in an armoured recovery variant of the medium type 97 Chi Ha tank, which was captured on the beach. Army workshops, the ..

Cape Boram, Wewak area, New Guinea. View from above of the engine in an armoured recovery variant of the medium type 97 Chi Ha tank, which was captured on the beach. Army workshops, the tank ..

LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-07-17. THE CRICKET TEAM OF 2/7 INFANTRY BRIGADE WORKSHOP. (FOR IDENTIFICATION OF 12 NAMED PERSONNEL REFER TO PROVISIONAL CAPTION OR NAME INDEX.)

BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-21. JEEPS OF 29 INFANTRY BRIGADE CARRYING STORES WEST OF THE OGORATA RIVER AND A TRACTOR TRAIN TRAVELLING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION MEET ON THE NARROW BUIN ROAD, WHICH DUE TO ..

BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-21. A 3-TON VEHICLE OF 2/11 FIELD REGIMENT TOWING A JEEP ACROSS THE FLOODED OGORATA RIVER. OWING TO HEAVY RAINFALL THE RIVERS ARE NOW IMPASSABLE TO JEEP TRAFFIC

BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-21. TRAILERS OF 29 INFANTRY BRIGADE LOADED WITH RATIONS AND TOWED BY A TRACTOR TRAIN, FLOAT ACROSS THE OGORATA RIVER. THE RIVER IS FLOODED DUE TO THE HEAVY RAINFALL

LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-07-17. MEMBERS OF 1 ADVANCED 2 ECHELON CRICKET TEAM. (FOR IDENTIFICATION OF 13 NAMED PERSONNEL REFER TO PROVISIONAL CAPTION OR NAME INDEX.)

MAMAGOTA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-22. GUNNER J.E. GARDINER (1) AND GUNNER J.E. TURNBULL (2) MEMBERS OF 3 SURVEY BATTERY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY, FILLING A BALLOON WITH HYDROGEN FROM ..

MAMAGOTA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-22. THE SURVEY TEAM OF 3 SURVEY BATTERY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY, TAKING OBSERVATIONS AT A TRAVERSE STATION WITH THE THEODOLITE. MEMBERS OF THE TEAM ARE ..

MAMAGOTA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-22. SERGEANT E.J. BARRAT (1) AND GUNNER H.R. WESCOTT (2), DRAUGHTSMEN OF 3 SURVEY BATTERY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY, PLOTTING SURVEY INFORMATION ON TO MAPS ..

MAMAGOTA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-22. BOMBARDIER V.H. SMITH, 3 SURVEY BATTERY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY, MEASURING HEIGHTS WITH AN ABNEY LEVEL FOR RECORDINGS; THE RECORDINGS ASSIST ARTILLERY ..

Cape Boram, Wewak area, New Guinea. Personnel examining an armoured recovery variant of the medium type 97 Chi Ha tank, which was captured on the beach. Army workshops, the tank regiments and the ..