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Cape Boram, Wewak area, New Guinea. The rear view of 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 ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-26. THE FIRST CONTINGENT OF "FIVE YEAR RELEASE PERSONNEL" TO LEAVE FOR THE RETURN TO AUSTRALIA. ALL THESE MEN HAVE COMPLETED FIVE YEARS IN THE ARMY AND ARE BEING ..

Cape Boram, Wewak area, New Guinea. The tank engine in 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 ..

TOROKINA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-28. THE REAR SUSPENSION ARM OF AN M24 GENERAL CHAFFEE LIGHT TANK IN A CLEAN CONDITION PRIOR TO TESTS CONDUCTED FOR THE WAR OFFICE

TOROKINA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-28. LIEUTENANT F.S. WOOD, OFFICIAL CINEMATOGRAPHER (1) AND STAFF SERGEANT C. SCALE, CINEMATOGRAPHER (2), WADING THROUGH SWAMPS TO PHOTOGRAPH TANK TRIALS OF THE ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-25. WARRANT OFFICER 2 R. HAWKE (1) AND STAFF SERGEANT C. COBDEN (2) MEMBERS OF 16 ADVANCED ORDNANCE DEPOT TESTING AND CHECKING THE TELESCOPES AND THE STEREOSCOPICS ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-26. THE FIRST CONTINGENT OF "FIVE YEAR RELEASE PERSONNEL" TO LEAVE FOR THE RETURN TO AUSTRALIA. THESE MEN HAVE COMPLETED FIVE YEARS IN THE ARMY AND ARE BEING ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-26. THE FIRST CONTINGENT OF "FIVE YEAR RELEASE PERSONNEL" TO LEAVE FOR THE RETURN TO AUSTRALIA. ALL THESE MEN HAVE COMPLETED FIVE YEARS IN THE ARMY AND ARE BEING ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-25. PRIVATE L. MUGRIDGE, A TYPIST AT CENTRAL OFFICE, 16 ADVANCED ORDNANCE DEPOT WORKING ON VOUCHER PREPARATION. THE MEN IN THE BACKGROUND ARE AT THE ACCOUNT CARD ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-26. THE FIRST CONTINGENT OF "FIVE YEAR RELEASE PERSONNEL" TO LEAVE FOR THE RETURN TO AUSTRALIA. THESE MEN HAVE COMPLETED FIVE YEARS IN THE ARMY AND ARE BEING ..

TOROKINA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-23. M24 GENERAL CHAFFEE LIGHT TANKS TAKING PART IN SPEED TRIALS ON A STRAIGHT ROAD DURING TESTS FOR THE WAR OFFICE

TOROKINA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-23. AN M24 GENERAL CHAFFEE LIGHT TANK PICTURED DURING TESTS CONDUCTED FOR THE WAR OFFICE. NOTE CLEAN CONDITION OF SUSPENSION OF TRACKS