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TOROKINA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-28. AN M24 GENERAL CHAFFEE LIGHT TANK ATTEMPTING TO FORCE ITS WAY THROUGH DENSE FOLIAGE AND VINES DURING TESTS CONDUCTED FOR THE WAR OFFICE. T FAILED TO ..

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

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

YAMIL 2, NEW GUINEA. 1945-07-20. THE MAIN DRESSING STATION, 2/2 FIELD AMBULANCE, ESTABLISHED DOWN THE SLOPES OF YAMIL 2. EACH DAY IS WASH DAY AT THE HOSPITAL AND A FULL TIME JOB. PRIVATE D.R. ..

YAMIL 2, NEW GUINEA. 1945-07-20. PRIVATE D.R. HARTMANN-HUDSON, IN CHARGE OF LAUNDRY AT THE MAIN DRESSING STATION, 2/2 FIELD AMBULANCE (3) HAS HIS BACK SCRUBBED AT THE END OF A DAYS WORK BY MUNHOE ..

NANTAMBU, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-07-26. OFFICERS OF HEADQUARTERS 11 DIVISION IN A LAUNCH TO GO ASHORE FROM A ROYAL NEW ZEALAND AIR FORCE CATALINA. AIR TRAVEL IS AT THE MOMENT THE ONLY MOVEMENT POSSIBLE ..

NANTAMBU, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-07-26. A ROYAL NEW ZEALAND AIR FORCE CATALINA LYING AT ANCHOR. AIR TRAVEL IS, AT THE MOMENT, THE ONLY MOVEMENT POSSIBLE FROM JACQUINOT BAY TO FORWARD AREAS

TOROKINA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-28. AN M24 GENERAL CHAFFEE LIGHT TANK UNDERGOING TESTS FOR THE WAR OFFICE. THE GUN TURRET IS UNABLE TO TRAVERSE 360 DEGREES BECAUSE OF VINES HOLDING THE GUN. AT ..

TOROKINA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-28. AN M24 GENERAL CHAFFEE LIGHT TANK DURING TESTS CONDUCTED FOR THE WAR OFFICE. ITS TRACKS ARE CLOGGED AT THE REAR BUT NOT AT THE FRONT

TOL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-07-26. PERSONNEL AND MAIL LEAVING AN ROYAL NEW ZEALAND AIR FORCE SEACATS CATALINA TO GO TO TOL PLANTATION BY LAUNCH

TOROKINA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-28. AN M24 GENERAL CHAFFEE LIGHT TANK, UNDERGOING TESTS FOR THE WAR OFFICE, VIEWED FROM ITS REAR LEFT WHILE CLIMBING OVER A FALLEN TREE THREE FEET IN DIAMETER

TOROKINA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-28. AN M24 GENERAL CHAFFEE LIGHT TANK UNDERGOING TESTS FOR THE WAR OFFICE. IT SHOWS VINE CURLED ROUND THE TURRET MAKING IT HARD FOR HAND TRAVERSING. FROM THIS ..