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LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-07-12. NO. 7 BULK STORAGE TANK AT 2 BULK PETROLEUM STORAGE COMPANY, WHICH HAS A 70,000 GALLON CAPACITY

LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-07-12. CORPORAL H.C. MARSHALL, 2 BULK PETROLEUM STORAGE COMPANY, OPERATING THE STENCILLING PLANT TO MARK DRUMS. THREE THOUSAND 44-GALLON DRUMS ARE TURNED OUT DAILY BY THE ..

LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-07-12. FOUR ELECTRIC METER PUMPS AT THE LAE PETROL POINT OPERATED BY 2 BULK PETROLEUM STORAGE COMPANY

LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-07-12. THE DRUM FILLING PLANT AT 2 BULK PETROLEUM STORAGE COMPANY. THE DISTRIBUTION TO LOCAL UNITS IS CARRIED OUT BY 55 BULK ISSUE PETROL AND OIL DEPOT PLATOON

NANTAMBU, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-07-26. NEW GUINEA INFANTRY BATTALION OFFICERS ON THE JETTY. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- LIEUTENANT D. CHRISP (1); MAJOR A.R. TOLMER (2); CAPTAIN J.H. KEFT (3); CAPTAIN ..

LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-07-29. CHAPLAIN A.H. ORR (3) WITH PRIVATE I. LOHNEYER, 2/7 ADVANCED WORKSHOP (4) WHOM HE BAPTISED AT HEADQUARTERS LAE BASE SUB-AREA. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- PRIVATE R. ..

SOUTH BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-24. TROOPS OF 6 MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, BEING FERRIED ACROSS THE FLOODED MOBIAI RIVER ON A RAFT MADE FROM 44 GALLON DRUMS TOWED BY ..

LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-07-29. THE GUARD TOWER AT 16 DETENTION BARRACKS WHICH WAS CHOPPED DOWN BY INTERNEES

LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-07-29. THE RANSACKED QUARTERMASTERS STORE AT 16 DETENTION BARRACKS INDICATING DAMAGE CAUSED BY INTERNEES

SOUTH BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-24. NATIVES RIDING ON A RAFT MADE FROM 44 GALLON DRUMS BY 6 MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS. THE RAFT WAS USED TO FERRY STORES AND TROOPS ACROSS ..

SOUTH BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-24. MATILDA TANKS OF 4 TROOP, A SQUADRON, 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT, CROSSING A CULVERT ON BUIN ROAD EAST OF THE MOBIAI RIVER. THEY ARE MOVING FORWARD TO RELIEVE 2 TROOP, ..

SOUTH BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-24. A TRACTOR TRAIN LOADED WITH 29 INFANTRY BRIGADE TROOPS AND SUPPLIES CROSSING THE MOBIAI RIVER. IT IS TOWED BY A JAPANESE PRIME MOVER RECENTLY CAPTURED FROM THE ENEMY ..