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THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-01-13. THREE AVRO ANSON AIRCRAFT ON THE AIRSTRIP AT BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-02-26. A SERVICEMAN POSHES HIS CLOTHES BEING WASHED AT HIS CAMP ON BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-02-26. CLOTHES WASHING DAY FOR TWO AUSTRALIAN SERVICEMEN AT THEIR CAMP ON BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-02-26. AN AUSTRALIAN AND A NEW ZEALANDER COMPARE CIGARETTES AT THEIR CAMP AREA ON BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-03-27. NATIVE CARRIERS MOVING ALONG THE NUMA NUMA TRAIL. THE NUMA NUMA TRAIL CROSSED BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND FROM TOROKINA ON THE SOUTH COAST TO NUMA NUMA ON THE NORTH COAST. ..

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-03-27. AUSTRALIAN ARMY PATROL BREAKING FOR A CUP OF TEA AT A CAMP SITE ON THE NUMA NUMA TRAIL ON BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-03-27. A LINE OF NATIVE CARRIERS CLIMBING OUT FROM AN ALLIED CAMP ON THE NUMA NUMA TRAIL ON BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

MILNE BAY, PAPUA, 1942. MEMORIAL COMMEMORATING THE MEN WHO DIED IN THE SUCCESSFUL DEFENCE OF TURNBULL FIELD. THE SPOT MARKS THE POSITION AT MILNE BAY WHERE THE JAPANESE FORCES MET THEIR FIRST ..

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-03-27. AUSTRALIAN SERVICEMEN BEING SERVED WITH A MEAL AT A CAMPSITE ON THE NUMA NUMA TRAIL ON BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-03-27. NATIVE CARRIERS SETTING OUT FROM AN ALLIED CAMP ON THE NUMA NUMA TRAIL ACROSS BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-03-27. GENERAL VIEW OF AN ALLIED CAMPSITE AND SOME NATIVE CARRIERS ON THE NUMA NUMA TRAIL ACROSS BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-03-27. AUSTRALIAN ARMY MEAL LINE AT A CAMP SITE ON THE NUMA NUMA TRAIL ON BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)