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THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-04-24/27. TWO RNZAF CORSAIR AIRCRAFT AND A THIRD HIGHER AIRCRAFT, PROBABLY A RAAF WIRRAWAY, FLYING OVER BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945. AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS AND NATIVE PORTERS ON THE NUMA NUMA TRAIL ON BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-04-24/27. MEMBERS OF AN AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY UNIT CLEANING THEIR RIFLES ON BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945. VIEW FROM THE NUMA NUMA TRAIL ON BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND SHOWING THE TYPE OF TERRAIN ADJACENT TO THE TRAIL. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945. SIGNPOST WITH A GRIM ACCOMPANIMENT BESIDE THE NUMA NUMA TRAIL ON BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945. AUSTRALIAN MANNED JEEP FITTED WITH CHAINS TRAVELLING ALONG THE NUMA NUMA TRAIL ON BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-03-27. AN AUSTRALIAN ARMY MORTAR POST SHOWING MORTAR POSITIONS AND THE CREWS' CAMPSITE. PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN ON BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND AS ONE OF THE WEAPONS FIRES. (RNZAF ..

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-04-24/27. AN AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY CREW SERVICING THEIR 25 POUND GUN ON BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-04-24/27. AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS MOVING BEHIND A MATILDA TANK ON BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945. A LONE AUSTRALIAN SERVICEMAN WATCHING THE RESULT OF A MORTAR SHOOT NEAR THE NUMA NUMA TRAIL ON BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-04-24/27. TWO RNZAF CORSAIR AIRCRAFT OVER BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-04-24/27. TWO RNZAF CORSAIR AIRCRAFT OVER BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)