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THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-08-20. JAPANESE PERSONNEL MANNING A BARGE ALONGSIDE HMAS LITHGOW OFF MOILA POINT. THE BARGE HAD DELIVERED TWO JAPANESE OFFICERS FOR ARRANGEMENTS TO BE MADE FOR A SURRENDER ..

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-08. AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS STANDING DURING A THANKSGIVING SERVICE ON BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-08. AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND SERVICEMEN STUDY PAMPHLETS TO BE AIR-DROPPED TO JAPANESE SERVICEMEN CONCERNING CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES IN THE BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND AREA. THE ..

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-08. AN AUSTRALIAN THANKSGIVING SERVICE ON BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-08-20. AN AUSTRALIAN OFFICER ABOARD HMAS LITHGOW OFF MOILA POINT EXPLAINS SURRENDER PLANS TO TWO JAPANESE SERVICE PERSONNEL. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-08. A GROUP OF AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS SINGING A HYMN DURING A THANKSGIVING SERVICE ON BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-08. TWO ARMY OFFICERS WITH BRITISH ENTERTAINER GRACIE FIELDS AFTER A THANKSGIVING SERVICE ON BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-08-20. OFF MOILA POINT, TWO JAPANESE OFFICERS UNDER NAVAL GUARD ON BOARD HMAS LITHGOW WAIT FOR SURRENDER ARRANGEMENTS TO BE DISCUSSED. NEARBY IS THE JAPANESE BARGE, FLYING ..

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-08. BRITISH ENTERTAINER GRACIE FIELDS READING A LESSON DURING AN AUSTRALIAN THANKSGIVING SERVICE ON BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-08-20. HMAS LITHGOW, OFF MOILA POINT, WITH TWO JAPANESE OFFICERS ON BOARD MOVES AWAY FROM THE BARGE WHICH HAD DELIVERED THE JAPANESE FOR SURRENDER ARRANGEMENTS. (RNZAF ..

NEW BRITAIN, 1945-09-06. GENERAL HITOSHI IMAMURA, COMMANDER JAPANESE EIGHTH AREA ARMY, SIGNS THE INSTRUMENT OF SURRENDER ON BOARD HMS GLORY OFF RABAUL. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-08. AUSTRALIAN SERVICE PERSONNEL ATTENDING A THANKSGIVING SERVICE ON BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)