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THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-09-19. JAPANESE SOLDIERS AND AUSTRALIAN GUARDS WATCH AS MORE JAPANESE TROOPS ARRIVE AT AN INTERNMENT CAMP ON BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. THE JAPANESE HAD BEEN SERVING ON NAURU ..

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-09-19. AUSTRALIAN SERVICEMEN, INCLUDING A MACHINE GUNNER, WATCH JAPANESE TROOPS FROM NAURU ISLAND ENTERING AN INTERNMENT CAMP ON BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND AFTER MARCHING FROM ..

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-10-11. AN ABANDONED JAPANESE TRUCK FOUND ON A JUNGLE ROAD ON BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-09. JAPANESE TROOPS FROM NAURU ISLAND STANDING OUTSIDE A BUILDING AT THEIR INTERNMENT CAMP ON BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-10-12. TWO SHIPS DAMAGED AND SUNK OFF THE COAST OF BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND DURING WW2. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-10-12. THREE NATIVES OUTSIDE A FORMER JAPANESE WORKSHOP ON BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-09. A WORKING PARTY OF JAPANESE SOLDIERS FROM NAURU ISLAND, ARMED WITH LONG HANDLED SHOVELS, ABOUT TO SET OFF ON BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND UNDER THE WATCHFUL EYES OF AUSTRALIAN ..

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-09-19. JAPANESE SOLDIERS FROM NAURU ISLAND EN ROUTE TO AN INTERNMENT CAMP ON BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-10-12. NATIVES TAKING OVER A FORMER JAPANESE CAMP AREA ON BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-10-14. A GRAVEYARD OF JAPANESE AIRCRAFT ENGINES ON BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-09-19. JAPANESE SOLDIERS FROM NAURU ISLAND ASSISTING A SICK COMRADE AS THEY APPROACH AN INTERNMENT CAMP ON BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-10-15. VIEW OF THE COASTLINE OF BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND WITH SOME JAPANESE FORTIFICATIONS IN THE FOREGROUND AND A BEACHED SHIP IN THE MIDDLE DISTANCE. (RNZAF OFFICIAL ..