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FINSCHHAFEN, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-20. UNITED STATES TROOPS ROADMAKING UNDER DIFFICULT TROPICAL CONDITIONS

DUMPU, RAMU VALLEY, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-24. NX136757 PRIVATE C. BINDON OF WALLSEND, NSW, A BAKER OF THE 4TH AUSTRALIAN FIELD BAKERY GLAZING BREAD ROLLS PRIOR TO BAKING

KATIKA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-03-31. NX65187 SIGNALMAN C. STRAHAN, B AUSTRALIAN CORPS SIGNALS, TUNING IN THE TRANSMITTER UNIT OF THE 188F, (UNITED STATES ARMY 191F), WIRELESS TRANSMITTER-RECEIVER. WHEN ..

PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-16. FRONT VIEW OF THE SEARCHLIGHT CONTROL SITE TESTING EQUIPMENT AT THE HEAVY ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN SITE, H.8 AT THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY, SHOWING TRANSMITTING ..

3 MILE, PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-14. REFOLDING SHED (LEFT), INSPECTING SHED (RIGHT) AND THE PARACHUTE DRYING SHED (CENTRE) OF THE 1ST AUSTRALIAN PARACHUTE REFOLDING PLATOON, AUSTRALIAN ..

DUMPU, RAMU VALLEY, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-29. RADIO AND TELEPHONE MAINTENANCE SECTION OF HEADQUARTERS, 7TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION SIGNALS. SHOWN ARE: QX13067 SIGNALMAN W. J. FROST (1); VX82477 ..

KATIKA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-03-31. NX65187 SIGNALMAN C. STRAHAN, B AUSTRALIAN CORPS SIGNALS, AT THE TRANSMITTING KEY OF THE 188F (UNITED STATES ARMY 191F), WIRELESS TRANSMITTER-RECEIVER. WHEN NOT IN ..

FINSCHHAFEN, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-24. ENGINEER'S SECTION AT THE LOCAL WAR CEMETERY. THESE GRAVES ARE OF ENGINEERS OF THE 2/3RD AUSTRALIAN FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS WHO WERE KILLED IN ..

BUMI RIVER, FINSCHHAFEN AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-24. A PILE BEING HAULED INTO POSITION FOR DRIVING DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF A BRIDGE ACROSS THE BUMI RIVER BY ENGINEERS OF THE 2/3RD AUSTRALIAN ..

FINSCHHAFEN, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-20. AUSTRALIAN TROOPS AT WORK SORTING STORES AT THE DUMP

DUMPU, RAMU VALLEY, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-29. VX20650 LANCE CORPORAL L. J. LEE (LEFT) AND VX45485 SIGNALMAN H. E. SEWELL (RIGHT) AT WORK IN THE BATTERY CHARGING SECTION OF HEADQUARTERS, 7TH ..

BUMI RIVER, FINSCHHAFEN AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-24. PILE DRIVER FRAME BEING TRUED UP IN PREPARATION FOR THE DRIVING OF PILES FOR A BRIDGE ACROSS THE BUMI RIVER BY ENGINEERS OF THE 2/3RD ..