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SOUTHPORT, QLD. 1944-01-18. MATILDA AND GENERAL GRANT TANKS OF THE 4TH ARMOURED BRIGADE FIRING SMALL CALIBRE WEAPONS DURING A DEMONSTRATION STAGED FOR A CONTINGENT OF NEW GUINEA POLICE BOYS WHO ARE ..

SOUTHPORT, QLD. 1944-01-18. A MATILDA TANK OF THE 4TH ARMOURED BRIGADE, WITH THREE NEW GUINEA POLICE BOYS AS PASSENGERS, KNOCKING DOWN A SMALL TREE DURING A TANK DEMONSTRATION

SOUTHPORT, QLD. 1944-01-18. NEW GUINEA POLICE BOYS PREPARING TO LEAVE THE 4TH ARMOURED BRIGADE CAMP FOR A TOUR OF THE BRISBANE AREA

SOUTHPORT, QLD. 1944-01-18. BAND OF THE 4TH ARMOURED BRIGADE GIVING A CONCERT FOR THE NEW GUINEA NATIVE POLICE BOYS WHO WERE ATTACHED TO THE UNIT FOR A TANK FAMILIARISATION COURSE. IDENTIFIED ..

SOUTHPORT, QLD. 1944-01-18. NEW GUINEA NATIVE POLICE BOYS INSPECTING A BUNKER WHICH HAS BEEN ATTACKED WITH A FLAME THROWER MOUNTED ON A MATILDA TANK OF THE 4TH ARMOURED BRIGADE

SOUTHPORT, QLD. 1944-01-18. A NEW GUINEA POLICE BOY IN THE DRIVERS COMPARTMENT OF A MATILDA TANK OF THE 4TH ARMOURED BRIGADE

SOUTHPORT, QLD. 1944-01-18. A NEW GUINEA POLICE BOY ADMIRING THE EUPHONIUM OF TROOPER L. S. WATKINS, 4TH ARMOURED BRIGADE

SOUTHPORT, QLD. 1944-01-18. A NEW GUINEA POLICE BOY FIRING A .303 RIFLE AT A TANK OF THE 4TH ARMOURED BRIGADE DURING A DEMONSTRATION OF STRENGTH OF THE ARMOUR PLATING

SOUTHPORT, QLD. 1944-01-18. A NEW GUINEA POLICE BOY SEATED IN THE TURRET OF A GENERAL GRANT M3 MEDIUM TANK OF THE 4TH ARMOURED BRIGADE

HUON GULF, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-01. WX4794 CORPORAL A. W. JAMES (1) AND WX11709 PRIVATE E. T. CARROLL (2) OF THE 9TH DIVISION SALVAGE UNIT CHECKING A PILE OF ROPE ABANDONED BY THE RETREATING ..

SOUTHPORT, QLD. 1944-01-18. NEW GUINEA POLICE BOYS RIDING IN A MATILDA TANK OF THE 4TH ARMOURED BRIGADE

HUON GULF, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-01. WX10831 LANCE CORPORAL G. A. CRIDDLE (1) AND WX4794 CORPORAL A. W. JAMES (2) OF THE 9TH DIVISION SALVAGE UNIT CHECKING SUPPLIES LEFT BEHIND BY THE RETREATING ..