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WALINGAI BEACH, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-02. TROOPS OF THE NO. 27 PLATOON, 2/6TH AUSTRALIAN SUPPLY DEPOT COMPANY, PREPARING HAM SANDWICHES FOR THEIR COMRADES DURING THE HUON PENINSULA CAMPAIGN WATCHED ..

WANDOKAI, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-01. A GENERAL VIEW OF THE AREA AFTER THE HEAVY ALLIED BOMBARDMENT

WALINGAI BEACH, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-02. A SECTION OF THE BEACH STORES DUMP OF NO. 15 PLATOON, C COMPANY, 2/48TH INFANTRY BATTALION

WALINGAI BEACH, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-02. STORES BEING UNLOADED AT THE DEPOT OF THE 15TH PLATOON, C COMPANY, 2/48TH INFANTRY BATTALION

FAITA AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-07. NX49475 TROOPER J. KEENAHAN OF CABRAMATTA, VIC, AND OF THE 2/2ND COMMANDO SQUADRON RETURNING FROM AN 8 DAY PATROL THROUGH JAPANESE HELD TERRITORY NEAR BOGADJIM

RAMU RIVER, FAITA AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-07. MEMBERS OF A PATROL OF THE 2/2ND COMMANDO SQUADRON RETURNING DOWN RIVER AFTER AN 8 DAY MARCH INTO JAPANESE HELD TERRITORY TOWARD BOGADJIM. SHOWN ARE: ..

WALINGAI BEACH, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-02. MEMBERS OF THE 27TH PLATOON, 2/6TH SUPPLY DEPOT COMPANY AND AN AMERICAN FRIEND HAVING LUNCH DURING THE HUON PENINSULA CAMPAIGN. SHOWN ARE: NX46179 PRIVATE N. ..

WALINGAI BEACH, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-02. NATIVES CARRYING BREAD ASHORE FROM UNITED STATES NAVY BARGES

FAITA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-07. MEMBERS OF THE 2/2ND COMMANDO SQUADRON LOOKING OVER A LIBERATOR (B-24) WHICH CRASHED ON THE AIRSTRIP RETURNING FROM A RAID ON WEWAK. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE: TROOPER ..

FAITA AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-17. WX10528 TROOPER S. E. KING OF PINGARING, WA, AND OF THE 2/2ND COMMANDO SQUADRON RESTING ON THE TRACK AFTER WALKING 15 MILES WITHOUT BOOTS DURING AN EIGHT DAY ..

FAITA AREA, NEW GUINEA.1944-01-07. VX38890 CAPTAIN D. ST. A. DEXTER OF FOOTSCRAY, VIC, COMMANDING OFFICER OF A TROOP AND OF THE 2/2ND COMMANDO SQUADRON RETURNING FROM AN EIGHT DAY PATROL THROUGH ..

WALINGAI BEACH, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-02. A JOIN UP VIEW OF THE BEACH SHOWING A WRECKED JAPANESE BARGE IN THE FOREGROUND WHICH WAS SUNK BY AMERICAN PT BOATS. (TO JOIN TO PHOTOGRAPH NO. 63265)