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HUON PENINSULA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-14. TWO OF THE MANY WRECKED JAPANESE BARGES ALONG THE COAST. A NUMBER WERE WRECKED BY THE ROUGH SEAS BUT MANY MORE WERE DAMAGED AND SUNK BY AMERICAN PT BOATS

HUON PENINSULA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-14. NX135507 CRAFTSMAN R. E. BOUCHER OF THE 209TH LIGHT AID DETACHMENT USING AN OXYACETYLENE CUTTER ON A TANK SPROCKET

ALEXANDRIA, NSW. 1944-01-24. AUSTRALIAN AND NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATION UNIT NATIVES BEING SHOWN HEAVY STRUCTURAL WOODEN LAMINATIONS FOR ASSAULT BARGES AT SLAZENGER'S FACTORY

ALEXANDRIA, NSW. 1944-01-24. AUSTRALIAN AND NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATION UNIT NATIVES WATCHING THE CONSTRUCTION OF WOODEN LANDING BARGES AT SLAZENGER'S FACTORY

ALEXANDRIA, NSW. 1944-01-24. AUSTRALIAN AND NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATION UNIT NATIVES WATCHING THE MACHINING OPERATIONS OF A WOODEN COMPONENT FOR A PLYWOOD MOTOR DORY AT SLAZENGER'S FACTORY

ALEXANDRIA, NSW. 1944-01-24. AUSTRALIAN AND NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATION UNIT NATIVES INSPECTING A PARTLY FINISHED WOODEN BARRELL CRADLE AT THE SLAZENGER'S FACTORY

"THE SADDLE", SHAGGY RIDGE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-10. SUPPLIES ARRIVING AT B ECHELON, 2/9TH INFANTRY BATTALION, JUST BELOW THE 18TH INFANTRY BRIGADE HEADQUARTERS. HERE THEY ARE BROKEN UP INTO COMPANY ..

HUON PENINSULA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-14. YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION STALL ON THE BEACH AT THE MOUTH OF THE SANGA RIVER CATERING FOR THE TROOPS OF THE 9TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION

HUON PENINSULA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-14. PERSONNEL OF A BRANCH, HEADQUARTERS, 9TH DIVISION. FRONT ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: QX6227 CAPTAIN D. D. WHALLEY; QX6450 MAJOR N. W. LOCKYER; QX8002 WARRANT OFFICER ..

HUON PENINSULA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-14. 31096869 CORPORAL L. L. KANELOS (1) AND 11044080 PRIVATE FIRST CLASS L. L. HIGGINS (2) MEMBERS OF THE 5TH UNITED STATES AIR SUPPORT CONTROL SQUADRON, ..

SHAGGY RIDGE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-10. QX32713 PRIVATE R. HUNT, I SECTION, HEADQUARTERS, 2/9TH INFANTRY BATTALION WALKING DOWN THE TRACK TO GUY'S POST. BELOW IN THE FARIA VALLEY CAN BE SEEN THE ..

SYDNEY, NSW. 1944-01-22. A GUN NEST FOR A 20MM CANNON BEING FITTED IN THE STERN OF THE MV "FRANCES PEAT" BEFORE THE SHIP IS PUT INTO SERVICE WITH THE AUSTRALIAN SMALL SHIPS SECTION IN NEW GUINEA ..