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ALEXANDRIA, NSW. 1944-01-24. AUSTRALIAN AND NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATION UNIT NATIVES BEING SHOWN WOODEN WATER CRAFT IN THE COURSE OF CONSTRUCTION AT SLAZENGER'S FACTORY

ALEXANDRIA, NSW. 1944-01-24. AUSTRALIAN AND NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATION UNIT NATIVES BEING SHOWN THE METHODS USED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF LAMINATED RIBS FOR PLYWOOD LANDING BARGES AT SLAZENGER'S ..

ALEXANDRIA, NSW. 1944-01-24. AUSTRALIAN AND NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATION UNIT NATIVES ENJOYING AN ICE CREAM IN THE FACTORY CANTEEN DURING THEIR TOUR OF SLAZENGER'S FACTORY

SIALUM AREA, HUON PENINSULA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-14. MEMBERS OF THE 1ST TANK BATTALION WITH A GROPER WEIGHING 200 LBS CAUGHT IN THE SIALUM LAGOON, BY NX123604 MAJOR A. I. F. MACKILLOP. LEFT TO ..

ALEXANDRIA, NSW. 1944-01-24. AUSTRALIAN AND NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATION UNIT NATIVES WATCHING WOODEN RIFLE COMPONENTS BEING GAUGED FOR ACCURACY OF MACHINING AT SLAZENGER'S FACTORY

HUON PENINSULA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-14. MEMBERS OF THE 2/13TH INFANTRY BATTALION, 20TH INFANTRY BRIGADE COMING OUT OF THE FRONT LINE ALONG A DUSTY TRACK A FEW MILES NORTH OF KELANOA HARBOUR. ..

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-08-20. AN AUSTRALIAN ARMY OFFICER BEGINS SURRENDER DISCUSSIONS WITH TWO JAPANESE OFFICERS DELIVERED ON BOARD HMAS LITHGOW OFF MOILA POINT. TWO OTHER AUSTRALIAN NAVAL ..

NEW BRITAIN, 1945-09. THE BARREL OF A JAPANESE NAVAL GUN PROTRUDES FROM ITS POSITION ON THE GAZELLE PENINSULA. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

HUON PENINSULA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-14. PERSONNEL OF THE 9TH DIVISION ENJOYING THE SURF ON A BEACH AT THE MOUTH OF THE SANGA RIVER

SIALUM AREA, HUON PENINSULA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-14. A THREE TON TRUCK OF THE 9TH DIVISION MOVING ALONG A DUSTY TRACK IN THE SIALUM AREA

HUON PENINSULA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-14. PERSONNEL OF A BRANCH, HEADQUARTERS 9TH DIVISION OUTSIDE THEIR OFFICES DURING THE LAE OPERATIONS. LEFT TO RIGHT: NX58583 PRIVATE (PTE) W. M. MULVANY; VX2167 ..

LITHGOW, NSW. 1944-01-25. AUSTRALIAN AND NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATION UNIT NATIVES WATCHING MR R. HAWKINS TEMPERING VICKERS MACHINE GUN COMPONENTS IN A SALT BATH AT THE SMALL ARMS FACTORY