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WAU, NEW GUINEA. 1944-02-11. MACHINERY SHED AND WORKSHOP OF THE 2/4TH FIELD SQUADRON, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS WHILE THE UNIT WAS WORKING ON THE NEW WAU ROAD

WAU, NEW GUINEA. 1944-02-11. VIEW OF THE CAMP OF THE 2/4TH FIELD SQUADRON, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS TAKEN FROM THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE VALLEY DURING THE BUILDING OF THE NEW WAU ROAD

German New Guinea local troops at drill, being trained by German Reservists, shortly before the arrival of the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force (AN&MEF)

WAU, NEW GUINEA. 1944-02-11. NEW GUINEA NATIVES, SUPERVISED BY ENGINEERS OF THE 2/4TH FIELD SQUADRON, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, BUILDING LOG RETAINING WALLS ON AN EARTH SLIDE TO PROTECT THE NEW ..

A platoon of German Reservists in German New Guinea, after the outbreak of war and shortly before the arrival of the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force (AN&MEF)

UBERI AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-19. NATIVE CARRIERS AND MEMBERS OF THE 2/9TH INFANTRY BATTALION AT GOLDIES CROSSING NEAR OWERS' CORNER PLAYING EXTRAS DURING THE FILMING OF THE FINAL SEQUENCES OF ..

SYDNEY, NSW. 1944-03-20. INFORMAL GROUP PORTRAIT OF MEMBERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY MEDICAL WOMEN'S SERVICE (AAMWS) ON LEAVE FROM NEW GUINEA. THEY ARE:- PRIVATE V. LANCASTER (1); PRIVATE C. STRONG ..

WAU, NEW GUINEA. 1944-02-11. MOUNTAIN VIEW FROM A HIGH POINT ON THE NEW WAU ROAD WHICH IS BEING BUILT BY ENGINEERS OF THE 2/4TH FIELD SQUADRON, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS

KILIGIA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-03-20. SX23588 SERGEANT THOMAS HENRY FARRELL OF THE PUBLIC RELATIONS FIELD UNIT, USING HIS TYPEWRITER ON HIS LAP

WAU, NEW GUINEA. 1944-02-11. SHELVES CUT INTO THE HILLSIDE BY ENGINEERS OF THE 2/4TH FIELD SQUADRON, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS DURING THE BUILDING OF THE NEW WAU ROAD

KILIGIA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-03-20. VX72048 SERGEANT F. MCKECHNIE, CINEMATOGRAPHIC PHOTOGRAPHER, AUSTRALIAN MILITARY HISTORY SECTION

KILIGIA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-03-20. MR. PAUL BECKER OF THE AUSTRALIAN PUBLIC RELATIONS FIELD UNIT IN THE WATER, WITH HIS BREATHING APPARATUS SITTING ON HIS HEAD