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PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-14/02. NEW GUINEA BOYS INTERESTEDLY WATCHING THE ENGINES ON ONE OF THE SHIPS OF THE 12TH SMALL SHIPS COMPANY

VF515370 PRIVATE J. KINDER, AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE OF THE TROPIC PROOFING SECTION, 1ST BASE ORDNANCE DEPOT GIVING PARCELS DESTINED FOR NEW GUINEA A FINAL HOT WAX DIP

NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-15. CREW MEMBERS OF THE AB442 A VESSEL OF THE 12TH WATER TRANSPORT OPERATING COMPANY, WORKING AMIDSHIPS SORTING, CHECKING AND RESPLICING THEIR ROPES AND LANYARDS

NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-15. THE AB442 A VESSEL OF THE 12TH WATER TRANSPORT OPERATING COMPANY, WHICH IS THE LARGEST SHIP OPERATED BY THE UNTI. THIS SHIP WAS FORMERLY THE "JESSY FRANCES PEAT", A VESSEL ..

NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-15. MEMBERS OF THE ORIGINAL CREW OF THE AB442 12TH WATER TRANSPORT OPERATING COMPANY, WHO BROUGHT THE VESSEL FROM SYDNEY TO NEW GUINEA ARE SHOWN RELAXING AT THE CONCLUSION OF ..

NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-15. NX178001 LIEUTENANT D.R. ANGUS, SKIPPER OF THE AB442 A VESSEL OF THE 12TH WATER TRANSPORT OPERATING COMPANY

NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-15. A SECTION OF THE ENGINE ROOM OF THE AB442 A VESSEL OF THE 12TH WATER TRANSPORT OPERATING COMPANY

MILNE BAY, NEW GUINEA, AUSTRALIA. 1944-06-14/02. A VESSEL OF THE 12TH SMALL SHIPS COMPANY, APPROACHING KWIARI IN THE CHINA STRAIT

PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-14/02. NATIVES LOADING STEEL RAILS ON TO THE AK94 A VESSEL OF THE 12TH SMALL SHIPS COMPANY. THESE RAILS ARE TO BE USED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW DOCKS AT LAE

MILNE BAY, NEW GUINEA, AUSTRALIA. 1944-06-14/02. THE AK94 A VESSEL OF THE 12TH SMALL SHIPS COMPANY, TAKING LANDING BARGE STANCHIONS ABOARD AS SHE STANDS OFF KWIARI

NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-15. BOFORS GUN CREW OF THE AB442 A VESSEL OF THE 12TH WATER TRANSPORT OPERATING COMPANY, IN POSITION DURING A PRACTICE SHOOT

BUNA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-14/02. SHOWN ARE, HEADQUARTERS MOVEMENT CONTROL OFFICE (LEFT), DOCK SUPERINTENDENTS OFFICE (CENTRE) AND THE OFFICE OF THE 12TH WATER TRANSPORT OPERATING COMPANY