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SQUADRON LEADER L. JACKSON, COMMANDING OFFICER OF NO. 75 (KITTYHAWK FIGHTER) SQUADRON RAAF

WING-COMMANDER J.R. BALMER, COMMANDING 1ST AUSTRALIAN BEAUFORT SQUADRON, RAAF

PILOT OFFICER L. CHIPPENDALL, A PILOT OF THE BEAUFORT TORPEDO SQUADRON, RAAF, RELAXES OFF DUTY WITH A "WHODUNIT"

THE JETTY AT SAMARAI ISLAND DESTROYED BY AUSTRALIAN FORCES BEFORE EVACUATING THE ISLAND. THE ISLAND IS SMALL AND OF LITTLE MILITARY VALUE BUT ALL INSTALLATIONS, STORAGE TANKS AND SOME BUILDINGS ..

VIEW OF SAMARAI ISLAND A VERY SMALL ISLAND AND UNSUITABLE FOR AN AIRFIELD. IT WAS EVACUATED, FIRST BY RESIDENTS, AND LATER BY AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCES. BEFORE EVACUATION ALL INSTALLATIONS, ..

DEMOLISHED BUILDINGS AND STORAGE TANKS AT SAMARAI ISLAND, DESTROYED BY AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCES BEFORE EVACUATING THE ISLAND, WHICH IS SMALL AND OF LITTLE MILITARY VALUE. ALL INSTALLATIONS, ..

PARTLY DEMOLISHED BUILDINGS AT SAMARAI ISLAND DESTROYED BY AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCES BEFORE EVACUATING THE ISLAND, WHICH IS SMALL AND OF LITTLE MILITARY VALUE

MILNE BAY, PAPUA. 1942-09. GENERAL VIEW LOOKING DOWN OVER COUNTRY AROUND SHORES OF MILNE BAY

The happy crew of Lockheed Hudson A16-246 of 6 Squadron RAAF after their return from attacking Japanese destroyers which had been shelling Australian positions in Milne Bay during the final phase ..

MILNE BAY, PAPUA. 1942-09. LOOKING DOWN OVER GILI GILI, SHOWING THE MAIN AIRSTRIP IN THE MIDDLE RIGHT AND MOUNTAINS IN DISTANCE

PAPUA, NEW GUINEA. 1942-09. NO. 9 AUSTRALIAN GENERAL HOSPITAL SITUATED ABOUT 20 MILES FROM PORT MORESBY

MILNE BAY, PAPUA. 1942-09. VIEW OF MILNE BAY WHERE THE JAPANESE LANDED FROM BARGES. THE THICKLY JUNGLE-CLAD MOUNTAINS RISE UP STEEPLY FROM THE SEA