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MILNE BAY, PAPUA. 1942-10. THIS PICTURE SHOWS THE BAD STATE OF THE ROADS IN AND AROUND GILI GILI WHERE AUSTRALIAN TROOPS ARE STATIONED ON THE SHORES OF MILNE BAY. AN A.I.F. TRUCK IS SEEN HOPELESSLY ..

MILNE BAY, PAPUA. 1942-10. TROOPS OF THE 61ST AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION 7TH BRIGADE A.M.F., JUNGLE COUNTRY ALONG THE SHORES OF MILNE BAY, STOP FOR A MEAL IN A CLEARING

MILNE BAY, PAPUA. 1942-10. THE MAIN ROAD THROUGH THE AREA OCCUPIED BY AUSTRALIAN TROOPS IN THE GILI GILI DISTRICT CROSSES SEVERAL CREEKS. THIS PICTURE SHOWS A MOTOR VEHICLE CONVOY NEGOTIATING ONE ..

MILNE BAY, PAPUA. 1942-10. AN AUSTRALIAN DESPATCH RIDER WHOSE MOTOR-CYCLE BECAME WEDGED BETWEEN TWO ROCKS WHEN CROSSING A RIVER IN THE GILI GILI AREA, THROWS UP A STREAM OF WATER FROM THE ..

MILNE BAY, PAPUA. 1942-10. AN AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY PATROL CROSSING A RIVER IN THE MILNE BAY AREA BY MEANS OF A SUSPENSION BRIDGE ERECTED BY 2/4TH FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS

MILNE BAY, PAPUA. 1942-09. AN AUSTRALIAN BREN GUN CARRIER THAT RAN FOUL OF AN AUSTRALIAN MINE-FIELD ON 1942-08-28, KILLING THE REGIMENTAL MEDICAL OFFICER, CAPTAIN R. LYNE. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED ..

MILNE BAY, PAPUA. 1942-09. CAMOUFLAGED WORKSHOPS OF 101 INDEPENDENT BRIGADE GROUP WORKSHOPS IN THE MILNE BAY AREA

MILNE BAY, PAPUA. 1942-09. A SMALL CEMETERY NEAR GILI GILI WHERE AUSTRALIANS WHO FELL DURING THE FIGHTING AROUND THE SHORES OF MILNE BAY ARE BURIED

MILNE BAY, PAPUA. 1942-09. THIS WATER POINT, TO SUPPLY AUSTRALIAN TROOPS IN THE GILI GILI AREA, IS SET IN A TROPICAL SETTING IN A COCONUT PLANTATION

MILNE BAY, PAPUA. 1942-09. A SMALL CEMETERY NEAR GILI GILI WHERE AUSTRALIANS WHO FELL DURING THE FIGHTING AROUND THE SHORES OF MILNE BAY ARE BURIED

MILNE BAY, PAPUA. 1942-10. AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY CROSSING A RIVER IN THE MILNE BAY AREA BY MEANS OF A SUSPENSION BRIDGE CONSTRUCTED BY THE 2/4TH FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS

A fighting patrol from the 2/10th Australian Infantry Battalion studies maps and plans before setting off into the jungle in search of Japanese still in the vicinity. Identified standing, second ..