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PAPUA, NEW GUINEA. 1942-10. MAJOR A. G. CAMERON, ACTING COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE 39TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION (RIGHT) AND CHAPLAIN FOURTH CLASS REVEREND N. J. KARL, PADRE OF THE BATTALION ..

PAPUA, NEW GUINEA. 1942-10. SUPPLIES STACKED AT THE FOOT OF THE RAMP OF THE "FLYING FOX" CONSTRUCTED BY 2/6TH FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS. THE SUPPLIES ARE WAITING TO BE CONVEYED BY ..

PAPUA, NEW GUINEA. 1942-10. SAPPERS OF THE 2/6TH FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, CONSTRUCTING A STAGING FOR A "FLYING FOX" TO CARRY SUPPLIES DOWN THE STEEP GRADE FROM THE END OF THE ROAD ..

PAPUA, NEW GUINEA. 1942-10. "FLYING FOX", CONSTRUCTED BY 2/6TH FIELD COMPANY ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, TO CARRY SUPPLIES DOWN THE STEEP GRADE FROM END OF ROAD TO DEEP VALLEY BELOW, ON START OF ..

PAPUA, NEW GUINEA. 1942-10-06. LIEUTENANT COLONEL A.W. BUTTROSE, COMMANDING OFFICER 2/33RD AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION, WITH STICK, AND MAJOR G.F. LARKIN, BRIGADE MAJOR, 25TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY ..

PAPUA, NEW GUINEA. 1942-10. RAMP LEARNING TO THE PLATFORM OF THE "FLYING FOX" CONSTRUCTED BY THE 2/6TH FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN4ENGINEERS, TO CONVEY SUPPLIES DOWN THE STEEP GRADE FROM THE ..

PAPUA, NEW GUINEA. 1942-10. AT THE CENTRE OF THE TOP OF THIS PHOTOGRAPH MAY BE SEEN THE RAMP AND PLATFORM OF THE "FLYING FOX" CONSTRUCTED BY THE 2/6TH FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, TO ..

PAPUA, NEW GUINEA. 1942-10. JOHN BROMWICH, AUSTRALIAN DAVIS CUP TENNIS STAR PLAYER, IS NOW CORPORAL J. BROMWICH, OF AIR SUPPORT CONTROL SIGNALS ATTACHED 25TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE, HERE HE IS ..

PAPUA, NEW GUINEA. 1942-10. FROM THE CENTRE COURT AT WIMBLEDON TO A CRACK IN THE JUNGLE OF NEW GUINEA CORPORAL J. BROMWICH OF AIR SUPPORT CONTROL SIGNALS SITTING ON A LOG WASHING HIS SHIRT IN A ..

PAPUA, NEW GUINEA. 1942-10. SOLDIERS OF THE 2/31ST AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION HEAT UP THEIR FRUGAL MEAL OF BULLY BEEF AND BISCUITS ALONG THE TRACK OVER THE OWEN STANLEY RANGES NEAR MENARI

PAPUA, NEW GUINEA. 1942-10. TROOPS AND NATIVE CARRIERS CROSSING THE BROWN RIVER, BETWEEN NAURO AND MENARI, BY MEANS OF A HUGE LOG FALLEN ACROSS THE STREAM. NATIVE CARRIERS HAVE PROVED INVALUABLE ..

PAPUA, NEW GUINEA. 1942-10. SOLDIERS OF THE 2/31ST AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION HEAT UP THEIR FRUGAL MEAL OF BULLY BEEF AND BISCUITS ALONG THE TRACK OVER THE OWEN STANLEY RANGES NEAR MENARI