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14 JANUARY 1944. NEW GUINEA. THIS JAPANESE PRISONER OF WAR (POW) WAS LEFT BEHIND BY HIS COMRADES TO DIE WHEN THEY EVACUATED THE SANGA RIVER AREA. HE WAS TOO WEAK TO KEEP UP WITH THE RETREATING ..

NEW GUINEA. 10 JANUARY 1944. US TROOPS RUSH THE BEACH FROM LANDING CRAFT AS THEY ARRIVE AT SAIDOR TO OUTFLANK THE ENEMY WHO IS NOW TRAPPED ON THE HUON PENINSULA

11 January 1944. NEW GUINEA. WHILE WAITING FOR THE BRIDGE TO BE COMPLETED OVER THE CREEK OF BLUCHER POINT, THIS MOBILE OBSERVATION RELAY WIRELESS STATION WAS STILL ON THE JOB DIRECTING FIRE FOR THE ..

22 JANUARY 1944. NEW GUINEA. NATIVE CARRIERS CLIMB A ROPE LADDER ON GNEISENAU POINT IN THE KAPUGARA RIVER AREA. THERE IS A SHEER DROP OF 100 FEET BELOW THE LADDER

NEW GUINEA. 15 FEBRUARY 1944. A DESERTED JAPANESE SITS DISCONSOLATELY BESIDE THE TRACK AS HE WAITS TO BE TAKEN BACK TO A PRISON COMPOUND

NEW GUINEA. 6 MARCH 1944. A CLOSE-UP OF A WIRELESS OPERATOR. FLIGHT SERGEANT LEE REID OF LEWISHAM DURING A FIGHT OVER NEW BRITAIN. THE WIRELESS OPERATOR KEEPS IN CONSTANT COMMUNICATION WITH THE ..

NEW GUINEA. RAMU VALLEY. 20 MARCH 1944. OUT ON THE PROWL FOR JAPANESE WELL FORWARD IN THE FINNISTERRES GO 2/6TH INDEPENDENT COMPANY PATROL MEMBERS REG HUTCHENS (CROYDON, NSW), BILL JEFFERY ..

NEW GUINEA. 1944-03-22. DOUGLAS C47 DAKOTA AIRCRAFT OF THE TROOP CARRIER COMMAND PASS OVER THE FINISTERRE RANGE. A SHOT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION FILM "JUNGLE PATROL"

1944-03-23. NEW GUINEA. MEMBERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN JUNGLE PATROL FEATURED IN THE DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION FILM "JUNGLE PATROL" FORM A NATURAL CHAIN LINKING THEIR RIFLES TO CROSS FAST RUNNING FARIA ..

1944-03-22. NEW GUINEA. TROOPS WADE OUT OF THE SWAMP KNEE DEEP ON THEIR WAY TO SHAGGY RIDGE. A SHOT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION FILM "JUNGLE PATROL"

1944-03-23. NEW GUINEA. THE THOUGHTS OF PRIVATE KINGSLEY MACALISTER OF CROYDON, SA, LOOK, ON THE SURFACE, TO BE UNFIT FOR PUBLICATION. HE THREW HIMSELF DOWN FOR A SPELL ON THE SIDE OF A MUDDY TRACK ..

1944-04-17. NEW GUINEA. AUSTRALIAN PATROLS IN THE FINNISTERRES. THE COUNTRY IS ROUGH AND INHOSPITABLE AND SUPPLIES HAVE TO BE SUPPLIED BY NATIVE CARRIERS WHO OCCUPY FOUR-DAYS IN REACHING ADVANCED ..