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1944-03-23. NEW GUINEA. NATIVE CARRIERS BRING FORWARD SUPPLIES AS AN AUSTRALIAN UNIT RESTS ON THE FIRST STAGES OF THE TREK THROUGH THE TOUGH FINISTERRE RANGES ON THE TRACK TO JAPANESE-HELD BOGADJIM

Just back from a patrol in the Finisterre Ranges, NX11483 Private Wallace William (Wal) Foster, 2/12 Battalion of Enmore NSW reads his mail

AT SEA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-19. SIDE BY SIDE IN HARBOUR WHILE REFUELLING ARE THESE TWO AUSTRALIAN WARSHIPS, H.M.A.S. "ARUNTA" AND H.M.A.S. "WARRAMUNGA"

1944-03-24. SWITCHBOARD TRAIL. AUSTRALIAN TROOPS CLIMBING A SLOPE IN THE FINISTERRE RANGES ON THE WAY TO CAMERON'S KNOLL. THIS ROUTE INVOLVES A CLIMB OF 3,000 FEET

New Guinea. 1944-10-17. Colonel Diller, US Army, greeting President Sergio Osmena, President of the Philippines, at an Allied base

1944-03-29. NEW GUINEA. BACK FROM A MISSION OVER JAPANESE HELD KAIRIRU ISLAND, NEAR WEWAK, FLIGHT OFFICER K. JOHNSTON OF MANLY, N.S.W. F/LT. W. REHFISCH OF CAULFIELD, VIC, AND F/O. J. O'KEEFE OF ..

NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-14. A BREATHER ON THE TRACK. AUSTRALIAN TROOPS WHO PURSUED THE ENEMY ALONG THE NORTH COAST OF NEW GUINEA AFTER THE OCCUPATION OF MADANG

H.M.A. SUBMARINE AE1, WITH HMAS AUSTRALIA AND HMAS YARRA AT A RENDEZVOUS OFF ROSSEL ISLAND IN 1914-09, TAKEN FROM THE BRIDGE OF HMAS ENCOUNTER. (THE AE1 WAS LOST WITH ALL HANDS OFF DUKE OF YORK ..

New Britain. 15 December 1943. A long line of landing barges approach the shores near Arawe while larger naval craft stand out to sea to shell enemy positions. The invasion was accomplished at ..

Bougainville. 2 March 1945. The type of country in which Australians are fighting in Bougainville. Owing to the comparatively poor means of communication, forward troops have to be supplied ..

1945-02-15. PACIFIC AREA NO. 30: BOUGAINVILLE: NUMA SECTOR. AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY MEN HEADING TOWARDS FORWARD POSITIONS HAVE TO CLIMB ABOUT 3,000 FEET OVER MOUNTAINOUS COUNTRY SIMILAR TO THAT ..

The battle cruiser HMAS Australia and light cruiser HMAS (ex HMS) Encounter, the submarine AE2, Hospital Ship Grantala, French armoured cruiser Montcalm, colliers, oilers and store ship Aorangi in ..