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BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-05-16. A MATILDA TANK OF B SQUADRON 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT, SUPPORTED BY INFANTRY CROSSING THE HONGORAI RIVER, IN THE 24 INFANTRY BATTALION ADVANCE SOUTH ALONG THE BUIN ROAD. ..

WEWAK POINT, NEW GUINEA, 1945-05-17. A JAPANESE 75 MILLIMETRE ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN DESTROYED BY THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE. THE AREA IS NOW OCCUPIED BY 2/2 FIELD REGIMENT, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARMY ..

BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-16. SAPPERS OF 15 FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, CONSTRUCT A TIMBER BRIDGE OVER SINDOU CREEK, USING AN IMPROVISED PILE DRIVER MOUNTED ON A 3 TON WINCH TRUCK. ..

BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-16. GUNNER E. MCGARRY, 21 BATTERY, 2/11 FIELD REGIMENT, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARMY, MOVING IN WITH HIS CAMP STRETCHER AND BUCKETS AT THE GUN POSITION ALONG THE BUIN ROAD. THE ..

BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-16. GUNNERS OF 21 BATTERY, 2/11 FIELD REGIMENT, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARMY, PULLING A 25 POUNDER INTO POSITION WITH DRAG ROPES. THE REGIMENT HAS MOVED UP FROM TOKO TO SUPPORT 15 ..

BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-16. GUNNERS OF 21 BATTERY, 2/11 FIELD REGIMENT, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARMY, MANHANDLING A 25 POUNDER, WITH THE AID OF DRAG ROPES, INTO POSITION OVER GUN PLATFORM. THE NEW GUN PITS ..

BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-16. ROAD AND UNIT SIGNS OF HEADQUARTERS 3 DIVISION ERECTED ON THE TOKO-DARARA ROAD SOUTH BOUGAINVILLE

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-05-19. LANCE CORPORAL J.E. KERR, AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE MEMBER FROM CLEVELAND NEW ZEALAND, ON A LAUNCH TRIP FROM LAE TO SALAMAUA ORGANISED BY ARMY AMENITIES SERVICE. ..

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-05-18. CAPTAIN A.T.P. BURT, FIELD SECURITY SECTION, HEADQUARTERS 5 DIVISION

WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-05-13. TROOPS OF 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION MARCHING ALONG BORAM BEACH NEAR WEWAK ON THEIR WAY TO RELIEVE THE 2/4 INFANTRY BATTALION. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- PRIVATE ..

WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-05-13. CONSTABLE BIR (1), AND CONSTABLE BAKET (2), HEADQUARTERS AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT POLICE BOYS SHOWN WITH A JAPANESE SWORD WHICH THEY CAPTURED ..

WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-05-13. THE SCENE WITHIN 2/4 INFANTRY BATTALION AREA SHOWING WRECKED JAPANESE AIRCRAFT AT THE AIRSTRIP. THEY ARE MUTE EVIDENCE OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE ALLIED AIR ..