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MILNE BAY, PAPUA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-03. A BULLDOZER PUSHING SOIL TO FORM A 'BUND', A PROTECTIVE WALL IN A CASE OF LEAKAGE, AROUND A 500,000 GALLON OIL TANK AT THE 2ND BULK PETROLEUM STORAGE ..

MASAWENG RIVER, NEW GUINEA. 1944-03-31. MEMBERS OF E TROOP, 64TH BATTERY, 2/14TH FIELD REGIMENT AT GUN DRILL TRAINING ON A SHORT (QUICK FIRING) 25 POUNDER SET AT MAXIMUM ELEVATION. IDENTIFIED ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-02. MAJOR GENERAL B.M. MORRIS, DSO, (1), GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT, PRESENTS THE BRITISH EMPIRE MEDAL TO SERGEANT MAJOR ARWESOR, ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-02. MEMBERS OF THE 47TH INFANTRY BATTALION ON PARADE DURING THE PRESENTATION OF MEDALS TO MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL PAPUAN CONSTABULARY BY MAJOR GENERAL B.M. MORRIS, DSO, ..

MILNE BAY, NEW GUINEA. 1943-01. A 3.7MM ANTI AIRCRAFT GUN EMPLACEMENT AT THE EASTERN END OF TURNBULL FIELD . THIS STRIP WAS NAMED AFTER SQUADRON LEADER PETER TURNBULL, DFC, COMMANDING OFFICER, NO. ..

NEW GUINEA. APRIL, 1944. AN AUSTRALIAN SIGNALS TENT ON SHAGGY RIDGE PHOTOGRAPHED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE BATTLE

PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. 1942-04-12. SERGEANT S. COSTELLO, NEW GUINEA VOLUNTEER RIFLES, ONE OF THE EVACUEES, WHO WITH 155 OTHERS, COMPRISING SERVICE PERSONNEL AND CIVILIANS, WAS SUCCESSFULLY ..

NEW GUINEA. APRIL, 1944. OPEN AIR MESS TABLES USED BY AUSTRALIAN TROOPS AT BATTALION HEADQUARTERS ON SHAGGY RIDGE

PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. 1942-04-12. SERGEANT S. COSTELLO, NEW GUINEA VOLUNTEER RIFLES, AN ACCOUNTANT OF RABAUL IN PRIVATE LIFE, ONE OF THE EVACUEES WHO WAS SUCCESSFULLY RESCUED BY THE HMAS ..

PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. 1942-04-12. VX117262 MAJOR W.C. GROVES, HEADQUARTERS, 8TH MILITARY DISTRICT (1) TALKING WITH NX33449 LIEUTENANT A.G. FISCHER, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY, 17TH ANTI TANK ..

PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. 1942-04-12. ONE OF THE EVACUEES, WHO WITH 155 OTHERS, COMPRISING SERVICE PERSONNEL AND CIVILIANS, WAS SUCCESSFULLY WITHDRAWN FROM PALMALMAL ON THE SOUTH COAST OF NEW ..

CAPE WOM, NEW GUINEA. 1945-09-13. PLAQUE ON A CONCRETE CAIRN ERECTED ON THE AIRSTRIP AT CAPE WOM TO COMMEMORATE THE SURRENDER OF THE 18TH JAPANESE ARMY BY LIEUTENANT GENERAL HATAZE ADACHI AND THE ..