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MADANG, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-27. SENIOR OFFICERS DISCUSSING CAMPAIGN PLANS AT HEADQUARTERS 8TH INFANTRY BRIGADE. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- NX112699 CAPTAIN J.F. BUTLER, 8TH INFANTRY BRIGADE (1); ..

MADANG, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-28. AN AUSTRALIAN ARMY MLC (MILITARY LANDING CRAFT), AT THE SHORE NEAR MATUPI TO LOAD ABANDONED JAPANESE ENGINEERING STORES, TOOLS AND INSTRUMENTS IN THE AREA NOW ..

SEK ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-27. THE VIEW FROM THE CORVETTE HMAS BUNDABERG TOWARDS ALEXISHAFEN, SHOWING WRECKED BUILDINGS AT THE BACKGROUND, AND A UNITED STATES NAVY MTB (MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT) IN ..

TAMIGUDU, NEW GUINEA. 1944-05-12. NATIVES ABOUT TO LOAD FRUIT AND VEGETABLES GROWN IN NATIVE GARDENS ON TO A BARGE. THE BARGE, CHARTERED FROM LAE BY THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY SERVICE CORPS, TRANSPORTS ..

MADANG - ALEXISHAFEN ROAD, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-27. WX15750 LIEUTENANT J.T. OULD, OFFICER IN CHARGE OF THE PIONEER PLATOON, 30TH INFANTRY BATTALION, LIFTS FROM THE ROAD A JAPANESE LAND MINE BURIED ..

MADANG, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-28. 5TH DIVISION OFFICERS EXAMINING A RANGE FINDER AND BINOCULARS AMONG A DUMP OF ABANDONED JAPANESE EQUIPMENT AT MATUPI. THE BINOCULARS ARE DESIGNED TO ASSIST AIRCRAFT ..

ALEXISHAFEN AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-27. A MEMBER OF THE 8TH INFANTRY BRIGADE EXAMINES A JAPANESE HEAVY DUTY SEWING MACHINE AMONG ABANDONED ENEMY EQUIPMENT AT NORTH ALEXISHAFEN

MADANG AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-05-14. SWIMMERS VIEWED WITH HMAS KAPUNDA IN THE BACKGROUND DURING A WATER POLO MATCH IN THE HARBOUR. THE MATCH, BETWEEN REPRESENTATIVES FROM MOTOR LAUNCHES AND A TEAM ..

MADANG AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-27. NX88594 SAPPER J.L. DAVIDSON (1), AND NX156496 SAPPER H.R. LEE (2), MEMBERS OF THE 8TH FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, DISPLAY "FULL HANDS" SHOWING ..

OFF NEW GUINEA COAST. 1944-05. AN OERLIKON GUN CREW ABOARD HMAS KAPUNDA HANDLING A MISFIRE DURING THE BOMBARDMENT OF ENEMY POSITIONS NORTH OF ALEXISHAFEN. A MISFIRE WITH THE OERLIKON REQUIRES THE ..

ALEXISHAFEN, NEW GUINEA. 1944-05. QX31923 PRIVATE B. EDWARDS (1), WITH NX69939 CORPORAL W.D. LINDSAY (2), SORTING MAIL FOR MEMBERS OF THE 2/15TH FIELD AMBULANCE. THE TENT IS PITCHED AT THE OLD ..

MADANG AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-05-14. IN THE LIGHT OF DAWN, GUNNERS, PREPARED FOR EMERGENCY, SLEEP ALONGSIDE A 4 INCH GUN ABOARD HMAS KAPUNDA. THE SHIP, ANCHORED IN HARBOUR, HAS RETURNED FROM A ..