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FINSCHHAFEN AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-03-17. ONE OF MANY BATTLE SIGNS IN THE AREA, THIS SIGN RECORDS ACTIVITIES OF THE 2/17TH, 2/24TH AND THE 2/43RD INFANTRY BATTALIONS

FINISTERRE RANGES, NEW GUINEA. 1944-03-15. THE GRADED ROAD FROM EVAPIA RIVER TO KESAWAI NEAR THE EVAPIA RIVER. THE ROAD ELIMINATES SUPPLY CARRYING BY NATIVES TO KESAWAI AND BEYOND

FINISTERRE RANGES, NEW GUINEA. 1944-03-15. TROOPS OF NO. 2 PLATOON, 2/4TH FIELD COMPANY, LOADING FROM THE GRAVEL PIT NEAR THE EVAPIA RIVER. GRAVEL FOR THE EVAPIA RIVER TO KESAWAI ROAD IS DUG FROM ..

WAREO, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-09. VX35138 PRIVATE (PTE) A. HIRST OF LANCEFIELD, VIC (1) AND SX7022 PTE R. C. POYNTER OF SEMAPHORE, SA (2) RECEIVING A VISIT FROM TX4599 PTE C. MORGAN OF HOBART, TAS (3) ..

WAREO, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-09. VX7410 LIEUTENANT (LT) D. C. LAWRIE DCM OF C COMPANY, AND OF CAMBERWELL, VIC, WHO WON HIS DECORATION AT LAE AND WAS TWICE MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES, AUTOGRAPHS A ..

WAREO, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-09. MEMBERS OF C COMPANY 2/23RD AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION MOVING UP THE LINE. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE: VX40097 PRIVATE (PTE) E. F. LAWRENCE (1); VX42874 PTE L. ..

WAREO, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-09. AS THE FLAG OF THE 2/23RD AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION WAS BEING HOISTED, A SALVATION ARMY OFFICER WAS PUTTING UP HIS SIGN, AFTER HAVING FOLLOWED THE BATTALION RIGHT ..

MR GEORGE HEATH (1) CHIEF CAMERAMAN OF CHAUVEL'S PRODUCTIONS SETTING UP HIS CAMERA AT OWERS' CORNER ON THE KOKODA TRAIL IN THE OWEN STANLEY RANGES PREPARATORY TO SHOOTING FILM SEQUENCES FOR THE ..

WAREO, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-10. VX42910 CORPORAL E. STUART OF I SECTION 2/23RD AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION KEEPING A CHECK ON ENEMY MOVEMENTS FROM A CAPTURED JAPANESE OBSERVATION POST. (TO JOIN-UP ..

BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-03-30. NO. 7 TROOP, B SQUADRON, 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT MATILDA TANKS MOVING ALONG THE TOKO-DARARA ROAD IN THE MOVE FORWARD TO SUPPORT ADVANCING INFANTRY. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME ..

PEAK HILL, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-10. MORTAR MEN OF THE 2/23RD AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION ON THE ROAD AT PEAK HILL, FIRING ON JAPANESE POSITIONS ON THE WAREO-BONGA TRACK. THEY ARE: VX34472 ..

BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-03-30. 15 FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS (RAE), SAPPERS WATCHING B SQUADRON, 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT MATILDA TANKS CROSSING A 24 TON BOX GIRDER BRIDGE AT COOMBES ..