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Ramale Mission, Kokopo Area, New Britain. Six Australian Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Sisters, members of a group of 158 white internees who were liberated when troops of HQ 11 Division occupied ..

Four of five Catholic nuns coming ashore from a landing barge after they were released by the Japanese during a surrender ceremony at Fangalawa Bay. The nuns, Sisters M Brigitta, M Aquilina, M ..

TOBOI WHARF, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-18. SERGEANT J. BLOOMFIELD, 1 ADVANCED SUPPLY DEPOT, SUPERVISING A JAPANESE WORKING PARTY WHO ARE MOVING STORES AT THE DETAIL ISSUING DEPOT. FOLLOWING THE ..

RATONGOR, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-13. TWO JAVANESE SAILORS AND A GIRL WALKING ON THE ROAD NEAR THE CHINESE INTERNMENT CAMP. REPRESENTATIVES OF THE AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS CONTACTED THE CAMP FOLLOWING THE ..

RATONGOR, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-13. INTERNEES CROWD AROUND THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE CHINESE INTERNMENT CAMP TO GREET REPRESENTATIVES OF THE AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS. THE REPRESENTATIVES CONTACTED THE ..

Vunapope, New Britain. A group of sisters looking through the canopy of the Army barge which is taking them out to the motor launch Gloria. They are being evacuated from the Mission in Ramale ..

VUNAPOPE, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-16. JEEPS AND TRAILERS ARRIVE FROM RAMALE VALLEY CARRYING SISTERS, PRIESTS AND THEIR BELONGINGS ON THE FIRST STAGE OF THEIR EVACUATION TO RABAUL. CONTACT WITH THE ..

KUMUIA YAMA, RABAUL AREA, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-17. THE COOKHOUSE AT THE CHINESE INTERNMENT CAMP. THE MEN ARE PART OF A COMPLETE UNIT WHO WERE BROUGHT BY THE JAPANESE TO WORK IN NEW BRITAIN DURING ..

LAKANUI, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-15. PRIVATE T.C. VANDERWOLF (1) AND CORPORAL D. MACKIESON (3), GUARDING A VICKERS MK 1, TWO JAPANESE 7.7MM TYPE 99 AND ONE TYPE 92 (LEWIS) MACHINE GUNS AT AN ..

TOBOI WHARF, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-16. MISSIONARY SISTERS AND PRIESTS FROM THE RAMALE MISSION STANDING AT THE STERN OF THE MOTOR LAUNCH GLORIA, OPERATED BY 16 SMALL SHIPS COMPANY. THEY ARE BEING ..

CAPE WOM, NEW GUINEA, 1945-09-13. MAJOR GENERAL H.C.H. ROBERTSON, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 6 DIVISION, ADDRESSING TROOPS OF 6 DIVISION, DURING THE SURRENDER CEREMONY HELD AT CAPE WOM AIRSTRIP. ..

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-09. A BARGE LOAD OF TROOPS OF 4 INFANTRY BRIGADE FOR EMBARKATION ON HMAS MANOORA. THE MANOORA CARRIED TROOPS FOR THE OCCUPATION OF THE RABAUL AREA, FOLLOWING THE ..