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MR G. A. N. TAYLOR GC, VULCANOLOGIST, COMMONWEALTH BUREAU OF MINERAL RESOURCES, AWARDED THE GEORGE CROSS FOR CONSPICUOUS COURAGE IN THE FACE OF GREAT DANGER FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD DURING THE ..

VIVIGANI, GOODENOUGH ISLAND, PAPUA. 1943-11-17. ARMOURERS OF NO. 8 (BEAUFORT) SQUADRON RAAF COMMANDED BY WING COMMANDER G. D. NICOLL, CHALK THEIR VISITING CARD ON A 2000LB DAISY-CUTTER BEING LOADED ..

VIVIGANI, GOODENOUGH ISLAND, PAPUA. 1943-11-17. ARMOURERS LOADING A 2000LB DAISY-CUTTER BOMB INTO A BEAUFORT BOMBER AIRCRAFT OF NO. 8 SQUADRON RAAF COMMANDED BY WING COMMANDER G. D. NICOLL IN ..

PORT MORESBY, PAPUA. C. 1944. GROUP PORTRAIT OF MEMBERS OF THE RAAF POSTAL UNIT WHO HANDLE THE MAIL FOR RAAF PERSONNEL IN THE AREA. PRACTICALLY ALL OF THEM WORKED IN THE POSTMASTER GENERAL'S ..

PORT MORESBY, PAPUA. C. 1944. PAPUAN NATIVES EMPLOYED AS CREW MEMBERS ON A SAILING VESSEL USED BY THE RAAF RESCUE SERVICE. IN THE BACKGROUND IS A SECOND SAILING VESSEL, PROBABLY THE WAITARA, USED ..

PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. C. 1944. RAAF MEMBERS AT THE COMBINED DINNER IN THE OFFICERS' MESS. THIRD FROM LEFT IS AIR COMMODORE A. M. CHARLESWORTH AFC. ON THE STAGE ARE TWO ATTENDANTS WITH A ..

PORT MORESBY, PAPUA. C. 1944. AIR COMMODORE A. M. CHARLESWORTH AFC CHATS WITH A RAAF CORPORAL (UNIDENTIFIED) AT A COMBINED DINNER IN THE OFFICERS MESS

PORT MORESBY, PAPUA. C. 1944. A MEMBER OF THE RAAF RESCUE SERVICE SIGNALLING WITH SEMAPHORE FLAGS. IN THE FOREGROUND IS THE SHIP'S BELL SALVAGED FROM THE MV MACDHUI WHICH WAS THE TARGET OF ATTACKS ..

PORT MORESBY, PAPUA. C. 1944. A CREW MEMBER OF A MOTOR LAUNCH OF THE RAAF RESCUE SERVICE LOOKS AT THE WRECK OF THE MV MACDHUI WHICH WAS THE TARGET OF ATTACKS BY JAPANESE BOMBER AIRCRAFT ON ..

AITAPE, NORTH EAST NEW GUINEA. C. 1945-06. LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN (LAC) LES DONNELLY, QLD, ARMOURER; CORPORAL JIM MULLANEY, WA, FITTER; LAC SYD GRISBROOK, QLD, MECHANIC, AND LAC LEW ROSEWARNE, VIC, ..

Port Moresby, Papua. C. 1944. The interior of the Radio Section

AITAPE, NORTH EAST NEW GUINEA. C. 1945. THIS IS THE OPEN AIR STAGE BUILT OF WASTE CASES AND SCRAP BY THE BOYS OF A RAAF BEAUFORT BOMBER SQUADRON. THE PLANS WERE DRAWN UP BY LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN JOHN ..