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Smoke pours from the Italian motor vessel Romolo after being set on fire and scuttled by its crew after being pursued from Brisbane by the Armed Merchant Cruiser HMAS Manoora and finally ..

Probably Emirau Island. Survivors, passengers and crews from the British vessel Rangitane, were rescued by the Australian Steamer Nellore from the island of Emirau, in the Bismarck Archipelago ..

Port Moresby, New Guinea. 1944-05-29. Lieutenant R.B. Stevens testing a patient's eyesight at the Opthalmic Department of the 128th Australian General Hospital (128AGH). Private R.F. Welladsen is ..

1941-01. 496 survivors, passengers and crews from the British vessels Rangitane, Komata, Triaster, Triadic, Triona and Holmwood and the Norwegian vessel Vinni were rescued from the small island of ..

PAPUAN INFANTRY. (NEGATIVE BY R. PEARSE)

PAPUA. PORT MORESBY. PAPUAN INFANTRY TROOPS. (NEGATIVE BY R. PEARSE)

Survivors, passengers and crew from the British vessel Rangitane were rescued by the Australian steamer Nellore from the small Island of Emirau, in the Bismarck Archipelago, where they were landed ..

Wareo, New Guinea. 1943-12-09. Advanced Signals Section of the 2/23rd Australian Infantry Battalion, showing Captain Tietyens of Albury, NSW, the Officer Commanding, D Company, handing in a message ..

17 Mile, Port Moresby area, Papua. 1943-12-13. A 25 pounder mountain gun (left) and in the background a 2 pounder tank attack gun, both of which have been returned to the Returned Stores Depot, ..

Torokina, Bougainville. 1944-12-07. Members of the Tasmaniacs band with the Tasmania Lines of Communication Area Concert Party moving their piano into position for an evening performance. The men ..

Karkar Island, Wewak Area, New Guinea. 1944-06-03. VX147237 Corporal A.R. McColl, on the left, and VX109275 Private N.H. Phillips, members of the 37/52nd Australian Infantry Battalion, cleaning ..

Torokina, Bougainville. 1945-08-15. VX73937 Corporal J.H. Rickard places a ring on the finger of his bride TFX13371 Private E.M. Townsend during their wedding ceremony at the 2/1st Australian ..