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Nauru Island, South Pacific. 1945-09-30. Captain Hisayuki Soeda and Lieutenant Commander Kishimoto, the senior Japanese Army and Naval officers on Nauru Island, signing the Instrument of Surrender ..

PAPUAN INFANTRY MAN. (NEGATIVE BY R. PEARSE)

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

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 Emirau, ..

EMIRAU ISLAND, SURVIVORS FROM SHIPS SUNK BY GERMAN RAIDERS, THE AUXILIARY CRUISERS KOMET AND ORION, IN THE PACIFIC AREA, BEING EVACUATED FROM EMIRAU ISLAND IN THE BISMARCK ARCHIPELAGO, TO ..

PAPUAN INFANTRY ON PARADE. (NEGATIVE BY R. PEARSE)

Ordinary Seaman (OS) Stuart Charles Waterhouse, born in Christchurch, New Zealand in 1920 engaged on 3 January 1942 with the Merchant Navy. Last engagement was 2 May 1942 on FIONA. OS Waterhouse ..

Survivors, passengers and crew from the British vessels Rangitane, Komata, Triaster, Triadic, Triona and Holmwood and the Norwegian vessel Vinni, were rescued by the Australian steamer Nellore from ..

Dreger Harbour, New Guinea. 1943-12-07. A Douglas transport plane is the first large aircraft to land on the new strip built by the 870th United States Aviation Battalion

Dumpu, New Guinea. 1943-12-10. A jeep of the 85th Australian Mobile Cinema Unit, 7th Australian Division, packed and ready to move. The projector is on the left speaker and amplifier on the right ..

Kila Kila, New Guinea. 1943-12-25. Natives of the Mekeo tribe performing one of their traditional dances during the Christmas celebrations at the Australian and New Guinea Administration Unit ..

Dumpu, Ramu Valley, New Guinea. 1943-12-25. SX1476 Chaplain D. L. Redding, (Church of England) Senior Chaplain, 7th Division (22), assisted by VX39632 Chaplain F. J. Hartley (Presbyterian) (21) ..