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Salamaua, New Guinea. 1941-12. A crowd stands on the airfield watching women and children board the tri-motor Junkers 31 aircraft VH-UOV owned by Bulol Gold Dredging Ltd. This aircraft evacuated ..

Melbourne, Vic. c. 1940-07. 2/22nd Battalion member Sergeant Herbert William (Bert) Smith holding a .303 rifle, participating in a march before he embarked for active service in Rabaul in July ..

Kabakaul, New Britain. c. 1915. The site of the second trench built on the Kabakaul to Bitapaka Road. (Donor R.J. Travers)

Rabaul, New Britain. 1943-11-02. Aerial photograph of shipping in the harbour and smoke rising from the town, during an air attack by seventy-five Mitchell aircraft covered by Lightnings of the ..

Group portrait of air and ground crew of B Flight, No. 30 Squadron RAAF, on and in front of one of the squadron’s Beaufighter aircraft at Ward’s Strip. Back row, left to right (seated on the ..

Milne Bay, New Guinea. 1942-07. Four members of No. 30 Squadron RAAF beside their tents in a camp amongst palm trees. Left to right: Flying Officer Douglas G. Raffen (pilot), Sergeant (Sgt) Harold ..

Bismarck Sea. 1943-03-03. Aerial photograph of Japanese shipping on fire after attack by Beaufighter aircraft of No. 30 Squadron RAAF during the Battle of the Bismarck Sea fought about 40 miles ..

Bismarck Sea. 1943-03-03. Two water spouts from high level bombing, probably from USAAF Boeing B17 Flying Fortress aircraft, almost hide a Japanese merchant ship. It is also being strafed by a ..

Two Japanese prisoners held at the RAN War Criminal Compound at an RAN shore base are playing table tennis. The ping pong table is set up in the recreation room at the compound. Work on this RAN ..

Lae, New Guinea. 1943-03-04. Black smoke and flames rise from a Japanese Zero fighter aircraft and a petrol tanker on fire after attack by Beaufighter aircraft of No. 30 Squadron RAAF. Allied ..

Members of the Japanese War Criminals Saw Mill Party in a large workshop preparing timber for the construction of the new store house being built at the RAN War Criminal Compound at an RAN shore ..

A general view of the RAN War Criminal Compound at an RAN shore base, surrounded by a barbed wire fence. Work on this RAN base commenced in August 1948. It was commissioned as HMAS Seeadler on 1 ..