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AT SEA, OFF BUIN, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-08-20. A JAPANESE BARGE CARRYING THE FLAG OF TRUCE LAYING OFF THE CORVETTE HMAS LITHGOW AWAITING A REPLY TO SURRENDER NEGOTIATIONS BEING CARRIED OUT BY WIRELESS ..

AT SEA, OFF BUIN, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-08-20. GUNNERS ABOARD THE CORVETTE HMAS LITHGOW TAKING UP ACTION STATIONS AT A 4-INCH GUN AS A JAPANESE BARGE IS SIGHTED AT THE RENDEZVOUS POINT FOR PRELIMINARY ..

AT SEA, OFF BUIN, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-08-20. A JAPANESE BARGE CARRYING A FLAG OF TRUCE BEARING IN TOWARDS THE CORVETTE HMAS LITHGOW. THE BARGE IS CARRYING AN ENVOY FROM LIEUTENANT GENERAL M. KANDA, ..

AT SEA, OFF BUIN, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-08-20. A 4-INCH GUN ON THE BOW OF HMAS LITHGOW STANDS SILENT SENTRY AS A JAPANESE BARGE LAYS OFF THE CORVETTE WHILE NEGOTIATIONS ARE BEING CARRIED OUT BY ..

AT SEA, OFF BUIN, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-08-20. A SIGNALLER ON BOARD THE CORVETTE HMAS LITHGOW USING SEMAPHORE TO PASS ON PROGRESS NEWS OF THE SURRENDER NEGOTIATIONS TO A CORVETTE WHICH PROVIDED ..

AT SEA, OFF BUIN, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-08-20. WHILE THE JAPANESE ENVOY ON BOARD THE CORVETTE HMAS LITHGOW WAS CARRYING OUT SURRENDER NEGOTIATIONS, HIS JAPANESE BARGE CRUISED ROUND IN CLOSE VICINITY. ..

AT SEA, OFF BUIN, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-08-20. A ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY FAIRMILE STANDING BY WATCHING A JAPANESE BARGE WHICH HAD CONVEYED A MESSENGER FROM LIEUTENANT-GENERAL M. KANDA, COMMANDER ..

KIARIVU, NEW GUINEA, 1945-08-09. OF HIGH PRIORITY, 75MM GUNS ARE DROPPED TO 2/7 INFANTRY BATTALION WITH TWO PARACHUTES TO ENSURE THEIR SAFE ARRIVAL TO THE DROPPING ZONE

KIARIVU, NEW GUINEA, 1945-08-09. OF HIGH PRIORITY, 75MM GUNS ARE DROPPED TO 2/7 INFANTRY BATTALION WITH TWO PARACHUTES TO ENSURE THEIR SAFE ARRIVAL TO THE DROPPING ZONE

KIARIVU, NEW GUINEA, 1945-08-09. TROOPS OF NO. 20 PLATOON, 2/5 SUPPLY DEPOT COMPANY, AUSTRALIAN ARMY SERVICE CORPS, ATTACHED TO 2/7 INFANTRY BATTALION, CHECKING THE FIRST OF THE SUPPLIES AND FOOD ..

KIARIVU, NEW GUINEA, 1945-08-09. LIEUTENANT K.T. WYBURN, 2/7 INFANTRY BATTALION INSPECTING VARIOUS PARTS OF 75MM GUNS AFTER THEY HAD BEEN DROPPED BY PARACHUTES. TWO PARACHUTES WERE USED TO ENSURE ..

KIARIVU, NEW GUINEA, 1945-08-07. WAHPI, A TIME, SIX MONTHS OLD, WHITE COCKATOO, WHO WAS REARED BY MEMBERS OF C COMPANY, 2/7 INFANTRY BATTALION, RESTING ON SERGEANT O'BRIEN'S SHOULDER WHILE HE ..