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MILNE BAY, NEW GUINEA. 1943-06-26. QX52592 DRIVER W.L. LAVERACK-ROBINSON (LEFT) AND QX37976 SERGEANT A.E. SMITH, OF THE TRANSPORT SECTION, 5TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION, DOING MAINTENANCE ON A JEEP

MILNE BAY, NEW GUINEA. 1943-06-26. QX43433 SIGNALMAN L.J. CALLEN (LEFT) AND Q46579 PRIVATE H.J. SMITH MARCHING OUT OF THE SIGNAL OFFICE, HEADQUARTERS, 5TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION

MILNE BAY, NEW GUINEA. 1943-06-26. QX36373 WARRANT-OFFICER (I) C.E. TUCKER AND QX44113 STAFF-SERGEANT K.T. QUINN (CATCHING BALL), "G" STAFF, 5TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION PLAYING VOLLEY BALL

KILO 89 CAMP, PALESTINE. 1942-12. GUINEA PIGS BRED BY MEDICAL OFFICERS AT NO. 8 AUSTRALIAN SPECIAL HOSPITAL WHERE THEY ARE CONSTANTLY NEEDED FOR BLOOD TESTS OF VENEREAL CASES BUT ARE DIFFICULT TO ..

LANGWARRIN, AUSTRALIA. 1943-04. ERECTION OF A WIRE MESH NET FOR AN EXPERIMENT IN SUPPLY-DROPPING FROM AIRCRAFT, ON TO A PREPARED CATCHMENT AREA, UNDER CONDITIONS SIMILAR TO THOSE ENCOUNTERED IN NEW ..

LAVERTON, VIC. 1943-04. WING-COMMANDER TOWNSEND OF 67 SQUADRON, RAAF AFTER BRIEFING THE PILOT AND AIR CREW, WATCHES THEM BOARD THE AIRCRAFT FROM WHICH THEY WILL DROP SUPPLY-CONTAINERS ON TO A ..

LANGWARRIN, AUSTRALIA. 1943-04. FULL LENGTH VIEW OF THE PREPARED CATCHMENT AREA USED IN AN EXPERIMENT, UNDER CONDITIONS SIMILAR TO THOSE ENCOUNTERED IN NEW GUINEA, IN SUPPLY-DROPPING FROM AIRCRAFT, ..

LAVERTON, VIC. 1943-04. HARMLESS SUPPLY CONTAINERS INSTEAD OF BOMBS. THE CONTAINERS WHICH ARE BEING USED IN AN EXPERIMENTAL SUPPLY DROPPING PROJECT, ARE SEEN HERE BEING LOADED INTO THE AIRCRAFT IN ..

GRAFTON, NSW. 1943-04. BLISTERS SUSTAINED BY ARMY PERSONNEL TAKING PART IN CHEMICAL WARFARE EXPERIMENTS NEAR LAKE HIAWATHA. THE PERSONNEL WERE ACTING AS HUMAN "GUINEA PIGS" AND ENTERED AN AREA THAT ..

NAMATANAI, NEW IRELAND. EXTERIOR OF THE DISTRICT OFFICER'S RESIDENCE. (COLONEL S.S. MCKENZIE COLLECTION)

MOUNT MARTHA, VIC. 1943-05-18. A CEREMONIAL PARADE OF TWO BATTALIONS OF U.S. MARINES TO HONOUR MEN OF THE SEVENTH AND SEVENTEENTH MARINE REGIMENTS WHO DISTINGUISHED THEMSELVES ON GUADALCANAL. MAJOR ..

MOUNT MARTHA, VIC. 1943-05-18. MAJOR GENERAL A. A. VANDEGRIFT (LEFT), COMMANDING FIRST U.S. MARINE DIVISION, CONGRATULATES SECOND LIEUTENANT MITCHELL PAIGE, SEVENTH U.S. MARINE REGIMENT, FOLLOWING ..