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OFF MADANG, NEW GUINEA. 1944-05-14. MEMBERS OF THE CREW ABOARD THE RAN FRIGATE HMAS BARCOO PREPARE TO LOWER THE TENDER. THE VESSEL HAS RETURNED FROM AN ACTIVE PATROL NORTH OF MADANG

ALEXISHAFEN, NEW GUINEA. 1944-05-16. VX61632 PRIVATE C JENNINGS (1), AND VX26926 LANCE CORPORAL J REYNOLDS (2), MEMBERS OF THE 2/15TH FIELD AMBULANCE, USING THE PUMP AT THE OLD CATHOLIC MISSION TO ..

PORT MORESBY, PAPUA. 1942-07. THESE AUSTRALIAN INDEPENDENT LIGHT HORSE TROOP MEN ARE SERVING IN NEW GUINEA WHERE THEIR DUTIES INCLUDE CONSIDERABLE PATROL WORK, LEFT TO RIGHT:- DOUGLAS COCHRANE, ALF ..

PORT MORESBY, PAPUA. 1942-07. THE FIGHTING FACE OF THE LEADER OF AUSTRALIAN TROOPS IN NEW GUINEA, MAJOR-GENERAL B.M. MORRIS. GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING NEW GUINEA FORCE

PORT MORESBY, PAPUA. 1942-07. EXPERT HORSEMEN DURING PEACETIME, THESE QUEENSLANDERS ARE NOW SERVING WITH THE AUSTRALIAN INDEPENDENT LIGHT HORSE TROOP IN NEW GUINEA, LEFT TO RIGHT:- CLINTON ..

PORT MORESBY, PAPUA. 1942-07. AUSTRALIAN ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNNERS IN NEW GUINEA KEEP A SHARP LOOK-OUT FOR JAPANESE RAIDERS DURING AN "ALERT". NOTE SHELLS IN POSITION ON GUN, WITH MORE READY IN MAN'S ..

PORT MORESBY, PAPUA. 1942-07. AN A.I.F. "ACK ACK" GUNNER APPLYING GREASE TO THE BREECH MECHANISM OF AN ANTI AIRCRAFT GUN AFTER AN ENGAGEMENT WITH JAPANESE PLANES IN NEW GUINEA

PORT MORESBY, PAPUA. 1942-07. AN A.I.F. ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN CREW LEAP TO POSITIONS IN NEW GUINEA AS THE SPOTTER GIVES THE ALARM THAT JAPANESE PLANES ARE APPROACHING

PORT MORESBY, PAPUA. 1942-07. THESE GUNNERS FOUGHT GERMAN AND ITALIAN PLANES IN THE MIDDLE EAST. HERE THEY ARE SEEN MANNING AN ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN DURING A JAPANESE RAID IN NEW GUINEA. THEY WORK ..

PORT MORESBY, PAPUA. 1942-07. DAMAGED BUILDINGS IN PORT MORESBY TOWNSHIP AFTER A JAPANESE AIR-RAID

PORT MORESBY, PAPUA. 1942-07-11. AUSTRALIAN INFANTRYMEN TAKING PART IN MANOEUVRES, ADVANCING TO POSITIONS THROUGH THICK TIMBER AND LONG GRASS

PORT MORESBY, PAPUA. 1942-07-11. AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY MARCHING ALONG BUSH TRACKS AS THEY MOVE UP TO "ATTACK" DURING MANOEUVRES CARRIED OUT UNDER THE DIRECTION OF AN A.I.F. COMMANDER FROM THE MIDDLE ..