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PAPUA. 1942-08. WOUNDED MEMBERS OF THE 39TH INFANTRY BATTALION MAKING THEIR WAY BACK ALONG A JUNGLE TRAIL TO THE BASE HOSPITAL. THEY ARE ALL SUFFERING FROM GUNSHOT WOUNDS SUSTAINED IN THE FIGHTING ..

NEW GUINEA, 1942-08-03. AMERICANS MAN A RUBBER BOAT COMING DOWN A RIVER IN NEW GUINEA WITH ITS CARGO WHILST THE NATIVE WORKMEN STAND BEHIND

NEW GUINEA, 1942-08-03. A.I.F. TROOPS FROM THE MIDDLE EAST NOW IN NEW GUINEA SOON MAKE FRIENDS WITH THE NATIVES WHO THEY CONSIDER ARE A FINE TYPE AND MUCH SUPERIOR TO SOME OF THE ARAB TRIBES

PAPUA. 1942-08-19. A DIGGER EXPLAINS HOW A CAPTURED JAPANESE MACHINE GUN IS OPERATED

PAPUA. 1942-08-19. AN AUSTRALIAN SOLDIER EXAMINES A DAMAGED JAPANESE STEEL HELMET WHICH HAD BEEN PIERCED BY A BULLET FROM A THOMPSON SUBMACHINE GUN. HE ALSO HOLDS A HANDFUL OF JAPANESE BANKNOTES. ..

PAPUA, NEW GUINEA. 1942-08. MUCH OF THE SUPPLIES FOR THE FORWARD AREA IN NEW GUINEA WHERE THE COUNTRY IS INACCESSIBLE TO WHEELED TRANSPORT, IS TAKEN FORWARD BY MULE PACK TEAMS WHICH ARE OPERATED BY ..

NEW GUINEA, 1942-08. WASHING DAY IN NEW GUINEA. AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS RUBBING, SCRUBBING AND BOILING THEIR SHIRTS AND SHORTS

NEW GUINEA, 1942-08. ONE WAY TO COMBAT THE MOSQUITO MENACE IN NEW GUINEA. THIS AUSTRALIAN SOLDIER READS MAIL FROM HOME OVER A FIRE OF SMOKING DRIED COCONUT SHELLS, WHICH GIVES OFF A VERY PUNGENT ..

NEW GUINEA, 1942-08. WASHING DAY IN NEW GUINEA. AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS RUBBING AND SCRUBBING THEIR SHIRTS AND SHORTS

NEW GUINEA, 1942-08. ONE WAY TO COMBAT THE MOSQUITO MENACE IN NEW GUINEA. THIS AUSTRALIAN SOLDIER READS MAIL FROM HOME OVER A FIRE OF SMOKING DRIED COCONUT SHELLS, WHICH GIVES OFF A VERY PUNGENT ..

NEW GUINEA, 1942-08-03. TO MAINTAIN A REGULAR SUPPLY OF GREEN VEGETABLES, TROOPS IN OUTLAYING POSTS IN NEW GUINEA, HAVE WRITTEN HOME TO THEIR FOLKS FOR SEEDS OF THE VARIOUS VARIETIES OF GREEN ..

PAPUA. 1942-08-19. AUSTRALIAN TROOPS SCANNING THE SKIES FOR ENEMY AIRCRAFT