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KIRIWINA, TROBRIAND ISLANDS, PAPUA. 1943-11-12. LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN R. P. CONWAY OF KENSINGTON, NSW, WEARS A PROTECTIVE SUIT FOR FIGHTING FIRES AT CLOSE QUARTERS

SANANANDA, BUNA AREA. 1944-01. AERIAL VIEW OF THE DAMAGED SETTLEMENT. ITS FALL MARKED THE END OF THE FIGHTING IN PAPUA, AND THE END OF AN EXPERIENCE WHICH NONE OF THE HARDENED SOLDIERS WHO SURVIVED ..

KIRIWINA, TROBRIAND ISLANDS, PAPUA. C. 1943-11-12. FIGHTER PILOTS OF NO. 76 (KITTYHAWK) SQUADRON RAAF SHOOT CLAY PIGEONS WHILE ON "STANDBY". LEFT: SERGEANT (SGT) N. W. BUTLER, HABERFIELD, NSW; SGT ..

VIVIGANI, GOODENOUGH ISLAND, PAPUA. 1943-12-22. "MAJOR" BIRT, SALVATION ARMY REPRESENTATIVE WITH THE RAAF AT AN ADVANCED OPERATIONAL BASE WITH SOME OF THE NATIVE BOYS WHO HELP HIM

NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-22. BENDUO, A NATIVE WORKER WHO OPERATES THE FOUR-DISC COTTON-KING WHICH IS USED FOR HILLING AFTER PLANTING AND FOR THE VERY NECESSARY DRAINAGE OF FLAT AREAS IN THE RAAF GARDEN

VIVIGANI, GOODENOUGH ISLAND, PAPUA. 1943-12-26. AIRMEN OF NO. 30 (BEAUFIGHTER) SQUADRON RAAF, PLAYING A GAME OF CRICKET AT THE END OF LANDING STRIP. FLIGHT SERGEANT J. SMITH OF ADELAIDE, SA, IS ..

NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-22. TWO RAAF MEN AND THREE NATIVES (FUZZY-WUZZIES) AT WORK IN A THREE-ACRE PATCH OF CUCUMBERS ARE SURPRISED BY A PLANE WHICH COMES DOWN FOR A CLOSER INSPECTION

VIVIGANI, GOODENOUGH ISLAND, PAPUA. 1943-12-26. LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN H. MOSES OF NEWTON, NSW, AND NO. 30 (BEAUFIGHTER) SQUADRON RAAF, FOLDING A PARACHUTE FOR USE BY BEAUFIGHTER CREWS

VIVIGANI, GOODENOUGH ISLAND, PAPUA. 1943-12-26. FLYING OFFICER E. ROBINSON OF TORQUAY, QLD (LEFT), AND NO. 30 (BEAUFIGHTER) SQUADRON RAAF, CHECKING THE LOADING OF AMMUNITION INTO THE WING GUNS OF ..

MILNE BAY, PAPUA. C. 1942-10/11. AIRCRAFT OF NO. 75 (KITTYHAWK) SQUADRON RAAF, NO. 100 (BEAUFORT) SQUADRON RAAF AND NO. 30 (BEAUFIGHTER) SQUADRON RAAF AT GURNEY AIRSTRIP

VIVIGANI, GOODENOUGH ISLAND, PAPUA. C. 1943-11. RAAF PUBLIC RELATIONS PARTY IN THEIR VEHICLE NO. RAAF 204514. LEFT TO RIGHT: FLIGHT LIEUTENANT (FLT LT) JOHN HARRISON, OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHER; PILOT ..

NEW GUINEA. C. 1943. LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN K. W. GILL OF SYDNEY, NSW, WHO IS SERVING WITH A RAAF UNIT AND COLLECTS BUTTERFLIES IN THE JUNGLE. HE MADE A HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OUT OF A PIECE OF GLASS ..