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Sydney, NSW, c 1945. Portrait of Patricia Finnigan. Patricia's father, NX94709 Private W.J. Finnigan, A Company, 30th Battalion, while serving in New Guinea sent Patricia for her seventh birthday a ..

Cape Wom, Wewak, New Guinea. 1945-09-13. Lieutenant General Hatazo Adachi, General Officer Commanding VX111 Japanese Army, accompanied by an interpreter, arrives to attend the surrender ceremony, ..

Astrolabe Bay, Madang, New Guinea, 1945-08. 'Frog 'Ollow', a nickname for part of the officers' lines at Headquarters, RAAF Northern Command (NORCOM). A narrow pathway runs between tents occupied ..

Madang, New Guinea, 1945-09-15. A well-constructed latrine or dunny at Headquarters, RAAF Northern Command (NORCOM). The latrine consists of a timber frame with hessian walls and a corrugated iron ..

Kirawina Island, New Guinea, 1945-02. Officers from Headquarters, RAAF Northern Command (NORCOM), watch as Kirawina natives trade wooden carvings

Garoka, New Guinea, 1945-11. Aerial view of the RAAF Aircrew Rest Camp known as 'Lamana', meaning 'Eternal Springs', which is located in the highlands at an altitude of 5,000 feet. The camp ..

Kerawari River, Wewak area, New Guinea, 1945-06. Aerial view of a Supermarine Walrus amphibian aircraft of No. 111 Air Sea Rescue Flight RAAF at rest on the Kerawari River, during the rescue of the ..

Madang, New Guinea, 1945-08-03. Stark naked, 82586 Flying Officer (FO) Allen Robert Griffiths (left), Administrative and Special Duties (A&SD) Intelligence, Headquarters, RAAF Northern Command ..

Madang, New Guinea, 1945-10. Aerial view of Madang Harbour, showing several ships at anchor and, at left, two Consolidated Catalina flying boats floating on the water

Garoka, New Guinea, 1945-11. The makeshift outdoors cinema (left) at the RAAF Aircrew Rest Camp known as 'Lamana', meaning 'Eternal Springs', which is located in the highlands at an altitude of ..

Rabaul, New Britain, 1945-10. Elevated view from a hillside, showing Simpson Harbour (left) and the road known as Malungai Avenue stretching away to low hills in the distance

Rabaul, New Britain, 1945-10. The ruins of the Burns Philp Company's warehouse and wharves on the shores of Simpson Harbour. In the background, several barges and ships ride at anchor on the waters ..