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Honolulu, Hawaii. c. 1914. The German ship, Nurnberg, in Honolulu Harbour before war was declared. The Nurnberg was a coal burning light cruiser built in 1908 and could travel at a top speed of ..

Fanning Island. 7 September 1914. The collier ship that attended the Nurnberg as they sailed into the harbour at Fanning Island, both flying the French flag. The Nurnberg was sent to Fanning Island ..

1943-04-14. NEW GUINEA. AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERYMEN SETTING A BARBWIRE ENTANGLEMENT IN AN AREA IN NEW GUINEA. FROM WHICH THE JAPANESE HAD BEEN DRIVEN OUT. IN FOREGROUND, LEFT TO RIGHT: GUNNER A.C. ..

1943-04-20. NEW GUINEA. JAPANESE LANDING BARGES SUNK DURING AN UNSUCCESSFUL ATTACK HAVE NOW BEEN SALVAGED. THE BARGES ARE BEING REPAIRED FOR USE BY AUSTRALIAN FORCES. (NEGATIVE BY N. BROWN)

1943-04-16. NEW GUINEA. MILNE BAY. BEAUFORT BOMBERS PRACTICE AT MILNE BAY. (NEGATIVE BY N. BROWN)

1943-04-16. NEW GUINEA. MILNE BAY. AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH OF THE COASTAL STRIP WHERE THE MILNE BAY BATTLE WAS FOUGHT

1943-04-16. NEW GUINEA. MILNE BAY. BEAUFORT BOMBERS PRACTICE AT MILNE BAY. (NEGATIVE BY N. BROWN)

1943-04-14. NEW GUINEA. MOSQUITO CONTROL. NATIVE BOYS EACH WEEK SPRAY ALL CREEK MARGINS, WATER HOLDS, WHEEL RUTS, WATER LOGGED TRACKS, ETC. IN 1942-12, MALARIA INCIDENCE RESULTED IN 8.9% OF TROOPS ..

MILNE BAY, PAPUA. 1943-04-14. DECORATIONS FOR FUZZY-WUZZIES. NEARLY THREE THOUSAND NATIVES HELD A FEAST AT MILNE BAY AFTER SIX OF THEIR MEMBERS RECEIVED MEDALS FOR LOYAL SERVICE DURING THE BATTLE ..

1943-04-16. NEW GUINEA. MILNE BAY. HILLS FALL SHEER TO THE WATER, AND ARE COVERED WITH KUNAI GRASS FROM THREE TO TEN FEET HIGH. THE HILL SLOPES WERE LITTERED WITH THE BODIES OF JAPANESE WHO TRIED ..

1943-04-28. AUSTRALIA AT WAR. THIS PICTURE SHOWS MRS REVA SCOTT, WHOSE HUSBAND IS AN A.I.F. SOLDIER NOW IN NEW GUINEA, CHECKING THE WEIGHT OF A 15 LB. DRUM OF CARROTS BEFORE IT IS SEALED. (NEGATIVE ..

1943-04-20. NEW GUINEA. MILNE BAY. HILLS FALL SHEER TO THE WATER, AND ARE COVERED WITH KUNAI GRASS FROM THREE TO TEN FEET HIGH. THE HILL SLOPES WERE LITTERED WITH THE BODIES OF JAPANESE WHO TRIED ..