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ORO BAY, NEW GUINEA. 1943. LIEUTENANT COMMANDER R. A. DENOVAN, RANVR, COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE CORVETTE HMAS BROOME, ABOARD THE WRECK OF THE DUTCH TRANSPORT SS BANTAM, SUNK IN A JAPANESE AIR RAID ..

PACIFIC OCEAN. 1940-06-12. MEMBERS OF THE SHIP'S COMPANY OF THE ARMED MERCHANT CRUISER HMAS MANOORA GATHERED AROUND THE PORT 6 INCH GUN ON HER FORECASTLE TO WATCH THE SINKING OF THE ITALIAN LINER ..

MILNE BAY. C.1943-04-14. THE BRIDGE CANOPY SHOWING THE ENTRANCE HOLE OF A BOMB WHICH PENETRATED THE BRIDGE STRUCTURE OF HMAS PIRIE BEFORE EXPLODING ON THE FORECASTLE. THE BOMB WAS DROPPED BY A ..

PORT HERVEY, PAPUA. 1943-05-09. MAKESHIFT REPAIRS TO BOMB DAMAGE TO THE SIDE PLATING OF THE MERCHANT VESSEL NOORA, DAMAGED BY JAPANESE AIR ATTACK. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)

DUGUMUR BAY, NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-14. STINSON L-5 SENTINEL AIRCRAFT 42-98713 OF THE USAAF PREPARING TO TAKE OFF FROM A BEACH STRIP. THESE PLANES ARE BEING USED TO TRANSPORT MEMBERS OF 1ST PUNJAB ..

DUGUMUR BAY, NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-14. A MORTAR CREW FROM 4TH INFANTRY BATTALION. LEFT TO RIGHT: NX120990 PRIVATE (PTE) R. V. BOULDEN; W21475 PTE G. CRAVEN; NX120921 PTE D. G. HESTER AND NX156597 ..

MADANG, NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-17. VX106327 LIEUTENANT R. L. MATHEWS, ADJUTANT (LEFT), WITH VX7562 MAJOR H. G. SWEET, SECOND-IN-CHARGE, OUTSIDE HIS TENT OFFICE IN THE CAMP AREA OF 58/59TH INFANTRY ..

DUGUMUR BAY, NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-14. STORES FOR 4TH INFANTRY BATTALION BEING UNLOADED FROM BARGES. AN ANTI-TANK GUN STANDS IN THE FOREGROUND

MADANG, NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-17. SIGNALS PERSONNEL OF HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, 58/59TH INFANTRY BATTALION, LISTENING TO A LECTURE BEING DELIVERED BY VX102577 SERGEANT (SGT) F. J. CRAIG (1) (FAR LEFT). ..

RAMU VALLEY, NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-18. THE VALLEY VIEWED FROM SHAGGY RIDGE. A PATROL FROM 11TH DIVISION CARRIER COMPANY IS ACCOMPANYING LIEUTENANT R. B. EWER, OFFICIAL WAR ARTIST, MILITARY HISTORY ..

MADANG, NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-17. GROUP PORTRAIT OF OFFICERS AND OTHER RANKS OF D COMPANY, 58/59TH INFANTRY BATTALTION. LEFT TO RIGHT: FRONT ROW: VX113048 SERGEANT K. ROBERTSON; SX2311 WARRANT ..

MADANG, NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-17. COOKS AND THEIR ASSISTANTS SERVING LUNCH AT HEADQUARTERS, 15TH INFANTRY BRIGADE. THE UNIT IS LOCATED AT SIAR PLANTATION. LEFT TO RIGHT: VX135531 PRIVATE O. G. ..