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Apoka Valley, Papua. c. 1942-03. The Regimental Band, 135th Medical Regiment, U.S. Army, playing in a tent in the grounds of the Port Moresby Evacuation Hospital. In 1942-05 the Regimental Band was ..

Dumpu, New Guinea. 1943-12-19. A native carrying a bag of Christmas parcels for the soldiers, which has just been unloaded from an aircraft at the Dumpu airstrip in the Ramu Valley area

Apoka Valley, Papua. 1943-02. A Jeep powered sawmill cutting timber for the 750-bed Port Moresby Evacuation Hospital erected on the site by the 135th Medical Regiment, U.S. Army. Construction began ..

Apoka Valley, Papua. c. 1942-03. The Regimental Band, 135th Medical Regiment, U.S. Army, playing in the grounds of the Port Moresby Evacuation Hospital. In 1942-05 the Regimental Band was posted to ..

Cape Hoskins, New Britain. 1944-10-09. Local natives unloading an United States barge delivering stores and equipment to the 36th Infantry Battalion, Australian Military Forces. A wrecked Japanese ..

Lae, New Guinea. 1944-11-15. NX141327 Sergeant K. Weeber operating an universal grinder at the 2/7th Advanced Workshops, AIF

Doyabie Area, Bougainville. 1944-11-23. Troops of the 9th Infantry Battalion, 7th Australian Infantry Brigade, crossing the Laruma River near the end of the Numa Numa Trail. They were moving ..

Torokina, Bougainville. 1945-04. HMA Motor Launch AM1496, a thirty eight foot fast supply launch engaged in special intelligence duties in the Solomons - New Ireland area

Garaina, New Guinea. ?1943. Crew of an Avro Anson aircraft of No. 33 Squadron RAAF in front of their aircraft (59) with a group of local native men and boys. The crew were delivering food and ..

Puriata River Area, Bougainville. 1944-12-31. A 3 inch 50 calibre Dual Purpose Gun on a modified United States Landing Craft Infantry gunboat firing on Japanese positions in the area during a ..

Jacquinot Bay, New Britain. 1945-03-10. NX442 Colonel J.A. McComb, Director of Docks, Land Headquarters, on the left, with VX14904 Captain F. Boland, 33rd Australian Port Operating Company, at the ..

Lae, New Guinea. 1945-04-29. Interior view of Ward 1 of the 2/7th Australian General Hospital