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Airborne En Route to Lindenhafen, New Britain. 1944-01-17. View through the nose of a Beaufort Bomber aircraft of No. 100 Squadron RAAF, showing other Beaufort aircraft of Nos. 6, 8 and 100 ..

OFF KAHILI POINT, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-09-07. A JAPANESE SURRENDER ENVOY READING A MESSAGE FROM HIS COMMANDER, LIEUTENANT-GENERAL (LT-GEN) M. KANDA, COMMANDER, 17TH JAPANESE ARMY, TO COMMANDER A. E. ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-09-08. LIEUTENANT-GENERAL M. KANDA, COMMANDER, 17TH JAPANESE ARMY AND VICE ADMIRAL BARON SAMEJIMA, IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY, WALKING ALONG THE PONTOON WHARF AFTER ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-09-08. LIEUTENANT-GENERAL (LT-GEN) S. G. SAVIGE, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 2 CORPS, ACCEPTED THE SURRENDER OF ALL JAPANESE FORCES ON BOUGAINVILLE FROM LT-GEN M. KANDA, ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-09-08. CORSAIR FIGHTER AIRCRAFT OF THE ROYAL NEW ZEALAND AIR FORCE FLYING IN SQUADRON FORMATION OVER THE RAN FRIGATE, HMAS DIAMANTINA APPROACHING THE HARBOUR WITH THE ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-09-08. VICE-ADMIRAL BARON SAMEJIMA, IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY, SIGNING THE INSTRUMENT OF SURRENDER DURING A FORMAL SURRENDER CEREMONY AT HQ 2 CORPS. THE SURRENDER WAS ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-09-08. LIEUTENANT-GENERAL M. KANDA, COMMANDER, 17TH JAPANESE ARMY, READING THROUGH THE SURRENDER DOCUMENTS DURING THE SURRENDER CEREMONY AT HQ 2 CORPS

KARAWOP, NEW GUINEA, 1945-09-18. CPL H.N. CASTLES, EDUCATION SECTION, 2/6 CAVALRY COMMANDO REGIMENT, EXPLAINING TO PUPILS THE VARIOUS TYPES OF TIMBER

RATONGOR, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-09-18. AFTER THE SURRENDER OF THE JAPANESE, RED CROSS REPRESENTATIVE A. SCOFFORD, IS SEEN HANDING OUT CLOTHING TO CHINESE WOMEN INTERNEES, WHO WERE OVERJOYED WITH THE ..

RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-09-15. JAPANESE TROOPS WERE USED TO PREPARE CAMP SITES FOR HQ 11 DIVISION AND 4 INFANTRY BRIGADE. SHOWN, CHAPLAIN H.H. KETTLE, HQ 11 DIVISION, CLEARING HIS TENT SITE WITH ..

RAPOPO AIRSTRIP, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-09-19. JAPANESE MEDIUM AND LIGHT TANKS AND ARMOURED CARS LINED UP ON THE AIRSTRIP. MEMBERS OF 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT ARE PICTURED AMONGST THE TANKS

MALAGUNA, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-09-20. TROOPS OF 11 INFANTRY BATTALION, 13 INFANTRY BRIGADE, LINE UP FOR A CUP OF TEA SUPPLIED BY THE SALVATION ARMY AND THE AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND AT THE BEACH. ..