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Milne Bay, Papua. 1943. Japanese invasion barge destroyed by fighter aircraft of the Royal Australian Air Force during the Japanese landing in 1942-08

Papua-New Guinea, c. 1943. Led by an Australian soldier (in the background), a line of native stretcher-bearers (sometimes called fuzzy wuzzy angels) and other helpers threads its way down a ..

Papua, c. 1943. Members of the Papuan Infantry Battalion on parade with their rifles in a rural area

Milne Bay, Papua, 1944-05. The palm-roofed hut that served as the Officers' Mess at the base occupied by the Headquarters (HQ) of RAAF Northern Command

Papua-New Guinea, c. 1943. Native stretcher-bearers (often called fuzzy wuzzy angels) carry a wounded soldier on a stretcher down a muddy jungle track, as they evacuate him from the front. An ..

Milne Bay, Papua, 1944-03. Rear view of the main Administration Hut at the base occupied by the Headquarters (HQ) of RAAF Northern Command

Goodenough Island, D'Entrecasteaux Islands, Papua, 1944-04-11. Members of No. 26 Repair and Salvage Unit RAAF at work in the foreground on various aircraft engines. In the midground at left is a ..

Goodenough Island, D'Entrecasteaux Islands, Papua, 1944-03-10. The Air Intelligence Hut at the Headquarters of No. 71 Wing RAAF. The hut is partly covered by camouflage netting

Milne Bay, Papua, 1944-05-18. The palm-roofed hut that served as the Airmen's Mess at the base occupied by the Headquarters (HQ) of RAAF Northern Command

Pacific area, c. 1945. Judith Anderson (centre), an Australian-born stage and film actress, standing with two servicemen in front of an aircraft of the United States Army Air Force (USAAF) which ..

"Motor Ship 'Montevideo Maru' Propelling Machinery: Mitsubishi-Sulzer Diesel Engines. Built and Engined at the Nagasaki Works for the Osaka Shosen Kaisha's South American Service.". During the ..

Sogeri, New Guinea. 1943-06-26. Native labourers carrying a log across the Laloki River suspension bridge at the New Guinea School of Signals. The labourers were supplied by the Australian and New ..