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Buna skyline
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Maker: Jack, Kenneth
Depicts a panoramic view of the coast, with watercraft and a ship in the sea, looking towards the mountains of Buna, New Guinea. In 1942, Buna was Tojo's stronghold on northern New Guinea. A prolific ...ART93481
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General Stuart American 1936 vintage tanks
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Maker: Hodgkinson, Roy
These 13 ton tanks which contributed to the fall of Buna were manned by "B" Squadron, 26th Australian Armoured Regiment. The pictured shows one of the tanks being unloaded from the "Marjory Jean", one...ART21698
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Kitty Hawk ready for take-off
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
USS Kitty Hawk, attack aircraft carrier just about to take off on a bombing mission over Buna Bay where 24 Japanese ships and 9 destroyers were believed to be heading towards Port Moresby. This plane ...ART29945
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Landing barges, Buna
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Depicts a number of ships, barges, sailing into the bay for landing at Buna, New Guinea at sunset or at dawn . In the foreground is the coast, with beach and a few dead palm tree fronds.ART28610
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Patrol in Arcadia
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Maker: Dargie, William
Dargie noted, "In some parts around Buna and Gona the troops came in contact with tropical scenery such as they had read about. The country seemed too beautiful for the savage war that was waged along...ART25915
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recto: Infantryman - Buna; verso: not titled [incomplete sketch of man and boat]
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Maker: Dargie, William
recto: A soldier is crouching beside a palm tree whilst the tanks attack a pill-box, Buna, New Guinea. verso: Incomplete sketch of a man and a partially assembled vessel.ART23176
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Tanks and infantry cleaning out square top Pill-boxes
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Maker: Dargie, William
Sketch of the 2/6th Australian Infantry Armoured Regiment and 2/9th Australian Infantry Battalion in action. Dargie noted, "The method of dealing with these square-top pillboxes was for the tank to b...ART21321
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To Oro Bay
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
After the fall of Buna, Oro Bay became the principal advanced base for further operations. Many of the merchant ships which made the passage from Milne Bay were Dutch. Single ships were usually escort...ART26359