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'After the war', Bougainville bomb scared ruins, Rabaul
Art
Maker: Rowed, Reg
Situated near the site of the old town at Rabaul are the remains of Japanese installations. Japanese parties can be seen cleaning up the mess, New Britain.ART23724
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Anonymous
Manuscript
Title: `To Find a Path: The History of the PIR'. Brief history of the Pacific Islands Regiment from its inception in 1940 until 1968. It gives details of operations in which the PIR was involved, its ...MSS1215
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Approach to Artillery Ridge
Art
Maker: Abbott, Harold
The approach to Artillery Ridge is one that gives defenders maxiumum assistance in the form of a narrow ridge and steep slopes with little cover. The approach was made under a mortar and artillery bar...ART22655
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Arm injury - amputation
Art
Maker: Aubrey-Crowe, George
Australian Military Forces, Services Reconnaissance Department, Native Constabulary; R416 Warrant 1 Yauwiga (or Yauwika) DCM, M Special, AMF, with loyalty medal, left arm amputated below elbow, wearin...ART24397
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Army type
Art
Maker: Beck, Richard
A sketch of an unidentified soldier in Bougainville. The seated man is wearing shorts and a singlet top.ART25957
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As the tree falls
Art
Maker: Abbott, Harold
This is not a particular wayside grave but is like many others that were seen. There would usually be a simple fence, a cross made from split bamboo or wood, and an inscription punched by mail on a sq...ART22487
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Auster airstrip near Puriata River, Bougainville - Oxley Field, Bougainville
Art
Maker: Rowed, Reg
Auster airstrip of the Royal Australian Air Force near Puriata River, Bougainville - Oxley Field, Bougainville.ART22418
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Austers
Art
Maker: Rowed, Reg
Maintenance on Austers "Butch IV, No.9, Royal Australian Air Force,( RAAF), Oxley Field, near Puriata River, South Bougainville.ART25211
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Australian Army Major
Art
Maker: Beck, Richard
A sketch of an unidentified Major, AMF, a telephone is placed in front of him.ART25961
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Babbage, Maxwell Eden (Captain b.1908 - d.1963)
Private Record
Maker: Babbage, Maxwell Eden
Papers relate to Babbage's contractual service with U.S. Army Small Ship's Division. Babbage had previously prepared detailed engineering maps of Buka and Bougainville Islands and had a detailed knowl...PR00429
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Bassett, Albert Donald (Corporal, DCM, 57th/60th Bn, AMF)
Private Record
Maker: Bassett, Albert Donald
CITATION FOR AWARD OF THE DCM TO CPL BASSETT FOR "LEADERSHIP AND COURAGE" AT TRACK JUNCTION, BOUGAINVILLEPR83/092
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Battlefield, South Bougainville
Art
Maker: Herman, Sali
This picture shows what bombing and artillery fire made the jungle look like, yet our men were living in dug-outs covered with heavy timber and a few painted tent flaps. On the day the artist sketched...ART22842
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Beaufort
Art
Maker: Rowed, Reg
A Beaufort aircraft at 10 Local Air Supply Unit, (L.A.S.U), Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF),Piva, Bougainviulle, August 1945.ART25219
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Between tent rows
Art
Maker: Abbott, Harold
A characteristic scene in local camps. Australian tents are supported by rough posts to which cross pieces have been tied. The tents are attached to this frame work instead of to pegs in the ground, a...ART21446
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Blair, John Murray (Lieutenant Colonel, b.? - d.1985)
Private Record
Maker: Blair, John Murray
Papers of Lieutenant-Colonel Doctor John Murray Blair relating to his position as commanding officer of the 11 Field Ambulance at Milne Bay during the Second World War. Items include correspondence p...PR03006
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Bomb Dump
Art
Maker: Rowed, Reg
Dispersed in a cutting through the jungle, the bombs are conveyed to the airstrip for loading on the small trolleys and drawn by a tractor, seen right middle distance. A plane on the strip awaiting lo...ART22422
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Bougainville battlefield
Art
Maker: Abbott, Harold
Showing the desolation of Artillery Ridge, which was captured by 9th Australian Infantry Battalion. A track has been cut around the side of the ridge by the Pioneers to avoid the steep climb over the ...ART22656
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BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-01-27. VX13 LIEUTENANT-GENERAL S.G. SAVIGE, CB, CBE, DSO, MC, ED, ...
Photograph
BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-01-27. VX13 LIEUTENANT-GENERAL S.G. SAVIGE, CB, CBE, DSO, MC, ED, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING, 2ND AUSTRALIAN CORPS THANKING MEMBERS OF THE 58/59TH INFANTRY BATTALION PLAYERS ...786700
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Bunsell, Aylmer William Campbell (Major, b.1912 - d.1991)
Private Record
Maker: Bunsell, Aylmer William Campbell
Records of 24 Battalion (AIF) Association editorial committee of which Aylmer Bunsell was chairman over 1961-1969, documenting the Association's organisation, activities and membership over 1943-1957....PR00068
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Byrne, J H ED (Lieut-Colonel b.1913)
Private Record
Maker: Byrne, Joseph Henry
Daily bulletins titled "Cyclone" and "Tempest", providing a detailed record at battalion and company level of operations against the Japanese between May-August 1945. Describes patrols, ambushes, casu...PR00446
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Captured Japanese 150mm Howitzer
Art
Maker: Abbott, Harold
Drawn on the day after capture when the site was comparatively undisturbed. This gun had been responsible for a certain amount of shelling during weeks previous to its capture. The gun had obviously b...ART21455
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Carter, M K
Manuscript
Maker: Carter, M K
Manuscript titled `A small ship's saga'. Carter has used his own and others' reminiscences to write an anecdotal history of WWII service on Australian Army small ships and in post war reconstruction w...MSS1259
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Chapel service at Toko
Art
Maker: Herman, Sali
Toko; 3rd Australian Division; service in improvised chapel in jungleART22852
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Commander Japanese Imperial Navy
Art
Maker: Casey, Gordon Brown
Portrait of Commander of the Japanese Imperial Navy of the Marine Section, Ikegama Iwao.ART94051
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Commodore John Collins
Art
Maker: Hanke, Henry
Portrait of Commodore John Augustine Collins, CB, later Vice Admiral, KBE. In the early war years, Collins commanded HMAS 'Sydney' in the Mediterranean. Australians celebrated a great naval victory wh...ART22617
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Corporal Reid
Art
Maker: Rowed, Reg
Piva; No 5 Mobile Works (later Airfield Construction) Squadron; Corporal Reid, Fitter 2E, No 5 Sqdn RAAFART25248
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Corsair maintenance
Art
Maker: Rowed, Reg
A Vought Corsair aircraft of the Royal New Zealand Air Force under repair at 31 Servicing Unit, R.N.Z.A.F at Piva Airstrip, Bougainville.ART25227
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Coulson, Kenneth Montague (Private, b.1925 - d.1945)
Private Record
Maker: Coulson, Kenneth Montague
Letter related to the Second World War service of WX22555 Private Kenneth Montague Coulson 24 Australian Infantry Battalion. Wallet 1 of 1 contains a letter Private Coulson wrote to his brother Ernes...PR04736
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Court, Sir Charles (Assistant Quartermaster General), AK, KCMG, OBE
Private Record
Maker: Court, Charles
Report written by Sir Charles Court in 2002, describing the disarming and relocation of Japanese forces after their formal surrender to Lieutenant General Savige in Bougainville, 1945. During this pe...PR03053
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Crashed fighter plane
Art
Maker: Herman, Sali
This plane was returning from a raid and about to land when it crashed at the end of the Torokina airstrip. The pilot was killed. It is a Vought F4U Corsair fighter aircraft.ART22843
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Deserted camp
Art
Maker: Beck, Richard
The remains of a deserted camp on Bougainville including an abandoned tent and sheets of corrugated iron are shown.ART26091
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Disembarkation at Toko
Art
A frequent scene ay Toko during the Second World War; men, equipment and stores are hurriedly disembarked and the stores hastily stacked all ready to be carried on to the forward areas within half an ...ART22485
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Elliott-Smith, Sydney (Lieutenant Colonel, MID, Papuan Infantry Bn, AIF b.1900)
Private Record
Maker: Elliott-Smith, Sydney
OPERATIONAL REPORTS ON THE PROGRESS OF BN ACTION ON BOUGAINVILLE, INCLUDING REGULAR INFORMAL REPORTS BY THE COMPANY COMMANDERS, WEEKLY SUMMARIES PREPARED FOR HQPIR AND GENERAL PAPERS COVERING BN ACTIV...PR88/213
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Embarkation at Freddie Beach
Art
Maker: Abbott, Harold
Freddie Beach is between Tsimba Ridge and Soraken peninsula, where the swell is broken by the various islands, coral, and otherwise that can be seen in the distance in the painting. The large island i...ART22489
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Entrance to Headquarters 2 Australian Corps
Art
Maker: Abbott, Harold
The petrol dump at the entrance to Headquarters 2 Australian Corps in Bougainville. At the Headquarters different companies were utilised for providing specialised services, such as medical aid, techn...ART22652
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Ewen, John Henry (Private, b.1915 - d.1981)
Private Record
Maker: Ewen, John Henry
TWO DIARIES AND TWO MAPS KEPT BY SGT EWEN RECORDING IN SOME DETAIL THE CAMPAIGN IN BOUGAINVILLE PARTICULARLY TROOP MOVEMENTS AND HIS VIEWS ON COMBAT TACTICS AND THE MORALE OF THE TROOPSPR89/190
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Felling trees for block houses, Artillery Ridge
Art
Maker: Hele, Ivor
Australian soldiers felling trees to make block houses, Artillery Ridge, Bougainville.ART90286
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Field, John, Brigadier, CBE, DSO, ED, b: 1899 d: 1974
Manuscript
Maker: Field, John
Typescript of Field's manuscript history of his militia service and war time experiences "Warriors for the working day". Item (1) carbon copy with manuscript amendments. Chapters 1-12 plus extra copie...MSS0785
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From the Observation Post
Art
Maker: Abbott, Harold
Looking down from an Observation Post onto the many regular activities of a camp. The Officers' Mess is the long building, centre back, with the kitchen at the rear. Two lads are drawing water from a ...ART21456
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Fry's Crossing
Art
Maker: Abbott, Harold
A rainstorm is starting just as the Pioneers are returning from the other side of the River Doiabi, where the artillery, engineers, Australian New Guinea Administration Unit and the Advanced Dressing ...ART21447
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Gailer, Ron K.
Manuscript
Maker: Gailer, Ron K
Typescript history (94 pages) titled `100 odd mates: the story of the 2nd Mountain Battery - AIF' written by Ron K. (Slim) Gailer and edited by Edd (Springheel) Morris. The manuscript provides a detai...MSS1643
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General Kanda's house, Buin
Art
Maker: Rowed, Reg
Lieutenant-General Masatane Kanda, commanded 17th Japanese Army and was Officer-in-Charge of all Japanese Forces on Bougainville and adjacant islands.ART25237
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Getting the 3-tonner ashore at Toko
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
Whilst the Australian Landing Craft were invaluable for conveying personnel and equipment in this area, the heavy surf often created a great deal of trouble. In this case the vehicle, a 3-ton truck, s...ART21460
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Giants' Combat
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
Two giant banyan trees, a species of 'strangler' fig tree, are locked together in an epic struggle. Such trees were common in the Bougainville area, and often had huge trunks of extremely complex stru...ART21454
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Gibson, John McLeod (Captain, b.1917 - d.?)
Private Record
Maker: Gibson, John McLeod 'Hoot'
Papers of Captain (Capt) Gibson relating his experiences during the Second World War. Capt Gibson wrote a memoir covering service with the 2/26th Battalion, including action at Bougainville in 1945. ...PR01846
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Godwin, James Gowing (Captain, b.1923 - d.1995)
Private Record
Maker: Godwin, James Gowing
Collection relating to the Second World War service of Captain James Gowing Godwin. Collection consists of photocopies of "Weekly Investigation Reports" and "Reports of Investigation Officer" compil...PR01088
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Gregory, Robert Carlton (Major, b.1909)
Private Record
Maker: Gregory, Robert Carlton
REPORT COMPILED BY BRIG R F MONAGHAN ENTITLED "HISTORY OF OPERATIONS, BOUGAINVILLE 29 NOV 1944 - 23 JUNE 1945"PR82/180
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Hill, Mervyn Lawrence (Private, b.1925)
Private Record
Maker: Hill, Mervyn Lawrence
Papers of Private Mervyn Lawrence 'Laurie' Hill relating to his service in the Second World War. Hill wrote a memoir titled, 'Pitt Street Commandos - Mopping up on Bougainville with the 26th Battalio...PR04015
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HMAS "Westralia"
Art
Maker: Norton, Frank
Landing Craft Vehicle-Personnel in rough weather at Bougainville. Drawn form HMAS "Westralia".ART21139
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Horsfall, Edward James (NX161421, Sapper, Ausrtalian Army, b. 1920)
Manuscript
Maker: Horsfall, Edward James
Spiral bound manuscript relating to the Second World War service of NX161421 Sapper Edward James Horsfall, Australian Army. Horsfall's memoirs detail his war experience with the 23rd Field Company, R...MSS1980
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Hudspeth, J B (2nd Aust Mountain Battery, AIF)
Private Record
Maker: Hudspeth, J B
ACCOUNT OF SERVICE BETWEEN 1945-1946 IN BOUGAINVILLE DESCRIBING EVERYDAY CONDITIONS, ACTION AGAINST JAPANESE, VISIT BY MINISTER FOR ARMYPR86/380
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Japanese Army Officer's Shin-Gunto Sword and Scabbard : Brigadier J Field, 7 (Militia) Brigade, Australian Army
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Japanese Shin-gunto Army officer's sword and scabbard. The hilt has the standard army style gilded brass Shin-gunto fittings with cherry blossom menuki (hilt ornament) on each side of the handle under...REL34476
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Japanese Instrument of Surrender
Private Record
INSTRUMENT OF SURRENDER OF JAPANESE FORCES AND WARLIKE STORES ON THE ISLAND OF BOUGAINVILLE AND ADJACENT ISLANDS. PHOTOGRAPHIC NEGATIVE OF SURRENDER DOCUMENT.EXDOC137
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Japanese naval officers sword and scabbard : Lieutenant R P Cummins, 61 Battalion
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Japanese Naval Kai-gunto officer's sword and scabbard. The hilt has the standard navy style gilded copper kai-gunto fittings. It has brown tape binding over black same (ray skin) and three cherry blos...REL41096
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Japanese prisoner, (Bougainville)
Art
Maker: Herman, Sali
Portrait of a Japanese soldier at Bougainville, New Guinea. 'At this time prisoners were very scarce and our Intelligence objected for reasons of their own to portraying any of them. The one I painted...ART22850
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Japanese Shin-Gunto Officer's Sword and Scabbard : Brigadier J Field, 7 (Militia) Brigade, Australian Army
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Japanese Shin-gunto Army officer's sword and scabbard. The hilt has the standard army style gilded brass Shin-gunto fittings with cherry blossom menuki (hilt ornament) on each side of the handle under...REL34475
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Jungle Light Aid Detachment
Art
Maker: Abbott, Harold
241 Light Aid Detachment (LAD), attached to 7th Australian Infantry Brigade show the workings of a typical LAD unit . The LAD units were responsible for the repair and maintenance of the regiment's ve...ART21461
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Keating, Gavin (Lieutenant b: 1973)
Manuscript
Maker: Keating, Gavin
Collection relating to the Second World War service of Lieutenant General Stanley George Stavige, II Corps (formerly 17 Brigade and 3 Division), 1939-1945. Wallet 1 of 1 – Wallet contains Lieutenant ...MSS1604
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King, Bruce Joseph Charles
Manuscript
Maker: King, Bruce Joseph Charles
A digital file (PDF) consisting of a 51-page typed illustrated manuscript titled "BOUGAINVILLE 1944-1945. Bougainville as one soldier saw it and lived it. His mission and his stories", written and com...MSS2152
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Landing Japanese on Fauro Island
Art
Maker: Rowed, Reg
Approximately 18,000 Japanese from the Buin area were transported over 60 kilometers by sea to the Fauro Group. Australian barges carred the main body and this picture shows the scene on one of the be...ART25245
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Lovett-Cameron, Harry Edward MC (Lieutenant b.1919 - d.1953)
Private Record
Maker: Lovett-Cameron, Harry Edward
Diaries providing details of observation and reporting of Japanese Forces (air, naval and land) on Bougainville in 1942-1943, assistance provided by indigenous Bougainvilleans, situation and supply of...PR00571
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Lunch hour
Art
Maker: Norton, Frank
Five minute sketch of lunch hour in HMAS "Westralia", Bougainville.ART21134
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Magata (Major-General)
Private Record
Postcard in Japanese, origin unknown. Copy of a letter from Magata to Brigadier Garrett concerning the handing over of Japanese swords, and the importance attached to these 'Nipponto'. Copy of a poem ...PR00357
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Marquis, Leonard Stanley (Flying Officer, b.1916 - d.1993)
Private Record
Maker: Marquis, Leonard Stanley
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 26405 Flying Officer Leonard Stanley Marquis, Royal Australian Air Force, Allied Translator and Interpreter Service, Pacific Islands and HMAS Dia...AWM2019.62.1
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Matthews, Geoffrey Ronald (Colonel, DSO ED, 2/10th Bn AIF and 9th Bn, AMF b.1910 - d.1987)
Private Record
Maker: Matthews, Geoffrey Ronald
DETAILED DIARIES KEPT BY MATTHEWS FOR THE ENTIRE WAR DESCRIBING ALL ASPECTS OF HIS WAR SERVICE ESPECIALLY IN NEW GUINEA AND BOUGAINVILLE AND INCLUDING DETAILS OF TROOP MOVEMENTS, ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES...PR89/079
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May, Phillip Herbert (Sergeant, b: 1921)
Manuscript
Maker: May, Phillip Herbert
Manuscript titled "The Final Battle for Slaters Knoll in Bougainville on 5 April 1945 : The Truth about our Diggers Bloody Victory". Discusses the official record of the battle and recollections of me...MSS0712
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McDonald, Alex K.(European Medical Assistant (Ema))
Private Record
Maker: McDonald, Alex K
MEMOIRS ENTITLED "BOUGAINVILLE NON-COMBATANT", BEING AN ACCOUNT OF THE WORK OF AN EMA AT LARUMA RIVER NATIVE BASE HOSPITAL, MEDICAL PATROL WORK AND REHABILITATION WORK NEAR BUIN ROAD, HARI, MIVO RIVER...PR83/220
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Mihari, Bougainville native
Art
Maker: Watson, Douglas
Portrait of a man who was native to Bougainville, Papua New Guinea.ART22695
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Movement seen
Art
Maker: Abbott, Harold
A corporal and two privates are cautiously approaching a Japanese position which they imagine to be neutralised. One proposes to go forward to make sure whilst he is covered by the other two. In the f...ART22484
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No. 5 Squadron RAAF, Piva airstrip Bougainville - the new engine
Art
Maker: Rowed, Reg
Personnel of No.5 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force hoisting a new aero engine in readiness to fit it in an aircraft.ART22420
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Notes on diversity of Japanese clothing
Art
Maker: Rowed, Reg
This drawing shows a series of sketches on the diversity of Japanese clothing as worn by Japanese prisoners-of-war during the Second World War. One sketch is identified as CMD Tarahashi (second left) ...ART25239
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(NX41042) Lionel Percy Vivian Veale, as a sergeant, 'M' Special Unit, interviewed by Daniel Connell for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45.
Sound
Maker: Veale, Lionel Percy Vivian Connell, Daniel Veale, Lionel Percy Vivian
Lionel Percy Vivian Veale, as a sergeant, 'M' Special Unit, interviewed by Daniel Connell for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45.S00751
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Officer's batman
Art
Maker: Beck, Richard
A sketch of an unidentified soldier, officer's batman (profile view) sitting on a box.ART25962
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Officer's batman
Art
Maker: Beck, Richard
A sketch of an unidentified soldier, officer's batman (front view) sitting ona box.ART25963
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Officer's tent
Art
Maker: Beck, Richard
A sketch of an officer's tent at Bougainville, a line of washing is shown on the left side.ART25959
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Officer's tent
Art
Maker: Beck, Richard
A sketch of an officer's tent at Bougainville. The tent is numbered 15 and 15755. Within the tent are a camp stretcher bed and various items of clothing.ART25958
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Officer's tent
Art
Maker: Beck, Richard
A detailed sketch of an officer's tent in 'E' mess lines at Bougainville. The floor of the tent is raised off the groud using old oil drums as base supports.ART25986
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Old Japanese hut, Buka Passage
Art
Maker: Rowed, Reg
Hut at Japanese Naval Headquarters Buka Passage, Bougainville. Sketch made during surrender negotiations.ART25246
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O'Neill, Adrian L (Lieutenant, 38 Battalion)
Manuscript
Maker: O'Neill, Adrian L
THE POEMS WRITTEN DURING O'NEILL'S ACTIVE SERVICE IN THE SOLOMON ISLANDS AND BOUGAINVILLE, AND IN SYDNEY, SATIRISE OFFICIAL, PRESS AND HOME ATTITUDES COMPARED TO THE CONDITIONS OF JUNGLE FIGHTING. THE...MSS1328
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Operating table 2/1 AGH Bougainville
Art
Maker: Beck, Richard
A pencil sketch of an operating table at Bougainville 2/1 AGH.ART25965
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Parade of Papuan police boys
Art
Maker: Herman, Sali
Depicts a group of Papuan Police boys at a native compound outside Torokina, Bougainville.ART22848
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Partridge, Frank John (Private, VC, 8th Bn, AIF b.1924 - d.1964)
Private Record
Maker: Partridge, Frank John
AUTOGRAPHED JAPANESE OCCUPATION MONEY TAKEN BY PTE FRANK JOHN PARTRIDGE DURING THE ACTION ON BOUGAINVILLE FOR WHICH HE WAS AWARDED THE VC. LATER AUTOGRAPHED BY MEMBERS OF THE BNPR84/349
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Peace I Kamap Long Bogenvil
Art
Maker: Unknown
A poster made in Bougainville during the peacekeeping operations in 1998. The Truce Monitoring Group logo is set against a the background of palm fronds illuminating a sunset.ARTV09227
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Peace I Kamap Long Bogenvil
Art
Maker: Unknown
A poster made in Bougainville during the peacekeeping operations in 1998. The Truce Monitoring Group logo is set against a the background of palm fronds illuminating a sunset.ARTV09228
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Photograph of grave - from Staff sergeant Gordon William Wiley
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Grave marker of QX62379 Private (Pte) John Harold Hodgson, 25 Battalion AIF. After enlisting in Stanthorpe, Queensland, in September 1944, Pte Hodgson joined the 25th Battalion in New Guinea. Pte Hodg...P10026.004
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Photograph of Japanese Plane - from Staff sergeant Gordon William Wiley
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
A Bristol Beaufighter being prepared for a leaflet drop to Japanese forces to inform them of the Japanese surrender on 14 August 1945. The surrender was also conveyed by the Japanese characters on the...P10026.006
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Photograph of Soldiers under Japanese Plane - from Staff sergeant Gordon William Wiley
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
A Bristol Beaufighter being prepared for a leaflet drop to Japanese forces to inform them of the Japanese surrender on 14 August 1945. The surrender was also conveyed by the Japanese characters on the...P10026.005
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Photograph seated at desk - from Staff sergeant Gordon William Wiley
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Informal portrait of QX28022 Staff Sergeant (S Sgt) Gordon William Wiley, General Staff Intelligence (GSI), seated at a desk on the day of the Japanese surrender.P10026.001
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Photograph working at table - from Staff sergeant Gordon William Wiley
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Informal portrait of QX28022 Staff Sergeant (S SGT) Gordon William Wiley and VX18610 Lieutenant (Lt) Frank Sutherland King, both of General Staff Intelligence (GSI), the day of the Japanese surrender ...P10026.002
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POW compound, Torokina
Art
Maker: Herman, Sali
The artist painted this picture before the surrender. At that time there were only about eight prisoners in the compound. A whitish-looking dead tree, with angular branches against the background was ...ART22845
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Ransome, Len R (Private ?, 1st Aust Army Amenities Unit, AIF)
Private Record
Maker: Ransome, Len R
REMINISCENCES ENTITLED "THE PICTURE SHOW MAN (ARMY STYLE)" DESCRIBING HIS TIME AS A MOBILE CINEMA OPERATOR FROM 1943 TO 1946, ESPECIALLY AT MILNE BAY AND BOUGAINVILLEPR89/137
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Receiving deck cargo
Art
Maker: Norton, Frank
An Australian Landing Ship Detachment receiving deck cargo (truck and guns) in No.2 Hatch of HMAS "Westralia", Bougainville.ART21133
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Recorded music
Art
Maker: Abbott, Harold
The original sketch for this painting was made on the back of the programme while the artist was enjoying the concert. These concerts were organised by Army Education Service, and were varied - usuall...ART22488
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Rest day
Art
Maker: Beck, Richard
A man is shown resting on a camp stretcher bed inside a tent in Bougainville. On the main tent support pole is the number 25.ART26062
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Savige, Stanley George (Lieutenant General, KBE, CBE, CB, DSO, MC, ED, 2nd Aust Corps, AIF b.1890 - d.1954)
Private Record
Maker: Savige, Stanley George
Collection relating to the Second World War service of VX13 Lieutenant General Stanley George Savige, II Australian Corps, New Guinea and Australia, c. August - 19 September 1945. Wallet 1 of 1 - Col...PR90/086
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Searching Jap prisoners
Art
Maker: Rowed, Reg
Field Security Unit officers searching the gear of Japanese prisoners-of-war who have been brought by barge from Bougainville Island to Fauro Island for internment, Fauro Island, Solomons.ART25243
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Sergeant Reginald Rattey
Art
Maker: Godson, John Barclay
A portrait of Sergeant Reginald Roy Rattey VC, NX102964, A Company, 25 Battalion Australian Military Force. Corporal Rattey was an exceptional rather than a typical member of the 25th Battalion. Serge...ART27534
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Simpkins, Phyllis (Captain, b.1912)
Private Record
Maker: Simpkins, Phyllis
Recollections of service with 2/1 AGH as a nursing service; article on army nursing service; and questionnaire for research and writing of `Medical Pathfinders' by S. Simpson.PR00069
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Smith, Alan (Apprentice Ship's Officer, Australian Merchant Navy)
Manuscript
Maker: Smith, Alan
TITLED "F W E", MANUSCRIPT DESCRIBES LOADING OF AMMUNITION, WEAPONS AND BEER ON BOARD SS RIVER BURDEKIN IN JULY 1945 IN MELBOURNE AND SYDNEY. DESTINATION IS TORONINA ON BOUGAINVILLE, WHERE IN AUGUST, ...MSS1321