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Airstrip, Ozuki
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2 New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF), area near Chofu and Shimoniseki. This aerodrome was used for the training of Japanese kamikaze pilots during the later stages of the war. From here they would...ART26382
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Alongside BCOF ferry terminal, Koyo, Eta Jima
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Familiar scene to all travellers on the Koyo - Kure ferry.ART26383
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Boating, Lake Chuzenji
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Australian troops boating on Lake Chuzenji, in the Nikko area of Japan, 80 miles north of Tokyo during leave stay at the "Lakeside Hotel", one of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) chain...ART26540
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Bridge to the leave hostel, Beppu
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The Leave Hostel at Beppu, named "Hakuum Hostel", was a former favorite holiday place for Hirohito. British Commonwealth Occupation Force troops now relax in the once very exclusive holiday rendezvous...ART26734
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'Britcom Base' labour pool, Kure
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A large amount of Japanese labour is employed by the occupation forces and casuals and new people signed in are sorted out early in the morning at the pool.ART26378
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Epitomization of SNAFU, Otaki
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Wrecked oil refinery. Otaki is a repatriation area for returning Japanese POW. 2 New Zealand Expeditionary Force Cavalry Division are in control of the centre.ART26385
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Fallen idol, Hiroshima
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Ruined masonary and a fallen Buddah, are all that remain of a one time shrine.ART26372
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Hiro
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View across to the landscape near the Japanese town of Hiro. Pictured is the site of Headquarters 66th Australian Infantry Battalion, which situated in long buildings in the middle distance of the im...ART26715
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Hiroshima
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Japanese are rummaging among wreckage following the bombing of Hiroshima. There is a twisted steel structure still standing, but the rest of the landscape has been flattened and is strewn with wrecka...ART26717
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Japanese Sampans, Kure Harbour
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Close to Eta Jima ferry terminal. The mountain in the background has a road to the top where there was an ack ack post. A fine view of the island of inland sea can be obtained from there.ART26377
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Koreans' Repatriation Centre, Senzaki, Japan
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Maker: Rowed, Reg
The 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF) were in charge of the Repatriation Centre at Senzaki where Koreans were deported to Korea.ART26712
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Okinawa Japanese being inoculated preparatory to repatriation to their homeland
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Repatriation Centre at Ujima near Hiroshima controlled by 65th Australian Infantry Battalion. Men, women and children stand in a queue to receive an inoculation.ART26380
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Pattern of hills, Eta Jima
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Headquarters of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) on the island of Eta Jima, Japan. In the background are terraced hills.ART26716
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POW returning to Japan
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Otaki repatriation centre controlled by No.2 New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF) Cavalry Division. Japanese are greeted by the sight of the great industrial wreckage in the background.ART26381
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Samurai with sword
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Samurai with sword, drawn for the Australian War Memorial Christmas Book. The drawing suggests original old Japanese prints featuring Samurai with swords.ART26217
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Shimoniseki
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Shimoniseki is the rail terminal in the south-west of Honshu Island and is close to Chafu where Headquarters 2 New Zealand Expeditionary Force, (NZEF), is established. The town is badly battered about...ART26366
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Sigs cable laying station
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A number of submarine cables were laid between Eta Jima and various points along the coast of the mainland to provide increased telephone channels between British Commonwealth Occupied Forces (BCOF) a...ART26375
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Still bombed out, October '46
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Only a few minutes by jeep from the elaborate and unharmed Diet building, families live in humpies like this one, reminiscent of the Dudley Flats in Melbourne. This winter will be a hard one for them.ART26373
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Submarine dockyard, Kure
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Japanese dockyard workers cleaning scrap from the bottom of a dock once almost filled with midget submarines and other junk.ART26376
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Tokyo canal
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A view across a Tokyo canal. This area once contained many modern buildings, but these were severely damaged or reduced to rubble.ART26384