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Activities at 110 Aust. Brigade Workshops
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Maker: Eastman, David Tennant Gaery
Activities of 110 Australian Brigade Workshops during their stay at Cape Wom. Both signal and vehicle sections as well as the armoury are shown and have been kept very busy, working under difficult co...F07248
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Attack on Boram plantation
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Maker: Eastman, David Tennant Gaery
Made by "B" Company Australian Infantry Battalion along beach towards Cape Moem, "C" Coy along N.W. of drome and "A" Coy direct across drome to 1st Ridge. On arrival at 1st Ridge, "A" Coy were pinned ...F07234
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Attack on Cape Moem
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Maker: Eastman, David Tennant Gaery
Australian infantry of the 2/8 Battalion supported by Matilda tanks of the 2/4 Armoured Regiment in action. Includes scene of Matilda tank firing on a Japanese tank.F07232
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43 Aust. Landing Craft Company Wewak
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Maker: Eastman, David Tennant Gaery
Activities of the 43rd Australian Landing Craft Company during the nineteen months in New Guinea. They were the sole means of transportation between Aitape and But to Wewak. Approximate strength is 60...F07247
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6 Australian Division RAE and Signals in Wewak area
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Maker: Eastman, David Tennant Gaery
Activities of Royal Australian Engineers 6th Australian Division including 2/1st Australian Field Company, 2/8th Australian Field Company, 2/4th Australian Field Company, 1st Australian Field Squadron...F07242
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17 Brigade, 16 Division at Yamil
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Maker: Eastman, David Tennant Gaery
"A" Company, 2/5th Australian Infantry Battalion attack on the Yamil area, several miles east of Maprik.F07238
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Conference between 6 Australian Division and Japanese officers
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Maker: Eastman, David Tennant Gaery
At 1400 hours on 22nd August 1945, Staff Officers of HQ 6th Australian Division and ATIS Translator boarded a Motor Launch at Cape Wom to proceed to Kairiru Island to hold a conference with Captain No...F07240
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Conference held at Cape Wom with Japanese officers
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Maker: Eastman, David Tennant Gaery
Conference between Staff Officers, 6th Australian Division and Lieutenant General Adachi, Commander 18 Japanese Army, held in the Battle Room at HQ 6th Australian Division, to discuss arrangements for...F07244
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Firing at Wewak
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Maker: Eastman, David Tennant Gaery
Established on Wewak Point, "F" Troop, 52nd Battery, 2/2nd Australian Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, are shown blasting a Japanese position on Cape Moem. One barrage alone sent over 2,000...F07235
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General Blamey at Wewak
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Maker: Eastman, David Tennant Gaery
The Commander in Chief General Sir Thomas Blamey CBE KCB CMG DSO ED, accompanied by the 250000 (VX17) General Officer Commanding 6th Australian Division Major-General Jack Edwin Stawell Stevens DSO ED...F07237
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General Blamey reviews 6 Division at Wewak
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Maker: Eastman, David Tennant Gaery
On his arrival at Boram in the first Liberator aircraft to land on the airstrip since its completion, the Commander in Chief, AMF, General Sir Thomas A Blamey GBE KCB CMG DSO ED, was met by the Genera...F07386
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Gracie Fields concert at 6 Australian Division HQ Wewak
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Maker: Eastman, David Tennant Gaery
On arrival at Wewak airstrip from Madang, where she had given a concert the previous day, Miss Fields and her party were mobbed by diggers who had come down to the strip to catch a glimpse of them. Sh...F07241
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2/5 Infantry Field Bakery at Kalabu
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Maker: Eastman, David Tennant Gaery
The 2/5th Infantry Field Bakery, which is situated at Kalabu Village in Prince Alexander Ranges, bakes 3,000 buns daily for the forward companys. Supplies of yeast, flour and salt are dropped by Kai b...F07236
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Inspection by HQ 6 Australian Division officers of Japanese hospital on Muschu Island
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Maker: Eastman, David Tennant Gaery
On 1 October 1945, Lieutenant General Yoshihara, Chief of the General Staff, 18 Japanese Army and Commander of the Japanese compound on Muschu was ordered to improve the hospital site, lay paths and g...F07376
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Interrogation of suspected war criminals
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Maker: Eastman, David Tennant Gaery
On 19 October 1945, at HQ 6 Australian Division, began the preliminary interrogation of suspected or accused Japanese war criminals. The first Japanese to be questioned is a Lieutenant Tazaki who is a...F07377
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Landing on Wewak
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Maker: Eastman, David Tennant Gaery
Wewak May 1945. The initial stages of an amphibious landing by troops of an Australian Infantry Battalion. Shows bulldozer and trailer being unloaded down the ramp of LST 1346. Troops searching the cl...F07231
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Lieutenant-General Sir Leslie Morshead reviews troops of 1 Australian Base Sub area.
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Maker: Eastman, David Tennant Gaery
General Officer Commanding (GOC) 1 Aust Corps, Lieutenant General Sir Leslie J Morshead, KCB, KBE, CMG, DSO, ED reviewed 1 Aust Base Sub Area. 12000 troops paraded. Time of the parade 1430hrs.F07565
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Mount Shiburangu action, Wewak area
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Maker: Eastman, David Tennant Gaery
Attack on Mt Shiburangu by aerial and artillery bombardment with infantry. Also assisting were Police Boys of the Royal Papuan Constabulary (Goodwin's Guerillas). Also identified: PX102 Warrant Office...F07239
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Sailing regatta held at 16 Brigade
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Maker: Eastman, David Tennant Gaery
Forty five sailing craft, built by their crews from salvaged materials, took part in a Regatta held at 16 Australian Infantry Brigade HQ on Sunday 11 November 1945. Also identified: Captain J M Lister...F07382
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Scenes at Cape Forak
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Maker: Eastman, David Tennant Gaery
Landing on Cape Forok showing troops engaged in "ferreting out" Japanese who were in heavily concealed bunkers. Illustrating careful removal of aerial bombs which had been used as mines.F07233