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A barge seen from the front shows mortar being prepared in position on barge. A new assault ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
A barge seen from the front shows mortar being prepared in position on barge. A new assault invasion course for mortar bomb companies is in progress at Madang. The mortars are used, from small landing...017911
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Able Seaman John Paterson of Ballarat, Vic, has been tattooed in almost every port he has ...
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Able Seaman John Paterson of Ballarat, Vic, has been tattooed in almost every port he has visited. His twenty indelible scenes and figures were applied in ports of Africa, India, England, Ceylon and A...019026
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Aitape Area, New Guinea. Laying new signal wire through the washed-out mouth of a river are ...
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Aitape Area, New Guinea. Laying new signal wire through the washed-out mouth of a river are Private Len Kelly of Burnie, Tasmania and Sergeant Ken Gardner of Alberton, South Australia.018114
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Aitape, New Guinea. A company of Aussies returning from a patrol of the forward area, pass ...
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Aitape, New Guinea. A company of Aussies returning from a patrol of the forward area, pass through a belt of coconut trees, which show evidence of heavy strafing.018001
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Aitape, New Guinea. A human chain of men in a forward area pass boxes of ammunition from one to ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. A human chain of men in a forward area pass boxes of ammunition from one to the other as the most expeditious means of transport in a forward area.018210
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Aitape, New Guinea. Almost too sheer to climb, a mountain in the Aitape area has been surmounted ...
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Aitape, New Guinea. Almost too sheer to climb, a mountain in the Aitape area has been surmounted by 846 steps known as the 'Golden Stairway'. These steps enable the troops to scale the mountain to att...018205
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Aitape, New Guinea. Almost too sheer to climb, a mountain in the Aitape area has been surmounted ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. Almost too sheer to climb, a mountain in the Aitape area has been surmounted by 846 steps known as the 'Golden Stairway'. These steps enable the troops to scale the mountain to att...018204
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Aitape, New Guinea. A loaded and covered Matilda tank named Castlemaine, serial no. 82135, of 12 ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. A loaded and covered Matilda tank named Castlemaine, serial no. 82135, of 12 Troop, C Squadron, 2/4th Armoured Regiment, used in the forward area of Matapau, is pulled up by the to...018010
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Aitape, New Guinea. An Australian patrol starts out on a day's Japanese hunt. Note the strongly ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. An Australian patrol starts out on a day's Japanese hunt. Note the strongly reinforced pillbox in the rear. Enemy attacks at night time are frequent at these strongholds.018207
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Aitape, New Guinea. An Australian section patrol about to leave a forward area headquarters bound ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. An Australian section patrol about to leave a forward area headquarters bound for Japanese held jungle being briefed on terrain by an Intelligence Officer. Models are made to scale...018008
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Aitape, New Guinea. A party of engineers, working nearby, help out a cobber in a jeep, who has ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. A party of engineers, working nearby, help out a cobber in a jeep, who has become bogged halfway across a stream. Note the chains on the tyres for extra traction.018004
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Aitape, New Guinea. As a jeep ambulance, serial no. 135167, waits on the edge of the jungle, for ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. As a jeep ambulance, serial no. 135167, waits on the edge of the jungle, for wounded to be brought out, a transport plane flies over and drops medical supplies. A metal canopy with...018102
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Aitape, New Guinea. Australian engineers digging the side out of a moutain to cut a road in the ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. Australian engineers digging the side out of a moutain to cut a road in the sector. Hundreds of tons of dirt were shifted by these men, with pick and shovel, in record time.018055
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Aitape, New Guinea. Australian engineers hacking a road out of a mountain-side with pick and ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. Australian engineers hacking a road out of a mountain-side with pick and shovel.018062
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Aitape, New Guinea. Australian troops erecting a pre-fabricated bridge over a river close to ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. Australian troops erecting a pre-fabricated bridge over a river close to Aitape. With levers and sledge-hammers Private Jack Bates of Brisbane, Qld, and Sapper Fred Beeton of Wahro...018071
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Aitape, New Guinea. Australian water carriers with water tins strapped to their backs returning ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. Australian water carriers with water tins strapped to their backs returning from the backbreaking trip down the 'Golden Stairway', the name given to 846 steps surmounting a ridge i...018215
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Aitape, New Guinea. A water spring is tapped and transported from a nearby hill by making an ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. A water spring is tapped and transported from a nearby hill by making an overhead pipeline from hollow bamboo, to supply this first aid post with a constant supply of running water...018101
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Aitape, New Guinea. Bombardier Geoff Nicholls of Melbourne, Vic, pumping water into tank for jeep ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. Bombardier Geoff Nicholls of Melbourne, Vic, pumping water into tank for jeep driver Don McKay of Sydney, NSW. Springs are tapped for water which is stored in a big canvas tank, in...018110
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Aitape, New Guinea. Bringing pile-driver into position on the edge of the river, these Aussie ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. Bringing pile-driver into position on the edge of the river, these Aussie engineers are high up the pole. An immense river is in the background.018068
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Aitape, New Guinea. Bringing pile-driver into position on the edge of the river, these Aussie ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. Bringing pile-driver into position on the edge of the river, these Aussie engineers are high up the pole.018069
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Aitape, New Guinea. Camped on the edge of But aerodrome overnight, Lance Corporal Jack McKerihan ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. Camped on the edge of But aerodrome overnight, Lance Corporal Jack McKerihan of Tenterfield, NSW, forms the outer perimeter guard. Here in the first light of dawn, he is watching J...018305
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Aitape, New Guinea. Closeup of the Governor of New South Wales talking to Corporal Ossie Russell ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. Closeup of the Governor of New South Wales talking to Corporal Ossie Russell of Kyogle, NSW. Lord and Lady Wakehurst accompanied by Lady Blamey, paid an official visit to troops in...018328
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Aitape, New Guinea. Cloudburst in mountains swell rivers. Note jeep drawn up to newly formed ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. Cloudburst in mountains swell rivers. Note jeep drawn up to newly formed bank. On opposite side can be seen a truck.018113
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Aitape, New Guinea. Corporal Bert Hanson of Adelaide, SA, hides the indignity of Craftsman (Cfn) ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. Corporal Bert Hanson of Adelaide, SA, hides the indignity of Craftsman (Cfn) Ray Armstrong of Perth, and Cfn Norm Smallwood of Ipswich, Qld, behind a towel as they partake of a jun...018107
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Aitape, New Guinea. Corporal Ted Selwood of Lismore, NSW (left), and Private Claude Wolf of ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. Corporal Ted Selwood of Lismore, NSW (left), and Private Claude Wolf of Murwillumbah, NSW, on the alert with a Bren gun during a day-long watch for Japanese counter attacks in a fo...018209
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Aitape, New Guinea. Difficulties of shaving in the jungle are many. Anything you can hang a ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. Difficulties of shaving in the jungle are many. Anything you can hang a mirror on (if you've got one) will serve for a dressing table. Left to right, Trooper (Tpr) Doug Cooper of M...018099
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Aitape, New Guinea. Doing a spot of sniping from a well camouflaged foxhole, constructed from ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. Doing a spot of sniping from a well camouflaged foxhole, constructed from logs, a tarpaulin and grass, are Gunner (Gnr) Jim Powell of Pingelly, WA, while Gnr Jack Wilson of Coburg,...018058
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Aitape, New Guinea. Enemy night attacks necessitate our troops in forward areas constructing ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. Enemy night attacks necessitate our troops in forward areas constructing strong pillboxes adjoining their tents. Enemy attacks at night time are frequent at these strongholds. Note...018208
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Aitape, New Guinea. Fatigued after his strenuous climb up the "Golden Stairway" Private Fred ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. Fatigued after his strenuous climb up the "Golden Stairway" Private Fred Westland of Melbourne, Vic, rests on one of the steps and reclines on his Owen gun.018218
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Aitape, New Guinea. Four men, in deep water, carry a wounded Australian on a stretcher, through ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. Four men, in deep water, carry a wounded Australian on a stretcher, through the turbulent waters of a river, to return him to a base hospital.018074
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Aitape, New Guinea. Fresh bread is baked in large quantities in the forward areas for our troops. ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. Fresh bread is baked in large quantities in the forward areas for our troops. Driver (Dvr) Frank Watkins of Sydney, NSW, loads up Dvr Jack Lawson of Melbourne, Vic (left), from the...018220
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Aitape, New Guinea. Fresh fruit is indeed a rarity, in the forward area, and when a consignment ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. Fresh fruit is indeed a rarity, in the forward area, and when a consignment arrives, these lads go straight to work, sorting out the good from the bad. Some of the fruit is spoiled...018100
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Aitape, New Guinea. Go as far as you like in the forward area, and you will always find a ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. Go as far as you like in the forward area, and you will always find a Salvation Army 'hut' sponsored by the Australian Comforts Fund waiting to give service to the tired and thirst...018097
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Aitape, New Guinea. Gunner (Gnr) Gregory Lynch of Melbourne, Vic, and Gnr Geoff Holley of Sydney, ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. Gunner (Gnr) Gregory Lynch of Melbourne, Vic, and Gnr Geoff Holley of Sydney, NSW, use the pull-through to clean up their 25 pounder gun, as Sergeant Bob Perry of Melbourne, Vic, a...018076
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Aitape, New Guinea. Gunner (Gnr) Ted Pace of Melbourne, Vic, takes apart a souvenired Japanese ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. Gunner (Gnr) Ted Pace of Melbourne, Vic, takes apart a souvenired Japanese rifle, while Gnr Bernie Glass of Carnarvon, WA, cleans up his 25 pounder gun. The gun is concealed in the...018075
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Aitape, New Guinea. His head projecting from under his doover (tent) Gunner Jack Randell of South ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. His head projecting from under his doover (tent) Gunner Jack Randell of South Perth, borrows a light from Sergeant John Bell of Albany, WA. Doover (tents) are little two-man tents,...018066
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Aitape, New Guinea. Identified, leading the patrol down the steps, is VX141179 Private (Pte) ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. Identified, leading the patrol down the steps, is VX141179 Private (Pte) Peter Robert Napper, 2/7 Battalion. Pte Napper was died on injuries on 2 April 1945, aged 21 years. Almost ...018206
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Aitape, New Guinea. In places, the only track available to travel down the northern coast of New ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. In places, the only track available to travel down the northern coast of New Guinea, is the beach. Here a section of men, make their way along the beach, through surf and trees.018103
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Aitape, New Guinea. 'Jungle cooks' prepare a meal for hardworking Aussies in an outdoor kitchen. ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. 'Jungle cooks' prepare a meal for hardworking Aussies in an outdoor kitchen. Left to right: Private (Pte) Gordon Richardson of Strathfield, NSW and Pte 'Mickey' Rooney of Sydney, N...018104
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Aitape, New Guinea. Lady Blamey (left) and Lady Wakehurst are shown by Lieutenant George Twohill ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. Lady Blamey (left) and Lady Wakehurst are shown by Lieutenant George Twohill of Sydney, NSW, the itinerary of events to take place, during their visit. Lord and Lady Wakehurst acco...018324
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Aitape, New Guinea. Laid out like a big city water service, this supply system, operates to the ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. Laid out like a big city water service, this supply system, operates to the entire satisfaction of the camp in the background. Springs are tapped for water which is stored in a big...018108
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Aitape, New Guinea. Lance Corporal Jack Barry of Sydney, NSW, and Private Les O'Rourke of ...
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Aitape, New Guinea. Lance Corporal Jack Barry of Sydney, NSW, and Private Les O'Rourke of Aberdeen filled their water tins at a stream while the remainder of the water carrying train waits in the back...018213
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Aitape, New Guinea. Lieutenant Adrian Douglas of Deniliquin, NSW, demonstrates the position where ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. Lieutenant Adrian Douglas of Deniliquin, NSW, demonstrates the position where a Japanese sniper's bullet pierced his hat. The shot came from the hill in the background behind him.018061
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Aitape, New Guinea. Lieutenant (Lt) Adrian Douglas of Deniliquin, NSW (left), supervises the ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. Lieutenant (Lt) Adrian Douglas of Deniliquin, NSW (left), supervises the gouging out of the mountain side by bulldozer driver Sapper Bert Tickner of Cootamundra, NSW. Another soldi...018064
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Aitape, New Guinea. Lord and Lady Wakehurst accompanied by Lady Blamey, paid an official visit to ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. Lord and Lady Wakehurst accompanied by Lady Blamey, paid an official visit to troops in the operational area of Aitape. At a dance given in honour of the Vice-Regal party, Sister R...018334
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Aitape, New Guinea. Lord and Lady Wakehurst accompanied by Lady Blamey, paid an official visit to ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. Lord and Lady Wakehurst accompanied by Lady Blamey, paid an official visit to troops in the operational area of Aitape. Lady Blamey and Lady Wakehurst were entertained by Australia...018325
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Aitape, New Guinea. Lord and Lady Wakehurst accompanied by Lady Blamey, paid an official visit to ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. Lord and Lady Wakehurst accompanied by Lady Blamey, paid an official visit to troops in the operational area of Aitape. Sister Marie Hastie of Mt Lawley, WA, and Assistant Superint...018335
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Aitape, New Guinea. Lord and Lady Wakehurst accompanied by Lady Blamey, paid an official visit to ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. Lord and Lady Wakehurst accompanied by Lady Blamey, paid an official visit to troops in the operational area of Aitape. Lady Blamey (left) and Lady Wakehurst step from the aircraft...018322
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Aitape, New Guinea. Lord and Lady Wakehurst accompanied by Lady Blamey, paid an official visit to ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. Lord and Lady Wakehurst accompanied by Lady Blamey, paid an official visit to troops in the operational area of Aitape. An Intelligence Officer displays some captured Japanese equi...018332
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Aitape, New Guinea. Lord and Lady Wakehurst accompanied by Lady Blamey, paid an official visit to ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. Lord and Lady Wakehurst accompanied by Lady Blamey, paid an official visit to troops in the operational area of Aitape. Lord Wakehurst, Governor of New South Wales, inspects a guar...018329
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Aitape, New Guinea. Lord and Lady Wakehurst accompanied by Lady Blamey, paid an official visit to ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. Lord and Lady Wakehurst accompanied by Lady Blamey, paid an official visit to troops in the operational area of Aitape. Left to right: Matron D. Vines of Geelong, Vic, Wing Command...018337
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Aitape, New Guinea. Lord and Lady Wakehurst accompanied by Lady Blamey, paid an official visit to ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. Lord and Lady Wakehurst accompanied by Lady Blamey, paid an official visit to troops in the operational area of Aitape. Lady Wakehurst, Lieutenant Colonel N. D. Carlyon, Aide-de-Ca...018336
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Aitape, New Guinea. Lord and Lady Wakehurst accompanied by Lady Blamey, paid an official visit to ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. Lord and Lady Wakehurst accompanied by Lady Blamey, paid an official visit to troops in the operational area of Aitape. Lord Wakehurst, Governor of New South Wales, took a few minu...018331
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Aitape, New Guinea. Lord and Lady Wakehurst accompanied by Lady Blamey, paid an official visit to ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. Lord and Lady Wakehurst accompanied by Lady Blamey, paid an official visit to troops in the operational area of Aitape. An Intelligence Officer displays some captured Japanese equi...018333
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Aitape, New Guinea. Lord and Lady Wakehurst accompanied by Lady Blamey, paid an official visit to ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. Lord and Lady Wakehurst accompanied by Lady Blamey, paid an official visit to troops in the operational area of Aitape. Lord Wakehurst (standing, centre), Governor of New South Wal...018326
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Aitape, New Guinea. Lord and Lady Wakehurst accompanied by Lady Blamey, paid an official visit to ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. Lord and Lady Wakehurst accompanied by Lady Blamey, paid an official visit to troops in the operational area of Aitape. Lord Wakehurst, Governor of New South Wales (second, left), ...018330
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Aitape, New Guinea. Lord Wakehurst, Governor of New South Wales, inspects the Guard of Honour on ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. Lord Wakehurst, Governor of New South Wales, inspects the Guard of Honour on arrival at Tadji airstrip. Lord and Lady Wakehurst accompanied by Lady Blamey, paid an official visit t...018323
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Aitape, New Guinea. Lord Wakehurst, Governor of New South Wales, inspects troops on the parade ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. Lord Wakehurst, Governor of New South Wales, inspects troops on the parade ground with rifles at shoulder arms. Lord and Lady Wakehurst accompanied by Lady Blamey, paid an official...018327
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Aitape, New Guinea. Many rivers have to be forded by jeeps in the Aitape area. Private Don Garnar ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. Many rivers have to be forded by jeeps in the Aitape area. Private Don Garnar of Broken Hill, NSW, uses his ingenuity to wash a pair of pants from the jeep as it fords the river. D...018221
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Aitape, New Guinea. Members of an Australian patrol wending their way up the 'Golden Stairway', a ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. Members of an Australian patrol wending their way up the 'Golden Stairway', a series of 846 steps, to take up positions on the summit in close proximity to the enemy.018216
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Aitape, New Guinea. Nestled in the corner of a cliff on the beach, looking down on this camp, ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. Nestled in the corner of a cliff on the beach, looking down on this camp, which is a mixture of marquees, tents, palm-thatched huts, and doover (tents), give it the appearance of a...018067
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Aitape, New Guinea. Owing to jungle tracks in the area being impassable in some spots, jeeps are ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. Owing to jungle tracks in the area being impassable in some spots, jeeps are forced to take to the beach. A jeep pulling a trailer becomes bogged in the soft sand on the way to the...017999
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Aitape, New Guinea. Owing to jungle tracks in the area being impassable in some spots, jeeps are ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. Owing to jungle tracks in the area being impassable in some spots, jeeps are forced to take to the beach. A jeep, no. 917 of 6/84, with logo of a kangaroo over a boomerang, is plou...018000
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Aitape, New Guinea. Patrol of Aussies constantly probe out the jungle, in their never ending ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. Patrol of Aussies constantly probe out the jungle, in their never ending search for Japanese. This patrol is crossing a river cautiously.018094
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Aitape, New Guinea. Portrait of Corporal (Cpl) Norm Knopp of Echuca, Vic, Cpl Les Dick of ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. Portrait of Corporal (Cpl) Norm Knopp of Echuca, Vic, Cpl Les Dick of Ballarat, Vic, Private Sam Eaton of Clunes, Vic, who rescued a comrade who although badly wounded managed to s...018116
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Aitape, New Guinea. Portrait of Private (Pte) George Maxwell of Moonee Ponds, Vic, and Pte Alan ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. Portrait of Private (Pte) George Maxwell of Moonee Ponds, Vic, and Pte Alan Evans of Sydney, NSW, enjoy a brief respite after patrol duty in the Aitape area.018115
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Aitape, New Guinea. Private Alf Edwards of Northcote, Vic, eats his frugal meal while on the ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. Private Alf Edwards of Northcote, Vic, eats his frugal meal while on the march. He is leaning against a rusted Japanese ship's anchor, left on the beach when our troops drove the J...018011
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Aitape, New Guinea. Private Bunny Tickner of Mandurah, WA, in his foxhole covered with leaves, ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. Private Bunny Tickner of Mandurah, WA, in his foxhole covered with leaves, mans his Bren gun.018057
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Aitape, New Guinea. Private Carl Barnden of Kadina, SA, is caught cutting a notch in his rifle ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. Private Carl Barnden of Kadina, SA, is caught cutting a notch in his rifle butt, outside his doover (tent). Reason for notch is to celebrate killing a Japanese a few hours before.018060
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Aitape, New Guinea. Private Jack Carlson of Melbourne, Vic, resting while on duty at the water's ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. Private Jack Carlson of Melbourne, Vic, resting while on duty at the water's edge keeping a constant watch for signs of any enemy activity.018200
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Aitape, New Guinea. Private Lyle Carter of Bathurst, NSW, cooling off in a river. He is one of ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. Private Lyle Carter of Bathurst, NSW, cooling off in a river. He is one of the engineers, who helped to build bridges over the numerous streams and rivers, on the route taken by th...018003
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Aitape, New Guinea. Private (Pte) Alf Coombes of Ballarat, Vic, secured this Japanese flag, which ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. Private (Pte) Alf Coombes of Ballarat, Vic, secured this Japanese flag, which he is hanging out to dry, while his mate, Pte Alec Robertson of Chelsea, Vic, cleans his Bren gun, in ...018095
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Aitape, New Guinea. Private (Pte) Les Scott of Sydney, NSW, helps Pte Vince Russell of Adaminaby, ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. Private (Pte) Les Scott of Sydney, NSW, helps Pte Vince Russell of Adaminaby, NSW, to curl his moustache. They are both amused at their joke.018211
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Aitape, New Guinea. Private (Pte) Mick Gorman of Geelong, Vic, dug-in, in his foxhole, mans his ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. Private (Pte) Mick Gorman of Geelong, Vic, dug-in, in his foxhole, mans his Bren gun as Pte Stan Magee of Northampton, WA, stands by his rifle. They are covering a patrol moving al...018056
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Aitape, New Guinea. Private Tom Barrett of Maidstone, Vic, who has been working on the pick on ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. Private Tom Barrett of Maidstone, Vic, who has been working on the pick on the road nearby, knocks off for a cup of tea. He chose a novel seat to have it. That helmet he is sitting...018065
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Aitape, New Guinea. Reason for that happy grin, appearing on the face protruding from this ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. Reason for that happy grin, appearing on the face protruding from this dimly-lit, jungle tent (doover), is that long-awaited letter from home. The lucky man is Signalman Mal Nevill...018098
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Aitape, New Guinea. Returning from a long and hazardous trek through muddy jungle tracks, these ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. Returning from a long and hazardous trek through muddy jungle tracks, these stretcher bearers, carry their wounded comrades back from the front line to the safety of base hospitals...018093
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Aitape, New Guinea. Returning from a long and hazardous trek through muddy jungle tracks, these ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. Returning from a long and hazardous trek through muddy jungle tracks, these stretcher bearers, carry their wounded comrades back from the front line to the safety of base hospitals...018092
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Aitape, New Guinea. Seen from below, Trooper (Tpr) Ben Lawrence of Toowoomba, Qld, Tpr Jeffrey ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. Seen from below, Trooper (Tpr) Ben Lawrence of Toowoomba, Qld, Tpr Jeffrey Bathman of Mooroopna, Vic, Tpr Louis Brown of Melbourne, Vic, pass by an overhead swinging bridge stretch...018112
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Aitape, New Guinea. Seen from below, Trooper (Tpr) Louis Brown of Melbourne, Vic, Tpr Jeffrey ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. Seen from below, Trooper (Tpr) Louis Brown of Melbourne, Vic, Tpr Jeffrey Bathman of Mooroopna, Vic, Tpr Ben Lawrence of Toowoomba, Qld, and Corporal Norm Odlum of Henley Beach, SA...018111
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Aitape, New Guinea. Shortly after reaching the crest of the hill to which the 'Golden Stairway', ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. Shortly after reaching the crest of the hill to which the 'Golden Stairway', a series of 846 steps leads, Australian infantrymen set up camp and dig in for the night. Private Jack ...018219
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Aitape, New Guinea. Sniping from a well camouflaged foxhole, constructed from logs, a tarpaulin ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. Sniping from a well camouflaged foxhole, constructed from logs, a tarpaulin and grass, are Warrant Officer 2 Eric Cox of Marrickville, NSW, with rifle, and Gunner Bill Stebbing of ...018059
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Aitape, New Guinea. Some engineers working on a bridge over a river, cool off in the river in ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. Some engineers working on a bridge over a river, cool off in the river in true Aussie fashion, with clothes and tools.018002
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Aitape, New Guinea. The battered background indicates the pounding Australian troops gave the ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. The battered background indicates the pounding Australian troops gave the area before occupying it. The men use a fallen tree to sit on while having a hasty lunch.018203
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Aitape, New Guinea. These two Aussies make a vain attempt to restart their jeep, no. 129361, ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. These two Aussies make a vain attempt to restart their jeep, no. 129361, stalled in mid-stream, without getting their feet wet.018006
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Aitape, New Guinea. These two Aussies make a vain attempt to restart their jeep, no. 129361, with ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. These two Aussies make a vain attempt to restart their jeep, no. 129361, with logo of a kangaroo over a boomerang, stalled in mid-stream, without getting their feet wet.018005
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Aitape, New Guinea. The versatile jeep, once more proves it is invaluable. New use is found for ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. The versatile jeep, once more proves it is invaluable. New use is found for it, in this 'transportable' machine-shop. The jeep is driven to any given position, where it's engine dr...018106
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Aitape, New Guinea. To fill their jeep water trailer, Trooper (Tpr) C. Newell of Sydney, NSW, and ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. To fill their jeep water trailer, Trooper (Tpr) C. Newell of Sydney, NSW, and Tpr N. Whittle of Murwillumbah, NSW, drive their vehicle of 2/4th Armoured Regiment, waist deep into t...018199
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Aitape, New Guinea. Too deep to drive jeeps through, the river provides a headache to motor ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. Too deep to drive jeeps through, the river provides a headache to motor transport. Difficulty is solved by hoisting jeeps high in the air, behind a breakdown van. They are then tow...018073
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Aitape, New Guinea. Trooper Clive Donovan of Wollongong, NSW, spends his working hours, keeping ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. Trooper Clive Donovan of Wollongong, NSW, spends his working hours, keeping his Matilda tank named Castlemaine, serial no. 82135, of 12 Troop, C Squadron, 2/4th Armoured Regiment, ...018105
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Aitape, New Guinea. Troops in the most forward area of the Aitape sector line up for their ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. Troops in the most forward area of the Aitape sector line up for their 'munga', the soldiers word for food.018201
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Aitape, New Guinea. Typical type of country the Aussies are fighting in on the coastal sector. It ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. Typical type of country the Aussies are fighting in on the coastal sector. It shows a section of the coastline. Admiring the view is Private Tom Barrett of Maidstone, Vic.018063
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Aitape, New Guinea. War correspondents join hands to ford a raging river in the Aitape sector. ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. War correspondents join hands to ford a raging river in the Aitape sector. Left to right: Ray Paull, Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC); Gordon Holland, Melbourne, Vic 'Argus...018272
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Aitape, New Guinea. War correspondents sitting on a log in the jungle in the Aitape sector. Left ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. War correspondents sitting on a log in the jungle in the Aitape sector. Left to right: Kim Keane, Melbourne, Vic 'Herald'; Gordon Holland, Melbourne, Vic 'Argus'; Don Angel, Depart...018273
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Aitape, New Guinea. With levers and sledge hammers Private Jack Bates of Brisbane, Qld, and ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. With levers and sledge hammers Private Jack Bates of Brisbane, Qld, and Sapper Fred Beeton of Wahroonga, NSW, work on the bridge over a river. The bridge was pre-fabricated at Aita...018072
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Aitape, New Guinea. With the Aussies on the coast of New Guinea are first aid and Dental posts. ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. With the Aussies on the coast of New Guinea are first aid and Dental posts. Corporal Geoff of Melbourne, Vic, is nailing up a notice, which says 'Wewakitout - Dental Post'.018109
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Aitape, New Guinea. With water tins strapped to their backs these two Australians pause for a ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. With water tins strapped to their backs these two Australians pause for a smoke before attempting the long climb up the 'Golden Stairway', the name given to 846 steps surmounting a...018212
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Aitape, New Guinea. Wrecked by RAAF aircraft, this Japanese barge was washed up on a beach in the ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, New Guinea. Wrecked by RAAF aircraft, this Japanese barge was washed up on a beach in the Aitape sector. Huge hole in the stern of the barge is large enough for Private Alan Wilkie of Mildura,...018078
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Aitape, North East New Guinea. 16 April 1945. Following a few casualties in the rough surf of the ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, North East New Guinea. 16 April 1945. Following a few casualties in the rough surf of the Aitape coast, Australian troops organised surf teams to police the bathing areas. Life-saving work bec...018400
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Aitape, North East New Guinea. Following a few casualties in the rough surf of the Aitape coast, ...
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Maker: Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim)
Aitape, North East New Guinea. Following a few casualties in the rough surf of the Aitape coast, Australian troops organised surf teams to police the bathing areas. Life-saving work became so popular,...018398