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A JAPANESE MACHINE GUN NEST IN THE BUNA AREA. THIS CAMOUFLAGED MACHINE GUN NEST HAS BEEN BADLY ...
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A JAPANESE MACHINE GUN NEST IN THE BUNA AREA. THIS CAMOUFLAGED MACHINE GUN NEST HAS BEEN BADLY DAMAGED BY SHELLFIRE FROM A TANK. (PHOTOGRAPHER: G. SILK).013931
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ALLIED ADVANCE ON BUNA. ALLIED TROOPS EXAMINING ONE OF TWO JAPANESE 3 INCH NAVAL GUNS USED BY THE ...
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ALLIED ADVANCE ON BUNA. ALLIED TROOPS EXAMINING ONE OF TWO JAPANESE 3 INCH NAVAL GUNS USED BY THE ENEMY IN THEIR DEFENCE OF BUNA. THIS GUN WAS CAPTURED BY AUSTRALIANS ON THE AIRSTRIP AT BUNA. IT WAS P...014024
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ALLIED ADVANCE ON BUNA. ALLIED TROOPS EXAMINING ONE OF TWO JAPANESE 3-INCH NAVAL GUNS USED BY THE ...
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ALLIED ADVANCE ON BUNA. ALLIED TROOPS EXAMINING ONE OF TWO JAPANESE 3-INCH NAVAL GUNS USED BY THE ENEMY IN THEIR DEFENCE OF BUNA. THIS GUN WAS CAPTURED BY AUSTRALIANS ON THE STRIP AT BUNA. IT WAS PROB...014025
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ALLIED INFANTRY FOLLOWED THE TANKS IN PAPUA. THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN DURING THE FIGHTING. THE TANKS ...
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ALLIED INFANTRY FOLLOWED THE TANKS IN PAPUA. THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN DURING THE FIGHTING. THE TANKS CRASHED THROUGH A JAPANESE CHAIN OF HEAVILY FORTIFIED PILLBOXES. (NEGATIVE BY G. SILK).013957
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AMERICAN AND AUSTRALIAN WAR CORRESPONDENTS AT A JAPANESE DUGOUT INSPECT A LIGHT JAPANESE ...
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AMERICAN AND AUSTRALIAN WAR CORRESPONDENTS AT A JAPANESE DUGOUT INSPECT A LIGHT JAPANESE ARTILLERY PIECE WHICH HAS BEEN BLASTED FROM ITS MOUNTING BY AN AUSTRALIAN MANNED TANK, WHICH ALSO KILLED THE CR...014026
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AN AUSTRALIAN CLIMBING TO A JAPANESE OBSERVATION POST BUILT HIGH UP IN A TREE TO ALLOW THE ENEMY ...
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AN AUSTRALIAN CLIMBING TO A JAPANESE OBSERVATION POST BUILT HIGH UP IN A TREE TO ALLOW THE ENEMY TO DIRECT THE FIRE OF TWO 3-INCH NAVAL GUNS AGAINST ALLIED TROOPS ADVANCING ON BUNA. AUSTRALIANS CAPTUR...014023
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AN AUSTRALIAN CLIMBING TO A JAPANESE POST BUILT HIGH UP IN A TREE TO ALLOW THE ENEMY TO DIRECT ...
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AN AUSTRALIAN CLIMBING TO A JAPANESE POST BUILT HIGH UP IN A TREE TO ALLOW THE ENEMY TO DIRECT THE FIRE OF TWO 3-INCH NAVAL GUNS AGAINST ALLIED TROOPS ADVANCING ON BUNA. AUSTRALIANS CAPTURED THE GUNS ...014022
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AN AUSTRALIAN MOUNTAIN BATTERY SHELLS BUNA. (NEGATIVE BY G. SILK).
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AN AUSTRALIAN MOUNTAIN BATTERY SHELLS BUNA. (NEGATIVE BY G. SILK).013973
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An M3 Stuart light tank moving up for the dawn attack.
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An M3 Stuart light tank moving up for the dawn attack.013963
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Australian-manned General Stuart M3 Light Tanks bust Japanese pillboxes in a final assault on ...
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Australian-manned General Stuart M3 Light Tanks bust Japanese pillboxes in a final assault on Buna. Men of D Company, 2/12th Battalion, advance as tanks blast a pillbox. Shell burst on pillbox can be ...014033
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Australian-manned General Stuart M3 Light Tanks bust Japanese pillboxes in the final assault on ...
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Australian-manned General Stuart M3 Light Tanks bust Japanese pillboxes in the final assault on Buna. Men of D Company, 2/12th Battalion, close in on tank-blasted Japanese positions. In the foreground...014034
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Australian-manned General Stuart M3 Light Tanks bust Japanese pillboxes in the final assault on ...
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Australian-manned General Stuart M3 Light Tanks bust Japanese pillboxes in the final assault on Buna. NX105541 Private S. Sloss, 2/12th Battalion, leans against a coconut palm 40 yards away from a Jap...014039
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Australian-manned General Stuart M3 Light Tanks bust Japanese pillboxes in the final assault on ...
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Australian-manned General Stuart M3 Light Tanks bust Japanese pillboxes in the final assault on Buna. Members of D Company, 2/12th Battalion, await the order to move forward after the tank has finishe...014007
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AUSTRALIAN MANNED GENERAL STUART M3 TANKS BUST JAPANESE PILLBOXES IN THE FINAL ASSAULT ON BUNA. ...
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AUSTRALIAN MANNED GENERAL STUART M3 TANKS BUST JAPANESE PILLBOXES IN THE FINAL ASSAULT ON BUNA. MEN OF D COMPANY, 2/12TH BATTALION, SHOOT JAPANESE FLEEING FROM A TANK BLASTED PILLBOX. SMOKE AT LEFT IS...014005
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Australian manned M3 Stuart light tanks in action leading to the final assault on Buna, Papua, ...
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Australian manned M3 Stuart light tanks in action leading to the final assault on Buna, Papua, during which they crashed through a Japanese chain of heavily fortified pillboxes.013960
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BUNA. ALLIED TROOPS BUILD A BRIDGE ACROSS SEMINI CREEK. TANKS RACED ACROSS THIS BRIDGE IN THE ...
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BUNA. ALLIED TROOPS BUILD A BRIDGE ACROSS SEMINI CREEK. TANKS RACED ACROSS THIS BRIDGE IN THE ATTACK ON THE MAIN BUNA AIRSTRIP. (NEGATIVE BY G. SILK).013982
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BUNA. ALLIED TROOPS MOVE IN BEHIND TANKS ON BUNA. (NEGATIVE BY G. SILK).
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BUNA. ALLIED TROOPS MOVE IN BEHIND TANKS ON BUNA. (NEGATIVE BY G. SILK).013984
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BUNA. A MEDICAL OPERATION IS PERFORMED AT AN ADVANCED AMERICAN DRESSING STATION ONLY A FEW ...
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BUNA. A MEDICAL OPERATION IS PERFORMED AT AN ADVANCED AMERICAN DRESSING STATION ONLY A FEW HUNDRED YARDS FROM THE FRONT LINE. THIS OPERATION SAVED THE LIFE OF A MAN WHO COULD NOT HAVE STOOD THE TRIP B...013990
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BUNA. AN AUSTRALIAN MOUNTAIN BATTERY SHELLS BUNA. GUNNER A. DIXON (N.S.W.) HAS A SHELL READY FOR ...
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BUNA. AN AUSTRALIAN MOUNTAIN BATTERY SHELLS BUNA. GUNNER A. DIXON (N.S.W.) HAS A SHELL READY FOR GUNNER A.E. BARRETT (N.S.W.) TO RAM HOME. (NEGATIVE BY G. SILK).013972
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BUNA. A 25 POUNDER BEING CAMOUFLAGED IN A GUN-PIT FROM WHERE IT CAN SHOOT AT ENEMY PILLBOXES OVER ...
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BUNA. A 25 POUNDER BEING CAMOUFLAGED IN A GUN-PIT FROM WHERE IT CAN SHOOT AT ENEMY PILLBOXES OVER OPEN SIGHTS. AN OFFICER WATCHES FOR ANY MOVEMENT BY THE JAPANESE, SO THAT HE CAN SHOUT A WARNING TO TH...014021
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BUNA AREA, PAPUA. AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY MOPPING-UP IN THE BUNA AREA. THEY ARE EXAMINING THE ...
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BUNA AREA, PAPUA. AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY MOPPING-UP IN THE BUNA AREA. THEY ARE EXAMINING THE CONSTRUCTION OF A JAPANESE MACHINE GUN POST. HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR POSTS, ALL EXTREMELY WELL CAMOUFLAGED, HAD TO...013962
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BUNA AREA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS EXAMINING A CAMOUFLAGED JAPANESE MACHINE GUN ...
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BUNA AREA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS EXAMINING A CAMOUFLAGED JAPANESE MACHINE GUN POST. (PHOTOGRAPHER: G. SILK).013964
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BUNA AREA, PAPUA. PREPARING THE WAY FOR FURTHER TANK ATTACKS AGAINST JAPANESE POSITIONS AT BUNA. ...
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BUNA AREA, PAPUA. PREPARING THE WAY FOR FURTHER TANK ATTACKS AGAINST JAPANESE POSITIONS AT BUNA. AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY LAYING FELLED COCONUT TREES ACROSS A BOGGY AREA. (DONOR: G. SILK).013943
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BUNA AREA, PAPUA. PREPARING THE WAY FOR FURTHER TANK ATTACKS AGAINST JAPANESE POSITIONS AT BUNA. ...
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BUNA AREA, PAPUA. PREPARING THE WAY FOR FURTHER TANK ATTACKS AGAINST JAPANESE POSITIONS AT BUNA. AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY LAYING FELLED COCONUT TREES ACROSS A BOGGY AREA. (PHOTOGRAPHER: G. SILK).013951
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BUNA AREA, PAPUA. SOLDIERS IN BATTLE. TANKS HAVE CRASHED THROUGH A JAPANESE CHAIN OF HEAVILY ...
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BUNA AREA, PAPUA. SOLDIERS IN BATTLE. TANKS HAVE CRASHED THROUGH A JAPANESE CHAIN OF HEAVILY FORTIFIED PILLBOXES. (PHOTOGRAPHER: G. SILK).013939
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BUNA. AT AN ADVANCED AMERICAN DRESSING STATION. WOUNDED BEING BROUGHT IN ON STRETCHERS AND IN ...
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BUNA. AT AN ADVANCED AMERICAN DRESSING STATION. WOUNDED BEING BROUGHT IN ON STRETCHERS AND IN MAKESHIFT CANVAS CARRIERS, BY SOLDIERS.013992
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BUNA. AT AN ADVANCED AMERICAN DRESSING STATION. WOUNDED BEING BROUGHT IN ON STRETCHERS BY ...
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BUNA. AT AN ADVANCED AMERICAN DRESSING STATION. WOUNDED BEING BROUGHT IN ON STRETCHERS BY SOLDIERS ALONG A WET AND MUDDY TRACK.013991
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BUNA, PAPUA. AMERICAN SOLDIERS AT AN ADVANCED DRESSING STATION WITH A HAND MADE CHRISTMAS TREE ...
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BUNA, PAPUA. AMERICAN SOLDIERS AT AN ADVANCED DRESSING STATION WITH A HAND MADE CHRISTMAS TREE DECORATED WITH SURGICAL COTTON WOOL AND CIGARETTE CARTONS. (PHOTOGRAPHER: G. SILK).013988
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BUNA, PAPUA. AMERICAN SOLDIERS HAVE MADE DUGOUTS FOR TEMPORARY SHELTER ALONG THE RIM OF A BOMB ...
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BUNA, PAPUA. AMERICAN SOLDIERS HAVE MADE DUGOUTS FOR TEMPORARY SHELTER ALONG THE RIM OF A BOMB CRATER. (PHOTOGRAPHER: G. SILK).014011
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BUNA, PAPUA. AT AN ADVANCED AMERICAN DRESSING STATION. WOUNDED BEING BROUGHT IN ON STRETCHERS ...
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BUNA, PAPUA. AT AN ADVANCED AMERICAN DRESSING STATION. WOUNDED BEING BROUGHT IN ON STRETCHERS ALONG A TRACK THROUGH THE KUNAI GRASS. THE BEARERS ARE PAPUAN NATIVES, FONDLY KNOWN AS FUZZY WUZZY ANGELS.013993
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Buna, Papua. Australian infantry advance through a coconut plantation near Buna after Australian ...
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Buna, Papua. Australian infantry advance through a coconut plantation near Buna after Australian manned General Stuart tanks had crashed through a chain of heavily fortified, Japanese pillboxes.013959
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BUNA, PAPUA. AUSTRALIANS WADED THROUGH THIS SWAMP TO ATTACK AN AIRSTRIP AT BUNA. THE SWAMP AND ...
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BUNA, PAPUA. AUSTRALIANS WADED THROUGH THIS SWAMP TO ATTACK AN AIRSTRIP AT BUNA. THE SWAMP AND SURROUNDING FOLIAGE IS TYPICAL OF THE COUNTRY THROUGH WHICH ALLIED TROOPS ADVANCED ON BUNA. (PHOTOGRAPHER...014012
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BUNA, PAPUA. FIGHTING DURING THE FINAL ASSAULT ON BUNA. AUSTRALIAN MACHINE GUNNERS IN ACTION ...
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BUNA, PAPUA. FIGHTING DURING THE FINAL ASSAULT ON BUNA. AUSTRALIAN MACHINE GUNNERS IN ACTION AROUND 5.30 PM NEW YEARS DAY 1943. DEAD MAN ON LEFT WAS CORPORAL CHARLES KNIGHT. PRIVATE JOHN SENIOR IS BEH...014037
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BUNA, PAPUA. MEN AND SUPPLIES GOING TO THE FRONT LINE AT BUNA. THE TRAILER IS HAULED BY A JEEP. ...
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BUNA, PAPUA. MEN AND SUPPLIES GOING TO THE FRONT LINE AT BUNA. THE TRAILER IS HAULED BY A JEEP. (PHOTOGRAPHER: G. SILK).014027
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BUNA, PAPUA. QX23902 PRIVATE GEORGE C. "DICK" WHITTINGTON BEING HELPED ALONG A TRACK THROUGH THE ...
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BUNA, PAPUA. QX23902 PRIVATE GEORGE C. "DICK" WHITTINGTON BEING HELPED ALONG A TRACK THROUGH THE KUNAI GRASS TOWARDS A FIELD HOSPITAL AT DOBODURA. THE PAPUAN NATIVE HELPING HIM IS RAPHAEL OIMBARI. WHI...014028
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BUNA, PAPUA. THIS CHEERFUL JEEP DRIVER IS NX68134 GUNNER RAY MILSTEAD OF COONAMBLE, NSW.
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BUNA, PAPUA. THIS CHEERFUL JEEP DRIVER IS NX68134 GUNNER RAY MILSTEAD OF COONAMBLE, NSW.013999
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BUNA, PAPUA. US ARMY TROOPS BUILD A BRIDGE ACROSS SEMINI CREEK. THE BRIDGE WAS USED FOR AN ATTACK ...
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BUNA, PAPUA. US ARMY TROOPS BUILD A BRIDGE ACROSS SEMINI CREEK. THE BRIDGE WAS USED FOR AN ATTACK ON BUNA AIRSTRIP. (PHOTOGRAPHER: G. SILK).013986
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BUNA. THIS LITTLE WHITE GOAT APPEARED FROM NOWHERE AS THE AUSTRALIANS PUSHED ACROSS THE MAIN ...
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BUNA. THIS LITTLE WHITE GOAT APPEARED FROM NOWHERE AS THE AUSTRALIANS PUSHED ACROSS THE MAIN AIRSTRIP AT BUNA. (NEGATIVE BY G. SILK).013987
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ENGINEERS BUILDING A BRIDGE - ONE OF THE MANY THAT WILL BE NECESSARY ALONG THE TRACK FROM KOKODA ...
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ENGINEERS BUILDING A BRIDGE - ONE OF THE MANY THAT WILL BE NECESSARY ALONG THE TRACK FROM KOKODA TO BUNA.013599
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ENGINEERS BUILDING A BRIDGE - ONE OF THE MANY THAT WILL BE NECESSARY ALONG THE TRACK FROM KOKODA ...
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ENGINEERS BUILDING A BRIDGE - ONE OF THE MANY THAT WILL BE NECESSARY ALONG THE TRACK FROM KOKODA TO BUNA.013598
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Following overhaul after three days of continuous action, Australian M3 Stuart light manned tanks ...
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Following overhaul after three days of continuous action, Australian M3 Stuart light manned tanks move forward for further action, eventually leading to the final assault on Buna.013980
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GIROPA POINT, PAPUA. AUSTRALIAN MANNED GENERAL STUART M3 TANKS ATTACK JAPANESE PILLBOXES IN THE ...
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GIROPA POINT, PAPUA. AUSTRALIAN MANNED GENERAL STUART M3 TANKS ATTACK JAPANESE PILLBOXES IN THE FINAL ASSAULT ON BUNA. AMID SHELL TORN COCONUT TREES, A MORTAR CREW FROM D COMPANY, 2/12TH BATTALION, CR...014000
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GIROPA POINT, PAPUA. THE FINAL ASSAULT ON BUNA. AN AUSTRALIAN MORTAR CREW FROM HEADQUARTERS ...
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GIROPA POINT, PAPUA. THE FINAL ASSAULT ON BUNA. AN AUSTRALIAN MORTAR CREW FROM HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, 2/12TH BATTALION, LAYS DOWN A BARRAGE AS INFANTRY ADVANCES TO ATTACK A JAPANESE PILLBOX. LEFT TO RI...014004
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Lacking anti-tank weapons, the Japanese, surprised by the Australian use of tanks, had to ...
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Lacking anti-tank weapons, the Japanese, surprised by the Australian use of tanks, had to improvise anti-tank defences by cutting down a coconut tree in the path of one of the oncoming tanks. That act...013932
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NEW GUINEA. AIR BATTLES IN NEW GUINEA. SIX INDISPUTABLE PROOFS OF ALLIED AIR SUCCESS IN NEW ...
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NEW GUINEA. AIR BATTLES IN NEW GUINEA. SIX INDISPUTABLE PROOFS OF ALLIED AIR SUCCESS IN NEW GUINEA. SIX ZEROS SHOT DOWN BY ALLIED AIRMEN IN THE BUNA-GONA AREA WHICH BURST INTO FLAMES WHEN THEY HIT THE...014010
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NEW GUINEA. AIR BATTLES IN NEW GUINEA. SIX INDISPUTABLE PROOFS OF ALLIED AIR SUCCESS IN NEW ...
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NEW GUINEA. AIR BATTLES IN NEW GUINEA. SIX INDISPUTABLE PROOFS OF ALLIED AIR SUCCESS IN NEW GUINEA. SIX ZEROS SHOT DOWN BY ALLIED AIRMEN IN THE BUNA-GONA AREA WHICH BURST INTO FLAMES WHEN THEY HIT THE...014016
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New Guinea. Australians plod along "The Track" on the way to Buna.
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New Guinea. Australians plod along "The Track" on the way to Buna.013620
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NEW GUINEA. GONA. AUSTRALIANS ON RECONNAISSANCE IN THE GONA AREA FOUND THIS PIECE OF PACKING CASE ...
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NEW GUINEA. GONA. AUSTRALIANS ON RECONNAISSANCE IN THE GONA AREA FOUND THIS PIECE OF PACKING CASE MARKED "A.I.F. MALAYA". EVIDENTLY AUSTRALIAN MATERIAL CAPTURED IN MALAYA IS BEING USED AGAINST US IN N...013741
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NEW GUINEA. GONA. CHURCH SERVICE BEFORE GOING INTO BATTLE. PADRE J.B. LYNCH. (NEGATIVE BY G. ...
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NEW GUINEA. GONA. CHURCH SERVICE BEFORE GOING INTO BATTLE. PADRE J.B. LYNCH. (NEGATIVE BY G. SILK).013739
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NEW GUINEA. GONA. CHURCH SERVICE BEFORE GOING INTO BATTLE. PADRE J.B. LYNCH. (NEGATIVE BY G. ...
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NEW GUINEA. GONA. CHURCH SERVICE BEFORE GOING INTO BATTLE. PADRE J.B. LYNCH. (NEGATIVE BY G. SILK).013738