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TALAUD ISLANDS, DUTCH EAST INDIES, 1945-10-14. TALAUD FORCE WAS RAISED TO TAKE PROCLAMATIONS OF ...
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TALAUD ISLANDS, DUTCH EAST INDIES, 1945-10-14. TALAUD FORCE WAS RAISED TO TAKE PROCLAMATIONS OF FREEDOM TO NATIVE PEOPLES, SUPERVISE THE ROUNDING UP OF JAPANESE WAR CRIMINALS AND INVESTIGATE GENERAL C...119820
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The Samurai sword
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Maker: Dargie, William
An Australian soldier stands holding a Japanese samurai sword pointing into the ground. In the foreground of the sketch are bodies of dead Japanese soldiers. Dargie noted: "This is the most coveted ...ART22163
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THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-09-08. BRIGADIER J. FIELD, COMMANDER 7TH AUSTRALIAN BRIGADE, AND A ...
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THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-09-08. BRIGADIER J. FIELD, COMMANDER 7TH AUSTRALIAN BRIGADE, AND A NAVAL OFFICER, WATCHED BY ALLIED AND JAPANESE SERVICE PERSONNEL, EXAMINE TWO JAPANESE SWORDS AT TOROKINA, B...P00001.220
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THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-09-08. LIEUTENANT GENERAL MASATANE KANDA, COMMANDER JAPANESE XVII ARMY, ...
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THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-09-08. LIEUTENANT GENERAL MASATANE KANDA, COMMANDER JAPANESE XVII ARMY, SIGNING THE INSTRUMENT OF SURRENDER AT II AUSTRALIAN CORPS HEADQUARTERS, TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND...P00001.229
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THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-09-08. LIEUTENANT GENERAL MASATANE KANDA, COMMANDER JAPANESE XVII ARMY, ...
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THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-09-08. LIEUTENANT GENERAL MASATANE KANDA, COMMANDER JAPANESE XVII ARMY, AND VICE ADMIRAL BARON TOMOSHIGE SAMEJIMA, COMMANDER JAPANESE EIGHTH FLEET, SEATED AT THE SURRENDER TA...P00001.226
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THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-09-08. LIEUTENANT GENERAL SIR STANLEY G. SAVIGE (GENERAL OFFICER ...
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THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-09-08. LIEUTENANT GENERAL SIR STANLEY G. SAVIGE (GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING II AUSTRALIAN CORPS) ADDS HIS SIGNATURE TO THE INSTRUMENT OF SURRENDER, ASSISTED BY BRIGADIER A.R....P00001.232
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THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-09-08. THE ALLIED DELEGATION DURING THE SURRENDER CEREMONY AT II ...
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THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-09-08. THE ALLIED DELEGATION DURING THE SURRENDER CEREMONY AT II AUSTRALIAN CORPS HEADQUARTERS AT TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE BRIGADIER A.R.GARRET...P00001.228
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TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-09-08. BRIGADIER J. FIELD, COMMANDER, 7TH INFANTRY BRIGADE, ...
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TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-09-08. BRIGADIER J. FIELD, COMMANDER, 7TH INFANTRY BRIGADE, RECEIVING A JAPANESE OFFICER'S SWORD FROM COMMANDER A. E. FOWLER, RAN, AT THE NAVAL LIGHTERAGE PONTOON WHARF PR...115491
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TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-09-08. LIEUTENANT-GENERAL (LT-GEN) S. G. SAVIGE, GENERAL OFFICER ...
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TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-09-08. LIEUTENANT-GENERAL (LT-GEN) S. G. SAVIGE, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 2 CORPS, ACCEPTED THE SURRENDER OF ALL JAPANESE FORCES ON BOUGAINVILLE FROM LT-GEN M. KANDA, CO...115531
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TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-09-08. LIEUTENANT-GENERAL (LT-GEN) S. G. SAVIGE, GENERAL OFFICER ...
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TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-09-08. LIEUTENANT-GENERAL (LT-GEN) S. G. SAVIGE, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 2 CORPS, ACCEPTED THE SURRENDER OF ALL JAPANESE FORCES ON BOUGAINVILLE FROM LT-GEN M. KANDA, CO...115505
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TOROKINA. 1945-09-08. LIEUTENANT GENERAL (LT GEN) S. G. SAVIGE, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 2 ...
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TOROKINA. 1945-09-08. LIEUTENANT GENERAL (LT GEN) S. G. SAVIGE, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 2 CORPS, ACCEPTED THE SURRENDER OF ALL JAPANESE FORCES ON BOUGAINVILLE FROM LT GEN M. KANDA, COMMANDER 17TH J...115584
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ULUPU, NEW GUINEA, 1945-07-10. BRIG M.J. MOTEN, COMMANDING OFFICER, 17 INFANTRY BRIGADE (1), ...
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ULUPU, NEW GUINEA, 1945-07-10. BRIG M.J. MOTEN, COMMANDING OFFICER, 17 INFANTRY BRIGADE (1), EXAMINING A JAPANESE SWORD CAPTURED BY 16 PLATOON, D COMPANY, 2/5 INFANTRY BATTALION, DURING THEIR TAKING O...093957
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ULUPU, NEW GUINEA, 1945-07-09. 16 PLATOON, D COMPANY, 2/5 INFANTRY BATTALION WITH THE SPOILS OF ...
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ULUPU, NEW GUINEA, 1945-07-09. 16 PLATOON, D COMPANY, 2/5 INFANTRY BATTALION WITH THE SPOILS OF THEIR SUCCESSFUL ATTACK ON THE MAIN JAPANESE STRONGHOLD IN THE VILLAGE. THEY INCLUDE 3 PISTOLS, 4 SWORDS...093941
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WAREO, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-09. VX24595 PRIVATE (PTE) H. C. CONGDON OF PEAK HILL, VIC (1) AND ...
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Maker: Buchanan, Robert John
WAREO, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-09. VX24595 PRIVATE (PTE) H. C. CONGDON OF PEAK HILL, VIC (1) AND FELLOW MEMBERS OF THE 2/23RD AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION EXAMINING A JAPANESE SWORD WHICH WAS FOUND IN TH...061703
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Watch from Japanese midget submarine Ha-21, Sydney Harbour, May 1942
Heraldry
Maker: Seiko
Japanese naval issue pocket watch with a nickel case and ring, brass winder, white enamel dial with black numerals, separate second dial at bottom (graduated one to sixty), stop watch dial at top (gra...REL/22033.001
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WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-05-13. CONSTABLE BIR (1), AND CONSTABLE BAKET (2), HEADQUARTERS ...
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WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-05-13. CONSTABLE BIR (1), AND CONSTABLE BAKET (2), HEADQUARTERS AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT POLICE BOYS SHOWN WITH A JAPANESE SWORD WHICH THEY CAPTURED WHILE...092164
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WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-06-27. PRIVATE J.E. WHARTON (1); PRIVATE D.A. TAYLOR (2) AND PRIVATE ...
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WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-06-27. PRIVATE J.E. WHARTON (1); PRIVATE D.A. TAYLOR (2) AND PRIVATE L.E. CARMICHAEL (3), MEMBERS OF 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION, DISPLAYING JAPANESE SWORDS PRIZED AS WAR SOUVE...093461
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WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-07-14. PTE H. DOHERTY, A COMPANY, 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION (1) ...
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Maker: Carew, Fred
WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-07-14. PTE H. DOHERTY, A COMPANY, 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION (1) DEMONSTRATING THE "SHARPNESS" OF A JAPANESE SWORD ON CPL T. FERNIHOUG (2), WHO IS IN CHARGE OF 2/8 BATTALION S...094031
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WEWAK, NEW GUINEA, 1945-09-13. LIEUTENANT GENERAL HATAZO ADACHI, COMMANDER OF THE JAPANESE ARMY ...
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WEWAK, NEW GUINEA, 1945-09-13. LIEUTENANT GENERAL HATAZO ADACHI, COMMANDER OF THE JAPANESE ARMY IN THE AREA, ARRIVES FOR THE SURRENDER CEREMONY. AT 1000 HOURS ON THE SAME DAY, AT CAPE WOM, HE SIGNED T...128807
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WONDECLA, QLD. 1943-10-07. QX29772 PRIVATE R. C. WADDINGTON (LEFT) AND NX107959 CORPORAL (CPL) F. ...
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Maker: Tait, James
WONDECLA, QLD. 1943-10-07. QX29772 PRIVATE R. C. WADDINGTON (LEFT) AND NX107959 CORPORAL (CPL) F. D. MCNALLY, BOTH OF "B" COMPANY, 2/5TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION, 17TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE...057859