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1941-07-28. AERIAL PORT BOW VIEW OF THE NORWEGIAN CARGO VESSEL SKAGERAK WHICH HELPED EVACUATE ...
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1941-07-28. AERIAL PORT BOW VIEW OF THE NORWEGIAN CARGO VESSEL SKAGERAK WHICH HELPED EVACUATE EUROPEAN NATIONALS FROM NAURU ON 1941-07-17. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)303939
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AERIAL PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE BRITISH CARGO VESSEL TRIONA WHICH ESCAPED AN ENCOUNTER WITH THE ...
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AERIAL PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE BRITISH CARGO VESSEL TRIONA WHICH ESCAPED AN ENCOUNTER WITH THE GERMAN AUXILIARY CRUISER ORION IN THE SOUTH CORAL SEA ON 10 AUGUST 1940 ONLY TO BE SUNK BY THAT SHIP AND TH...304070
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A gathering of troops, European residents and local people at the unfurling of the British flag ...
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Maker: Unknown
A gathering of troops, European residents and local people at the unfurling of the British flag outside the German Government Station on the surrender of Nauru. Empty cannon shells are encircling the...A02247
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AWM54 1010/9/118 - [War Crimes and Trials - Investigation of Atrocities:] Investigations of atrocities on Nauru Island. The murder of Col Chambers, Dr Quinn. Messrs Hamer, Doyle and Shugg 31/51 Australian Infantry Brigade, Nauru Ocean Force - Aug 1942 - Aug 1945 (September-December 1945)
Digitised Collection
AWM2018.8.425
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Bald, Eric
Private Record
Maker: Bald, Eric Nauruan men Various
Two letters written in October and December 1945, to Eric Bald, Postmaster of Nauru, by two Nauruan men who worked as postal clerks before and during the Japanese wartime occupation of the island.PR03075
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Boat deck, HMAS Diamantina
Art
Maker: Mainwaring, Geoffrey
Showing the boat deck and bridge of HMAS Diamantina. The surrender of the Japanese forces in Nauru Island and Ocean Island was signed on her decks.ART24241
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BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-09. JAPANESE POWs FROM NAURU, BUIN, KIETA, BUKA ISLAND AND OTHER PARTS OF ...
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BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-09. JAPANESE POWs FROM NAURU, BUIN, KIETA, BUKA ISLAND AND OTHER PARTS OF BOUGAINVILLE ON A LANDING CRAFT IN THE PURIATA RIVER. THEY ARE BEING LANDED TO BEGIN THE MARCH TO POW COMPO...P00650.002
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BRITISH PHOSPHATE COMMISSION'S STEAMER TRIENZA, WHICH ASSISTED - WITH A SIGHTING REPORT - IN THE ...
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BRITISH PHOSPHATE COMMISSION'S STEAMER TRIENZA, WHICH ASSISTED - WITH A SIGHTING REPORT - IN THE INTERCEPTION OF THE ITALIAN MOTOR VESSEL ROMOLO BY HMAS MANOORA, 1940-06-12, 220 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NAU...128076
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Captain George Renwick
Art
Maker: Mainwaring, Geoffrey
Portrait depicting Captain George W Renwick, Brigade Major (Learner), 11th Australian Infantry Brigade. Appointed Staff to Brigadier J R Stevenson, DSO, to accept the surrender of Japanese forces on ...ART24315
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Captain Hota
Art
Maker: Mainwaring, Geoffrey
Portrait depicting Captain Hota, of the 17th Japanese Army, a Japanese prisoner-of-war on board the transport "River Glenelg" en route from Nauru Island to Bougainville for internment.ART24246
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Commander Alexander Fowler, RAN
Art
Maker: Mainwaring, Geoffrey
Potrait depicting Commander Alexander Earle Fowler, RAN, Naval-Officer-in-Charge North Solomons, operating Bougainville Naval Force, supporting 2 Australian Corps. Was present at Surrender Ceremony at...ART24255
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Control wheel from B-25G Mitchell : 820th Bomb Squadron, 41st Bomb Group, 7th USAAF
Technology
Damaged, pilot's control wheel recovered from a B-25G-5-NA Mitchell bomber aircraft. The control wheel is attached to the front top of the control column but is missing most of the right side hand gri...REL/20075
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Cook, Deiri Patrick (Civilian, Nauru)
Private Record
Maker: Cook, Deiri Patrick
Collection relating to Deiri Patrick Cook. The diary covers events on Nauru during the Second World War, including Japanese occupation of the island, rationing, air raids by allied forces and request ...3DRL/1077
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C. 1922. STUDIO PORTRAIT OF THE THREE COMMANDING OFFICERS OF 27TH BATTALION DURING WORLD WAR 1. ...
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C. 1922. STUDIO PORTRAIT OF THE THREE COMMANDING OFFICERS OF 27TH BATTALION DURING WORLD WAR 1. LEFT TO RIGHT: LIEUTENANT COLONEL (LT COL) FREDERICK CHALMERS CMG DSO (COMMANDER 1917-12 TO 1919); LT CO...P01448.001
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Graham, Frederick Archibald (Lieutenant; Captain 1 Army Ordnance Corps Training Bn, AIF)
Private Record
Maker: Graham, Frederick Archibald
Papers including correspondence books detailing troop movements and sports activities, nominal roll, diary written in Rabaul in 1914, typescript poems about Nauru and discharge and other army document...PR89/005
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Gunner, HMAS Diamantina (Leading Seaman Alan Lowry Taylor)
Art
Maker: Mainwaring, Geoffrey
Depicts an unidentified gunner of Royal Australian Navy, wearing anti-flash battledress, hood, gauntlets and helmet on board HMAS "Diamantina", Nauru Island.ART24250
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HAMBURG, GERMANY. PORT BOW VIEW OF THE GERMAN CARGO VESSEL KULMERLAND WHICH ACTED AS A SUPPLY ...
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HAMBURG, GERMANY. PORT BOW VIEW OF THE GERMAN CARGO VESSEL KULMERLAND WHICH ACTED AS A SUPPLY SHIP FOR THE GERMAN AUXILIARY CRUISERS KOMET AND ORION IN THE PACIFIC, ACCOMPANYING THEM ON THE RAID ON NA...303505
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HMAS Manoora (I) Anzac Day marching banner
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Dark blue satin marching banner with applique scroll design and lettering, and a cotton gold fringing along lower edge. Across the top is 'AIF HMAS MANOORA RAAF' and beneath is the ship's badge with t...REL40082
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Howard, H (Lieutenant, AN&MEF and Then 59th Bn b.1893 - d.1916)
Private Record
Maker: Howard, H
LETTERS CONTAINING INFORMATION ABOUT SERVICE ON NAURU, CAMP IN EGYPT AND SERVICE IN FRANCE. COVER PERIOD NOVEMBER 1914 - JULY 19162DRL/0085
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Japanese Instruments of Surrender
Private Record
Collection relating to the Instruments of Surrender signed in Tokyo and at other places in the Pacific Region by the Japanese commanders on the cessation of war. (1) British Borneo and Natoena Island...EXDOC095
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Japanese officers, Nauru
Art
Maker: Mainwaring, Geoffrey
Portraits depicting three unidentified officers, top; adjutant, middle; officer (unspecified), bottom; medical officer, of Japanese Navy, who were among those who surrendered at Nauru Island and tra...ART24314
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Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Lawrence Andrew Kelly
Art
Maker: Mainwaring, Geoffrey
Portrait depicting Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Lawrence Andrew Kelly, NX12214, DSO, MID, Commanding 31st/51st Australian Infantry Battalion, 2/13th Australian Infantry Battalion, Commander Occupation Fo...ART24253
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Lieutenant G H Lording, Intelligence Officer RAN questioning Nai Fai Ma, a Chinese interpreter, ...
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Lieutenant G H Lording, Intelligence Officer RAN questioning Nai Fai Ma, a Chinese interpreter, aboard HMAS Diamantina prior to the Japanese surrender ceremony.117250
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Major Gresley Clarkson
Art
Maker: Mainwaring, Geoffrey
Portrait depicting Major Gresley D Clarkson, WX11162, liaison between Army commander of garrison on Nauru and the civil administration and British Phosphates Commissioners.ART24243
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Marquis, Leonard Stanley (Flying Officer, b.1916 - d.1993)
Private Record
Maker: Marquis, Leonard Stanley
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 26405 Flying Officer Leonard Stanley Marquis, Royal Australian Air Force, Allied Translator and Interpreter Service, Pacific Islands and HMAS Dia...AWM2019.62.1
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75 mm Type 88 Correction AA Gun Board (Japan)
Technology
Japanese correction board and webbing container for Type 88. 75 m.m. A.A. gun. no. 139. This relic is made of light non- ferrous metal, probably aluminium mounted on an open ribbed framework. It measu...RELAWM24903
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NAURU. C.1940. A VICKERS .303 MACHINE GUN AND CREW IN A DEFENSIVE POSITION LOOKING OUT TO SEA. ...
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NAURU. C.1940. A VICKERS .303 MACHINE GUN AND CREW IN A DEFENSIVE POSITION LOOKING OUT TO SEA. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)304375/01
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NAURU. C.1940. ELEVATED VIEW OF THE BRITISH PHOSPHATE COMMISSION'S FACILITY. (NAVAL HISTORICAL ...
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NAURU. C.1940. ELEVATED VIEW OF THE BRITISH PHOSPHATE COMMISSION'S FACILITY. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)304376
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NAURU. C.1940. ELEVATED VIEW OF THE BRITISH PHOSPHATE COMMISSION'S FACILITY. (NAVAL HISTORICAL ...
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NAURU. C.1940. ELEVATED VIEW OF THE BRITISH PHOSPHATE COMMISSION'S FACILITY. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)304373
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NAURU. C.1940. ELEVATED VIEW OF THE BRITISH PHOSPHATE COMMISSION'S MINE. (NAVAL HISTORICAL ...
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NAURU. C.1940. ELEVATED VIEW OF THE BRITISH PHOSPHATE COMMISSION'S MINE. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)304374
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NAURU. C.1940. OVERHEAD CABLE CONVEYOR AT THE BRITISH PHOSPHATE COMMISSION'S MINE. (NAVAL ...
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NAURU. C.1940. OVERHEAD CABLE CONVEYOR AT THE BRITISH PHOSPHATE COMMISSION'S MINE. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)304375
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NAURU ISLAND, 1945-09-16. A BOMB WRECKED HOME IN THE TOWN AREA FOUND BY TROOPS OF THE 31/51ST ...
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NAURU ISLAND, 1945-09-16. A BOMB WRECKED HOME IN THE TOWN AREA FOUND BY TROOPS OF THE 31/51ST AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION SOON AFTER THEY HAD TAKEN OVER THE ISLAND FROM THE JAPANESE.117316
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-15. A JAPANESE HOSPITAL IN THE AREA CONTROLLED BY THE 31/51ST INFANTRY ...
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-15. A JAPANESE HOSPITAL IN THE AREA CONTROLLED BY THE 31/51ST INFANTRY BATTALION.117292
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-14. A JAPANESE POW EXPLAINING THE MEANING OF THE JAPANESE NAVY INSIGNIA ON ...
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-14. A JAPANESE POW EXPLAINING THE MEANING OF THE JAPANESE NAVY INSIGNIA ON HIS CAR RADIATOR TO PRIVATE TRANSTON, 222ND AUSTRALIAN SUPPLY DEPOT PLATOON.117261
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-13. A LOCAL NAURUAN LAD POSES FOR HIS PHOTOGRAPH.
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-13. A LOCAL NAURUAN LAD POSES FOR HIS PHOTOGRAPH.117256
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NAURU ISLAND, 1945-09-16. A MEMBER OF THE 31/51ST AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION INSPECTING THE ...
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NAURU ISLAND, 1945-09-16. A MEMBER OF THE 31/51ST AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION INSPECTING THE RUINS OF ONCE PALATIAL HOMES SOON AFTER THE UNIT HAD TAKEN OVER THE ISLAND FROM THE JAPANESE.117315
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-16. A MEMBER OF THE 31/51ST INFANTRY BATTALION EXAMINING A JAPANESE GUN ...
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-16. A MEMBER OF THE 31/51ST INFANTRY BATTALION EXAMINING A JAPANESE GUN CAPTURED BY MEMBERS OF THE UNIT SOON AFTER THEY HAD OCCUPIED THE ISLAND.117312
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-16. A MEMBER OF THE 31/51ST INFANTRY BATTALION INSPECTING THE STEEL ...
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-16. A MEMBER OF THE 31/51ST INFANTRY BATTALION INSPECTING THE STEEL CANTILEVER PHOSPHATE LOADING WHARF OF THE BRITISH PHOSPHATE COMMISSION WHICH WAS WRECKED BY A GERMAN RAIDER IN...117309
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-16. A MEMBER OF THE 31/51ST INFANTRY BATTALION INSPECTING THE WRECKED ...
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-16. A MEMBER OF THE 31/51ST INFANTRY BATTALION INSPECTING THE WRECKED PHOSPHATE CRUSHING FACTORY SOON AFTER THE UNIT HAD TAKEN OVER THE ISLAND FROM THE JAPANESE.117314
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-14. A NAURUAN NATIVE WITH EQUIPMENT WHICH HE HAS SOUVENIRED FROM THE ...
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-14. A NAURUAN NATIVE WITH EQUIPMENT WHICH HE HAS SOUVENIRED FROM THE JAPANESE ARMY HEADQUARTERS SOON AFTER PERSONNEL OF THE 31/51ST INFANTRY BATTALION OCCUPIED THE ISLAND.117264
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-16. ARMOURERS OF THE 31/51ST INFANTRY BATTALION INSPECTING JAPANESE ...
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-16. ARMOURERS OF THE 31/51ST INFANTRY BATTALION INSPECTING JAPANESE MOUNTAIN GUNS CAPTURED BY MEMBERS OF THE UNIT SOON AFTER THEY HAD OCCUPIED THE ISLAND.117311
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-14. A SECTION OF THE NATIVE AUDIENCE WHO ARE ATTENDING THE FLAG RAISING ...
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-14. A SECTION OF THE NATIVE AUDIENCE WHO ARE ATTENDING THE FLAG RAISING CEREMONY SOON AFTER TROOPS OF THE 31/51ST INFANTRY BATTALION TOOK OVER THE AREA.117276
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-14. A SECTION OF THE NATIVE AUDIENCE WHO ARE ATTENDING THE FLAG RAISING ...
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-14. A SECTION OF THE NATIVE AUDIENCE WHO ARE ATTENDING THE FLAG RAISING CEREMONY SOON AFTER TROOPS OF THE 31/51ST INFANTRY BATTALION TOOK OVER THE AREA.117277
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-14. A SECTION OF THE NATIVE AUDIENCE WHO ARE ATTENDING THE FLAG RAISING ...
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-14. A SECTION OF THE NATIVE AUDIENCE WHO ARE ATTENDING THE FLAG RAISING CEREMONY SOON AFTER TROOPS OF THE 31/51ST INFANTRY BATTALION TOOK OVER THE AREA.117268
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-13. AUSTRALIAN AND JAPANESE OFFICERS CONFERRING PRIOR TO THE SIGNING OF THE ...
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-13. AUSTRALIAN AND JAPANESE OFFICERS CONFERRING PRIOR TO THE SIGNING OF THE INSTRUMENT OF SURRENDER OF THE JAPANESE FORCES IN THE AREA ABOARD THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY VESSEL HMA...117251
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-13. AUSTRALIAN AND JAPANESE OFFICERS CONFERRING PRIOR TO THE SIGNING OF THE ...
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-13. AUSTRALIAN AND JAPANESE OFFICERS CONFERRING PRIOR TO THE SIGNING OF THE INSTRUMENT OF SURRENDER OF THE JAPANESE FORCES IN THE AREA ABOARD THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY VESSEL HMA...117252
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-13. AUSTRALIAN ARMY OFFICERS MAKING AN INSPECTION OF THE ISLAND AT THE ...
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-13. AUSTRALIAN ARMY OFFICERS MAKING AN INSPECTION OF THE ISLAND AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE JAPANESE SURRENDER CEREMONY.117257
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-14. AUSTRALIAN SERVICE PERSONNEL LOOKING OVER THE BOMBED OUT INSTALLATIONS ...
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-14. AUSTRALIAN SERVICE PERSONNEL LOOKING OVER THE BOMBED OUT INSTALLATIONS OF THE BRITISH PHOSPHATE COMMISSION WHARF SOON AFTER THE OCCUPATION OF THE ISLAND BY PERSONNEL OF THE 3...117269
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-14. BRIGADIER J. R. STEVENSON DSO, COMMANDING 11TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY ...
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-14. BRIGADIER J. R. STEVENSON DSO, COMMANDING 11TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE INSPECTING PERSONNEL OF THE GUARD OF HONOUR OF THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE A...117271
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-14. BRIGADIER J. R. STEVENSON DSO, COMMANDING 11TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY ...
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-14. BRIGADIER J. R. STEVENSON DSO, COMMANDING 11TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE INSPECTING PERSONNEL OF THE GILBERT AND ELLIS ISLAND ARMED NATIVE CONSTABULARY DURING THE AUSTRALIA...117275
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-15. BRIGADIER J. R. STEVENSON DSO, COMMANDING 11TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY ...
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-15. BRIGADIER J. R. STEVENSON DSO, COMMANDING 11TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE LOOKING THROUGH A LARGE PAIR OF JAPANESE FIXED BINOCULARS WHILE INSPECTING ENEMY FORTIFICATIONS SOO...117295
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-14. BRIGADIER J. R. STEVENSON DSO, COMMANDING 11TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY ...
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-14. BRIGADIER J. R. STEVENSON DSO, COMMANDING 11TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE AND MEMBERS OF THE OFFICIAL PARTY RECEIVING NATIVE CHIEFS AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE AUSTRALIAN FLAG ...117273
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-15. BRIGADIER J. R. STEVENSON DSO, COMMANDING 11TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY ...
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-15. BRIGADIER J. R. STEVENSON DSO, COMMANDING 11TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE BEING GIVEN A LEI OF FLOWERS BY THE WIFE OF A NATIVE CHIEF ON HIS ARRIVAL ON THE ISLAND TO TAKE THE...117294
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-31. CAPTAIN HISAYUKI SOEDA, IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY AND COMMANDER OF ...
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-31. CAPTAIN HISAYUKI SOEDA, IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY AND COMMANDER OF JAPANESE FORCES ON NAURU ISLAND, SURRENDERED TO BRIGADIER J. R. STEVENSON, COMMANDER 11TH INFANTRY BRIGADE, IN...116557
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-31. CAPTAIN HISAYUKI SOEDA, IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY AND COMMANDER OF ...
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-31. CAPTAIN HISAYUKI SOEDA, IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY AND COMMANDER OF JAPANESE FORCES ON NAURU ISLAND, SURRENDERED TO BRIGADIER J. R. STEVENSON, COMMANDER 11TH INFANTRY BRIGADE, IN...116558
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-31. CAPTAIN HISAYUKI SOEDA, IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY AND COMMANDER OF ...
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-31. CAPTAIN HISAYUKI SOEDA, IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY AND COMMANDER OF JAPANESE FORCES ON NAURU ISLAND, SURRENDERED TO BRIGADIER J. R. STEVENSON, COMMANDER 11TH INFANTRY BRIGADE, IN...116556
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NAURU ISLAND, 1945-09-31. CAPT HISAYUKI SOEDA, IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY AND COMMANDER OF JAPANESE ...
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NAURU ISLAND, 1945-09-31. CAPT HISAYUKI SOEDA, IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY AND COMMANDER OF JAPANESE FORCES IN NAURU ISLAND, SURRENDERED TO BRIG J.R. STEVENSON, COMD 11 INFANTRY BRIGADE, IN A SURRENDER CER...116560
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-13. COLONEL V. FOX-STRANGWAYS, RESIDENT COMMISSIONER FOR THE GILBERT AND ...
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-13. COLONEL V. FOX-STRANGWAYS, RESIDENT COMMISSIONER FOR THE GILBERT AND ELLIS ISLANDS, ABOUT TO BOARD THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY VESSEL HMAS DIAMANTINA TO TAKE PART IN THE CEREMO...117249
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-18. CORPORAL G. TYANN OF THE 31/51ST INFANTRY BATTALION, ON GUARD DUTY ...
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-18. CORPORAL G. TYANN OF THE 31/51ST INFANTRY BATTALION, ON GUARD DUTY ABOARD THE RAN VESSEL THE HMAS GLENELG DURING THE EVACUATION OF THE JAPANESE POWS TO BOUGAINVILLE SOON AFTE...117330
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NAURU ISLAND. DAMAGE TO OIL TANKS BY THE GERMAN RAIDER "KOMET'S" GUN FIRE ON THE 1940-12-27, WHEN ...
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NAURU ISLAND. DAMAGE TO OIL TANKS BY THE GERMAN RAIDER "KOMET'S" GUN FIRE ON THE 1940-12-27, WHEN SHE SHELLED INSTALLATIONS ON THE ISLAND.128080
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-10-02. FOLLOWING THE SURRENDER OF THE JAPANESE, TROOPS OF 31/51 INFANTRY ...
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-10-02. FOLLOWING THE SURRENDER OF THE JAPANESE, TROOPS OF 31/51 INFANTRY BATTALION OCCUPIED THE ISLAND. THE TROOPS WERE GIVEN CHARGE OF THE JAPANESE WHO WERE SPLIT INTO SMALL PARTIE...097637
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-10-02. FOLLOWING THE SURRENDER OF THE JAPANESE, TROOPS OF 31/51 INFANTRY ...
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-10-02. FOLLOWING THE SURRENDER OF THE JAPANESE, TROOPS OF 31/51 INFANTRY BATTALION OCCUPIED THE ISLAND. SHOWN, MEMBERS OF HEADQUARTERS COMPANY RESTING AGAINST A BACKGROUND OF THE MA...097639
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-10-02. FOLLOWING THE SURRENDER OF THE JAPANESE, TROOPS OF 31/51 INFANTRY ...
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-10-02. FOLLOWING THE SURRENDER OF THE JAPANESE, TROOPS OF 31/51 INFANTRY BATTALION OCCUPIED THE ISLAND. SHOWN, PRIVATE M. BARRIE DISHING OUT MORNING TEA TO MEMBERS OF D COMPANY.097638
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-14. JAPANESE ARMY OFFICERS EXPLAINING THE DETAILS OF ONE OF THEIR RANGE ...
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-14. JAPANESE ARMY OFFICERS EXPLAINING THE DETAILS OF ONE OF THEIR RANGE FINDERS TO AN OFFICER OF THE 31/51ST INFANTRY BATTALION SOON AFTER THE UNIT HAD TAKEN OVER THE ISLAND.117282
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-16. JAPANESE POWS ABOARD A BARGE WHICH IS TAKING THEM OUT TO THE RAN VESSEL ...
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-16. JAPANESE POWS ABOARD A BARGE WHICH IS TAKING THEM OUT TO THE RAN VESSEL WHICH IS TO EVACUATE THEM TO BOUGAINVILLE SOON AFTER THE ISLAND WAS OCCUPIED BY TROOPS OF THE 31/51ST ...117325
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-16. JAPANESE POWS ABOARD A BARGE WHICH IS TAKING THEM OUT TO THE RAN VESSEL ...
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-16. JAPANESE POWS ABOARD A BARGE WHICH IS TAKING THEM OUT TO THE RAN VESSEL WHICH IS TO EVACUATE THEM TO BOUGAINVILLE SOON AFTER THE ISLAND WAS OCCUPIED BY TROOPS OF THE 31/51ST ...117319
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-16. JAPANESE POWS AWAITING A KIT INSPECTION BEFORE BEING EVACUATED TO ...
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-16. JAPANESE POWS AWAITING A KIT INSPECTION BEFORE BEING EVACUATED TO BOUGAINVILLE SOON AFTER TROOPS OF THE 31/51ST INFANTRY BATTALION TOOK OVER THE ISLAND.117303
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-16. JAPANESE POWS BOARDING A BARGE WHICH IS TO TAKE THEM OUT TO THE RAN ...
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-16. JAPANESE POWS BOARDING A BARGE WHICH IS TO TAKE THEM OUT TO THE RAN VESSEL WHICH IS TO EVACUATE THEM TO BOUGAINVILLE SOON AFTER THE ISLAND WAS OCCUPIED BY TROOPS OF THE 31/51...117327
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-16. JAPANESE POWS BOARDING A BARGE WHICH IS TO TAKE THEM OUT TO THE RAN ...
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-16. JAPANESE POWS BOARDING A BARGE WHICH IS TO TAKE THEM OUT TO THE RAN VESSEL WHICH IS TO EVACUATE THEM TO BOUGAINVILLE SOON AFTER THE ISLAND WAS OCCUPIED BY TROOPS OF THE 31/51...117318
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-16. JAPANESE POWS MOVING TO THE WHARF FOR EVACUATION TO BOUGAINVILLE SOON ...
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-16. JAPANESE POWS MOVING TO THE WHARF FOR EVACUATION TO BOUGAINVILLE SOON AFTER TROOPS OF THE 31/51ST INFANTRY BATTALION TOOK OVER THE ISLAND.117317
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-16. JAPANESE POWS ON PARADE BEFORE BEING EVACUATED TO BOUGAINVILLE SOON ...
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-16. JAPANESE POWS ON PARADE BEFORE BEING EVACUATED TO BOUGAINVILLE SOON AFTER TROOPS OF THE 31/51ST INFANTRY BATTALION TOOK OVER THE ISLAND.117300
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-18. JAPANESE POWS ON THE DECKS OF THE RAN VESSEL, THE HMAS GLENELG, DURING ...
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-18. JAPANESE POWS ON THE DECKS OF THE RAN VESSEL, THE HMAS GLENELG, DURING THEIR EVACUATION TO BOUGAINVILLE SOON AFTER TROOPS OF THE 31/51ST INFANTRY BATTALION TOOK OVER THE ISLA...117331
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-18. JAPANESE POWS ON THE DECKS OF THE RAN VESSEL, THE HMAS GLENELG, DURING ...
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-18. JAPANESE POWS ON THE DECKS OF THE RAN VESSEL, THE HMAS GLENELG, DURING THEIR EVACUATION TO BOUGAINVILLE SOON AFTER TROOPS OF THE 31/51ST AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION TOOK OV...117341
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-18. JAPANESE POWS ON THE DECKS OF THE RAN VESSEL, THE HMAS GLENELG, DURING ...
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-18. JAPANESE POWS ON THE DECKS OF THE RAN VESSEL, THE HMAS GLENELG, DURING THEIR EVACUATION TO BOUGAINVILLE SOON AFTER TROOPS OF THE 31/51ST AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION TOOK OV...117342
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-18. JAPANESE POWS ON THE DECKS OF THE RAN VESSEL, THE HMAS GLENELG DURING ...
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-18. JAPANESE POWS ON THE DECKS OF THE RAN VESSEL, THE HMAS GLENELG DURING THEIR EVACUATION TO BOUGAINVILLE SOON AFTER TROOPS OF THE 31/51ST INFANTRY BATTALION TOOK OVER THE ISLAN...117329
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-18. JAPANESE POWS ON THE DECKS OF THE RAN VESSEL, THE HMAS GLENELG, DURING ...
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-18. JAPANESE POWS ON THE DECKS OF THE RAN VESSEL, THE HMAS GLENELG, DURING THEIR EVACUATION TO BOUGAINVILLE SOON AFTER TROOPS OF THE 31/51ST AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION TOOK OV...117332
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-16. JAPANESE POWS REPACKING THEIR KIT AFTER AN INSPECTION PRIOR TO BEING ...
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-16. JAPANESE POWS REPACKING THEIR KIT AFTER AN INSPECTION PRIOR TO BEING EVACUATED TO BOUGAINVILLE SOON AFTER TROOPS OF THE 31/51ST INFANTRY BATTALION TOOK OVER THE ISLAND.117305
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-16. JAPANESE POWS REPACKING THEIR KIT AFTER AN INSPECTION PRIOR TO BEING ...
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-16. JAPANESE POWS REPACKING THEIR KIT AFTER AN INSPECTION PRIOR TO BEING EVACUATED TO BOUGAINVILLE SOON AFTER TROOPS OF THE 31/51ST INFANTRY BATTALION TOOK OVER THE ISLAND.117308
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-14. JAPANESE POWS STANDING BY ONE OF THEIR MOTOR CYCLE OUTFITS WHICH IS NOW ...
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-14. JAPANESE POWS STANDING BY ONE OF THEIR MOTOR CYCLE OUTFITS WHICH IS NOW BEING USED BY MEMBERS OF THE 31/51ST INFANTRY BATTALION - THE OCCUPATION FORCE ON THE ISLAND.117262
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-16. JAPANESE POWS UNDERGOING A KIT INSPECTION PRIOR TO THEIR EVACUATION TO ...
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-16. JAPANESE POWS UNDERGOING A KIT INSPECTION PRIOR TO THEIR EVACUATION TO BOUGAINVILLE SOON AFTER TROOPS OF THE 31/51ST INFANTRY BATTALION TOOK OVER THE ISLAND.117307
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NAURU ISLAND, 1945-09-16. JAPANESE PRISONERS OF WAR MOVING TO THE WHARF FOR EVACUATION TO ...
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NAURU ISLAND, 1945-09-16. JAPANESE PRISONERS OF WAR MOVING TO THE WHARF FOR EVACUATION TO BOUGAINVILLE SOON AFTER TROOPS OF THE 31/51ST AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION TOOK OVER THE ISLAND.117304
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-15. JAPANESE TROOPS EATING THEIR LUNCH IN ONE OF THE POW CAMPS CONTROLLED ...
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-15. JAPANESE TROOPS EATING THEIR LUNCH IN ONE OF THE POW CAMPS CONTROLLED BY TROOPS OF THE 31/51ST INFANTRY BATTALION.117290
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-14. LIEUTENANT COMMANDER NAKAYAMA, IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY, A SUSPECTED ...
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-14. LIEUTENANT COMMANDER NAKAYAMA, IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY, A SUSPECTED JAPANESE WAR CRIMINAL, WHO WAS CAPTURED BY MEMBERS OF THE 31/51ST INFANTRY BATTALION.117279
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-13. LIEUTENANT G. A. LORDING, INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY, ...
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-13. LIEUTENANT G. A. LORDING, INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY, RECEIVES AN ENTHUSIASTIC GREETING FROM THE NATIVES ON HIS ARRIVAL ON THE ISLAND.117254
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-10-02. MEMBERS OF D COMPANY, 31/51 INFANTRY BATTALION OCCUPATION FORCE, ON ...
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-10-02. MEMBERS OF D COMPANY, 31/51 INFANTRY BATTALION OCCUPATION FORCE, ON COOKHOUSE FATIGUE PEELING VEGETABLES. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- PRIVATE A.J. PREUSKER (1); PRIVATE W. HIL...097636
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-13. MEMBERS OF THE GUN CREW ABOARD THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY VESSEL HMAS ...
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-13. MEMBERS OF THE GUN CREW ABOARD THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY VESSEL HMAS DIAMANTINA AT THE READY AS THE VESSEL APPROACHES THE ISLAND, IN CASE OF ANY TREACHERY ON THE PART OF THE ...117244
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-14. MEMBERS OF THE 31/51ST INFANTRY BATTALION INSPECTING A JAPANESE 6" ...
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-14. MEMBERS OF THE 31/51ST INFANTRY BATTALION INSPECTING A JAPANESE 6" NAVAL GUN EMPLACEMENT SOON AFTER THEIR OCCUPATION OF THE ISLAND.117284
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-14. MEMBERS OF THE 31/51ST INFANTRY BATTALION INSPECTING AN 80MM COASTAL ...
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-14. MEMBERS OF THE 31/51ST INFANTRY BATTALION INSPECTING AN 80MM COASTAL GUN EMPLACEMENT (JAPANESE) SOON AFTER THEIR OCCUPATION OF THE ISLAND.117285
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-14. MEMBERS OF THE 31/51ST INFANTRY BATTALION INSPECTING AN 80MM COASTAL ...
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-14. MEMBERS OF THE 31/51ST INFANTRY BATTALION INSPECTING AN 80MM COASTAL GUN EMPLACEMENT (JAPANESE) SOON AFTER THEIR OCCUPATION OF THE ISLAND.117286
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-14. MEMBERS OF THE 31/51ST INFANTRY BATTALION INSPECTING AN 80MM COASTAL ...
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-14. MEMBERS OF THE 31/51ST INFANTRY BATTALION INSPECTING AN 80MM COASTAL GUN EMPLACEMENT (JAPANESE) SOON AFTER THEIR OCCUPATION OF THE ISLAND.117287
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NAURU ISLAND, 1945-09-13. MR W.V. BOTT, CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE BRITISH PHOSPHATE COMMISSION, BEING ...
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NAURU ISLAND, 1945-09-13. MR W.V. BOTT, CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE BRITISH PHOSPHATE COMMISSION, BEING GREETED BY CHINESE AND NAURUAN LABOURERS ON HIS RETURN TO THE ISLAND.117255
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-13. NAURUANS TAKING A KEEN INTEREST IN THE JAPANESE SURRENDER CEREMONY ...
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-13. NAURUANS TAKING A KEEN INTEREST IN THE JAPANESE SURRENDER CEREMONY ABOARD THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY VESSEL HMAS DIAMANTINA.117253
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-16. NAURUANS UNLOADING SUPPLIES FROM TRUCKS AT THE CAMP OF THE 31/51ST ...
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-16. NAURUANS UNLOADING SUPPLIES FROM TRUCKS AT THE CAMP OF THE 31/51ST INFANTRY BATTALION SOON AFTER THE UNIT HAD TAKEN OVER THE ISLAND FROM THE JAPANESE.117298
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-14. PERSONNEL OF THE 31/51ST INFANTRY BATTALION CHECKING THE DETAILS OF A ...
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-14. PERSONNEL OF THE 31/51ST INFANTRY BATTALION CHECKING THE DETAILS OF A JAPANESE TWIN BARREL 6" NAVAL GUN SOON AFTER THE OCCUPATION OF THE ISLAND.117281
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-14. PERSONNEL OF THE 31/51ST INFANTRY BATTALION EXAMINING A WRECKED AND ...
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-14. PERSONNEL OF THE 31/51ST INFANTRY BATTALION EXAMINING A WRECKED AND BURNT OUT MACHINE SHOP NEAR THE CENTRE OF THE TOWN.117258
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-14. PILOT OFFICER L. MARQUIS, INTERPRETER, RAAF, CHECKING THE DETAILS OF A ...
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-14. PILOT OFFICER L. MARQUIS, INTERPRETER, RAAF, CHECKING THE DETAILS OF A JAPANESE 25MM ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN FOUND SOON AFTER THE ISLAND WAS OCCUPIED BY TROOPS OF THE 31/51ST INFAN...117280
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-16. PRIVATE CORFIELD, 31/51ST INFANTRY BATTALION MAKES FRIENDS WITH A YOUNG ...
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-16. PRIVATE CORFIELD, 31/51ST INFANTRY BATTALION MAKES FRIENDS WITH A YOUNG NAURUAN GIRL SOON AFTER THE UNIT HAD TAKEN OVER THE ISLAND FROM THE JAPANESE.117299
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-14. PRIVATE (PTE) G. ALLEN (1) AND PTE L. WHITMARSH (2), OF THE 31/51ST ...
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-14. PRIVATE (PTE) G. ALLEN (1) AND PTE L. WHITMARSH (2), OF THE 31/51ST INFANTRY BATTALION GOING THROUGH A STACK OF JAPANESE PUMPKINS WHILE CHECKING THE JAPANESE FOOD RESERVES ON...117263
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-14. PRIVATE (PTE) JOPLING (1), PTE S. DART (2) AND PTE A. SPLETTER (3) OF ...
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-14. PRIVATE (PTE) JOPLING (1), PTE S. DART (2) AND PTE A. SPLETTER (3) OF THE 222ND AUSTRALIAN SUPPLY DEPOT PLATOON CHATTING WITH A NAURUAN WOMAN WHILE OUT ON A PATROL.117260
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-14. PRIVATE (PTE) J. STEPHENSON (1), AND PTE G. ALLEN, 31/51ST INFANTRY ...
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NAURU ISLAND. 1945-09-14. PRIVATE (PTE) J. STEPHENSON (1), AND PTE G. ALLEN, 31/51ST INFANTRY BATTALION, EXAMINING A JAPANESE SIGN ON A BOMB WRECKED BUILDING DURING A PATROL THROUGH THE TOWN AREA.117265