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Air support control
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Maker: Flett, James
Air Support Control, RAAF at 24th Australian Infantry Brigade Headquarter, Brunei, Borneo.ART25467
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An amusing incident
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Maker: Flett, James
Troops of the 2/17th Australian Infantry Battalion sheltering in sheds from shrapnel, get a hail of stones on the roofs from their mates in the rear for good measure at each burst. Note shrapnel burst...ART26023
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Anjo Palace
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Maker: Flett, James
Talkie show of 14th Airfield Construction Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force. Lightening, Douglas and Liberator aircraft taking off at nearby Pitoe airstrip added to the dramatic effect, Morotai, Ha...ART26655
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B.B.C.A.U. Officials looking over devasted Brunei
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Maker: Flett, James
Wing-Commander Kay and an English Major landed with 2/17th Australian Infantry Battalion at Brooketon Landing and marched with them to Brunei and looked over the town preparatory to setting up the Bri...ART23358
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Beaufort carnival, Borneo
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Maker: Flett, James
A sports meeting in progress at Beaufort, North West Borneo, a town occupied by troops of 24th Australian Infantry Battalion during the North Borneo campaign and where Brigades Headquarters were set u...ART23354
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Beaufort Railway Station, Hospital
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Maker: Flett, James
Centre of the celebrated Jeep Railway system where regular services operated to Papar and Weston. Jeeps were converted from rubber tyres to flanged wheels by the rushed labours of Australian Engineers...ART23357
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Big fire on the beach, Seria
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Maker: Flett, James
Oil tanks on fire along beach, fired by the Japanese shortly after the Australian landing at Brooketon, North Borneo.ART26014
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Blown-up bridge, Jesselton Railway, Borneo
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Maker: Flett, James
Destroyed by the Japanese during their retreat from troops of the 2/32nd Australian Infantry Battalion Group which, on 17th June 1945, landed at Weston and drove the Japanese to Beaufort, and later to...ART23356
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Bombardment and assault on Green Beach, Brookton Peninsula
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Maker: Flett, James
Showing the smoke screen being laid from the air, and landing barges going in to land. The assault was carried out by the 2/17th Australian Infantry Battalion, North West Borneo, 1945.ART23355
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Bombardment of Labuan
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Maker: Flett, James
The scene looking north from the upper deck of HMAS Kanimbla during the naval bombardment prior to the assault on Labuan on the 10th June 1945.ART25877
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Bongawan Bridge
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Maker: Flett, James
Showing troops of 24th Australian Infantry Brigade crossing the river at Bongawan by means of portion of a destroyed railway bridge and a ladder. The structure crossing the river in the background is ...ART25882
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Borneo Soldier's Club
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Maker: Flett, James
So designated was Artillery Headquarters at Seria. Typical house of the pre-war white residential section of the town, taken over by 2/17th Australian Infantry Battalion in the shadow of the smoke clo...ART25881
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Burning oil wells, Seria
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Maker: Flett, James
Looking south along the coast of the China Sea to Baram Cape. Showing line of wells along the beach, 38 in all, ablaze.ART25878
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Captured wounded Japanese
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Maker: Flett, James
Captured wounded Japanese soldier. On the jetty of the Residency , BruneiART25481
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Catalina in front of hangar, Lake Boga
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Maker: Flett, James
A Catalina aircraft, with overhaul and repairs completed, stands in front of a hangar waiting for a tractor to tow it to the slipway, in readiness to undergo tests, Lake Boga, Victoria, 1945.ART23362
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Catalina repair depot, Lake Boga
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Maker: Flett, James
Panorama of the depot painted from the Duty Pilot's tower on the edge of the lake looking towards the camp. View of end hangars with Catalina's under repair, entrance gate, orderly room and stores alo...ART23361
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Civil Aid Station, Brunei
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Maker: Flett, James
The Civil Aid Station operated by 2/13th Australian Field Ambulance attached to British Borneo Civil Administration Unit at Brunei.ART26039
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Cookhouse and Officers' Mess
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Maker: Flett, James
Drawing of Cookhouse and Officers Mess 14th Air Field Construction Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, Morotai.ART26018
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Cordite room, Maribyrnong
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Maker: Flett, James
A corner of the Commonwealth Explosives Factory, Maribyrnong, Victoria.ART26019
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Crossing Daoe River, Morotai
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Maker: Flett, James
Artist's letter 27 May 1945 suggests title "Jungle Patrol". Troops of D Company 2/28th Australian Infantry Battalion crossing Daoe River, returning from patrol in Morotai.' The format and subject of t...ART26651
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8 Division truck on Brunei-Tutong road
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Maker: Flett, James
A truck of the 8th Australian Division, captured by the Japanese at Singapore in February 1942 and taken by them, with many others, to Borneo. Found abandoned and burnt by the Japanese retreating befo...ART25879
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Douglas transport in the sea at Red Beach
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Maker: Flett, James
Douglas transport plane in the sea at Red Beach, Morotai, 1945.ART26021
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Embarkation Australia - Diak patrol at Kuala Belait
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Maker: Flett, James
Under command of Captain P. Murphy, CBE, 2/17th Australian Infantry Battalion (seen loading rations into prau) the patrol proceeded up the Belait River, Borneo, 1945.ART25484
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Ferrying captured Japanese trucks across Belait River
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Maker: Flett, James
Ferrying captured Japanese trucks across Belait River, Kuala Belait, Borneo, 1945.ART25465
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Fight at Brunei
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Maker: Flett, James
Depicting an incident during the capture of Brunei by 2/17th Australian Infantry Battalion, North West Borneo, 1945.ART23353
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Generals MacArthur, Wootten
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Maker: Flett, James
General MacArthur (white uniform), Supreme Commander South West Pacific Area and Major-General G.F Wootten, CBE, DSO, Commanding 9th Australian Division seated in a jeep at Headquarters, 20th Australi...ART26025
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Half burnt truck in cement shed
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Maker: Flett, James
Half burnt truck in cement shed, soldier resting on a stretcher, A company 2/17th Battalion, Jetty Kuala Belait.ART25473
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Headquarters camp of 24th Australian Infantry Brigade, Beaufort
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Maker: Flett, James
Drawn from the balcony of a building occupied by Headquarters, 24th Australian Infantry Brigade during the closing stages of the North Borneo campaign. The building was partially wrecked by the bomb t...ART25885
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Interrogation of prisoner
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Maker: Flett, James
A wounded Japanese being questioned by an official interpreter after a meal of army biscuits and herrings in sauce in the grounds of the British Resident's house now occupied as Headquarters, 20th Aus...ART25876
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Japanese at 20th Brigade Headquarters, Brunei
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Maker: Flett, James
Rough portrait sketch of a Japanese prisoner at Headquarters, 20th Australian Infantry Brigade, North Borneo, 1945.ART26011
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Japanese look-out in tree at Kuala Belait
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Maker: Flett, James
On the road between Belait Jettu and Headquarters, 20th Australian Infantry Brigade, the look-out structure was erected as a watch tower by the Japanese during their occupation. On the left of the pic...ART23360
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Japanese mines dug from Brooketon - Brunei road
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Maker: Flett, James
Three land mines just excavated from the roadway may be seen to the right of the picture. Troops of the 20th Australian Infantry Brigade are moving along the road, preceded by engineers with mine-dete...ART26038
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Landing craft, Red Beach
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Maker: Flett, James
Depicts several landing craft in the evening at Red Beach, Morotai.ART26017
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Landing of Sultan and his wife at Brunei
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Maker: Flett, James
Wing Commander K.E H Kay, RAF, British Borneo Civil Administration Unit (BBCAU) meeting the Sultan of Brunei and his wife on their arrival at the wharf after their journey from the village of Tentayer...ART25482
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Launching 9000 - tonner, Williamstown
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Maker: Flett, James
Launching a 9000 tonner, Williamstown, Melbourne.ART26024
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Lecture on a hose
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Maker: Flett, James
Sketches and drawings of sailors/ratings given a lecture on a fire hose on board HMAS "Kanimbla.ART25475
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Malays and oil fire, Seria
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Maker: Flett, James
An oil fire in Seria, Malaya. Malay workmen watering surrounding burning carbon deposits preparatory to an attempt to put out the fire.ART23350
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Mempakul
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Maker: Flett, James
Showing an Australian camp on the beach on the mainland of North West Borneo. It was on this beach that a force from 24th Australian Infantry Battalion made an un-opposed landing on 12th June 1945.ART25883
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Mess room and Headquarters
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Maker: Flett, James
24th Australian Infantry Brigade, Beaufort, Borneo.ART25464
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Mortars shelling Japanese on ridge, Brunei
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Maker: Flett, James
Mortars shelling Japanese on ridge, Brunei.ART25873
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Officer's Mess, 14 A.C. Squadron
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Maker: Flett, James
Interior of the Officers' Mess, 14th Army Co-operation Squadron.ART25470
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Officers quarters 20th Brigade Headquarter, Brunei
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Maker: Flett, James
A Government building above beautiful Brunei Bay which served as quarters for officers of 20th Australian Infantry Brigade during the first days of occupation by our troops, North West Borneo, 1945.ART25884
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Oil fire, Seria
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Maker: Flett, James
Showing the smoke and flames from the buring oil tanks at Seria, fired by the Japanese retreating before 2/17th Australian Infantry Battalion, North West Borneo, 1945.ART23352
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On HMAS "Kanimbla"
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Maker: Flett, James
Drawings and sketches top left; officer reading in cabin, top right repairing a climbing net; bottom centre; repairing boarding net.ART25478
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Operation and blood transfusion
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Maker: Flett, James
Accidental shooting, 17th Battalion, 2/8 M.B.S, 2nd Australian Field Regiment, Colonial Littlejohn taking pulse.ART25472
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Overhauling Mariner Floats, Lake Boga
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Maker: Flett, James
Personnel of the Royal Australian Air Force are seen servicing floats of Martin Mariner flying boats at the Flying Boat Base at Lake Boga, Victoria.ART23349
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Patient Dutchman "Praying Mantis"
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Maker: Flett, James
"Praying Mantis" believed to be an apparatus used to extinguish fires in oil wells and a bulldozer.ART25468
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Poker game in Officers' cabin
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Maker: Flett, James
Poker game in Officers' cabin, HMAS "Kanimbla". A group of 8 men sitting on the floor playing a game of poker.ART25476
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Pump captured from Japanese, Seria
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Maker: Flett, James
This pump was used to help extinguish the oil fires started by the Japanese when retreating before 2/17th Australian Infantry Battalion, North Borneo, 1945.ART26012
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Putting out the oil fire, Seria
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Maker: Flett, James
Overcoming great difficulties in the way of equipment, and the rationing and equipping of the Malay workers, Dutch-American Engineer Captain shown in Khaki in the centre of picture with Australian Eng...ART23351
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Recto: Rocky mountain; Verso: Standing on the piam putting the clock sight
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Maker: Flett, James
Recto: A camouflaged ship, Morotai Harbour, 1944. Verso: A man replacing a clock sight on HMAS Kanimbla.ART25469
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Saloon, "Kanimbla"
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Maker: Flett, James
Informal portrait of three soldiers sitting in saloon HMAS "Kanimbla"; left to right; left; unidentified, centre; American Intelligence, right; British Borneo Civil Affairs Units.ART25474
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Scene of only fighting in Brunei Town
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Maker: Flett, James
Scene of only fighting in Brunei town.ART25471
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Shell piercing, Maribyrnong
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Maker: Flett, James
The eight inch, cylindrical, steel billet is taken from the furnace on the right and stood vertical under the hydraulic press and the hole for the high-explosive punched. Billets in the foreground coo...ART25483
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Signallers' tent on the shore of the China Sea
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Maker: Flett, James
Night view of remote tent under the casuarinas that fringe the Borneo coast; drawn from a window of Fred Krone's 2/17th Australian Infantry Battalion YMCA house in the glow of the oil fires at Seria, ...ART25880
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Sketch in "Kanimbla"
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Maker: Flett, James
Sketches and drawings; top drawing of two men sitting watching a game of deck hockey; bottom drawing a group of men involved in a game.ART25477
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Sketch panarama of 24th Brigade carnival, Beaufort
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Maker: Flett, James
View from the window of Visiting Officers' Quarters, of the native Carnival arranged by 24th Australian Infantry Brigade a few days before the surrender. The Beaufort-Jesselton Jeep-railway system bro...ART26040
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Spitfires at evening, Pitoe Strip
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Maker: Flett, James
Spitfire fighter planes of a Squadron of the Royal Australian Air Force at Pitoe Airstrip, Morotai, 1945.ART26020
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Starved Malays
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Maker: Flett, James
Natives recently recovered from Japanese occupied territory and in a pitiful state of malnutrition, being cared for at the British Borneo Civil Administration Unit Civil Aid Station operated by 2/13th...ART26015
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Sunset over ruins, Kuala Belait
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Maker: Flett, James
Sunset over the ruins, Kuala Belait, Sarawak, North Borneo, 1945.ART26013
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Turning crankshaft of 3 cylinder diesel marine engine, Maribyrnong
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Maker: Flett, James
Turning crankshaft of three-cylinder diesel marine engine, Maribyrnong, Melbourne.ART26009
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Types, HMAS "Kanimbla"
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Maker: Flett, James
Informal sketches of men in different poses on board HMAS "Kanimbla".ART25466
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Unloading at Yellow Beach, Brooketon
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Maker: Flett, James
Colour note of scene at Brooketon the day after the landing by 20th Australian Infantry Brigade, North Borneo, 1945.ART26010
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Wama Airstrip and Beaufighters
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Maker: Flett, James
Beaufighters of the Royal Australian Air Force on the beach strip at Wama, Morotai, 1945.ART26016
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Weston, N.W. Borneo
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Maker: Flett, James
Transhipping area at the terminus of the Jeep Railway to Beaufort. Area quarried out to continue the railway to the beach, a short distance, where barges services to Labuan and Mempakul operate. The v...ART23359
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Wounded Japanese
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Maker: Flett, James
Casualties from the drive to Brunei by 2/15th Australian Infantry Battalions. Nearest Japanese was the only survivor of a truck load of enemy who tried to break the Australian lines with lights on, on...ART25875