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Activities of 1 Australian Port Construction Company, RAE at Balikpapan
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Maker: O'Halloran, John Frederick M
During operation Oboe 2 the two approaches to the shipping wharf, 400 yards offshore, were destroyed. A temporary approach was made from welded steel pontoons. Film shows construction of a new wooden ...F07275
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Activities of the 34 Brigade en route for Kure Japan
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Maker: O'Halloran, John Frederick M
Two days out of Morotai, the Stanford Victory ran into heavy seas and gale force winds. Many troops on board were sick and some had cuts from being thrown about the steel decks. The ship was greeted a...F07445
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Armistice Day parade
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Maker: O'Halloran, John Frederick M
At Mareeba showground Armistice Day parade 1944 was held to observe the two minute silence in remembrance of the fallen. After the two minute silence GOC Rear Echelon First Australian Army, Major Gene...F07564
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Arrival of Australian's servicemen's dependents in Japan
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Maker: O'Halloran, John Frederick M
Australian servicemen's dependants arrived in Kure on the 11 June 1947, in the Merkur from Australia. The families, twenty seven wives and twenty three children, came from all Australian states except...F07476
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Arrival of Japanese envoys from Bandjermasin
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Maker: O'Halloran, John Frederick M
A party of Japanese, Major Hirmatu (Army), Morita (Interpreter) and Captain Gato (Navy), attended HQ 7th Australian Division, for a conference on carrying out of surrender arrangements. Australian off...F07320
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Arrival of Japanese surrender envoys at Balikpapan
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Maker: Barrett, Reginald Mervyn (Reg) O'Halloran, John Frederick M
As a result of an intermediary conference held at Japanese HQ on 3 September (See film F07312) a party of Japanese officers arrived at HQ 7 Australian Division to further discuss surrender and arrange...F07313
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Atherton war cemetery
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Maker: O'Halloran, John Frederick M
Captain (Capt) F M Treasure supervising the erection of the cemetery signpost near the main entrance. War Graves personnel putting the finishing touches to the borders of one of the plots. All the cro...F07563
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Australian Army Education Service
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Maker: O'Halloran, John Frederick M
Seven months ago a single leaky marquee housed a small library, an office table and a rough leaky bench where one man with a knife and ruler worked making a trinket out of three ply and veneer. In tho...F07562
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9 Australian Division on Labuan Island
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Maker: O'Halloran, John Frederick M
NX8 Lieutenant General Sir Leslie James Morshead KCB KBE CMG DSO ED; 351001 (NX7) Major General George Frederick Wootten CB CBE DSO; Rear Admiral Royal, US Navy; O38 (25) Air Commodore Frederick Rudol...F07226
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2/1 Australian Field Butchery Company
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Maker: O'Halloran, John Frederick M
Coverage of the work of 2/1 Australian Field Butchering Company at Cape River Meat Works, Cape River North Queensland. Shows the ice making plant, army drovers collecting the cattle, preparation of tr...F07561
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21 Australian Infantry Brigade amphibious training
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Maker: O'Halloran, John Frederick M
The first thirty feet of this film was shot as a camera test. The subject of the test was the waterproofing of jeeps by personnel of the 2/6 Field Coy RAE at Barron River, Redlynch about 14 miles from...F07560
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Australian troops march through Tokyo
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Maker: O'Halloran, John Frederick M
A composite battalion drawn from 34th Australian Infantry Brigade was formed to take over guard duties at the Imperial Palace and other important buildings in Tokyo. The battalion was led by 18001 (QX...F07455
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BCOF leave centre Kawana Hotel
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Maker: O'Halloran, John Frederick M
At Ito Peninsula, Japan, the Kawana Hotel was opened for BCOF troops and their dependants as leave centres. The hotel catered for swimming, golf, theatre, reading rooms and other hobbies.F07483
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Changing of the guard at the Emperor's palace
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Maker: O'Halloran, John Frederick M
On 11 May 1946, forty men under Lieutenant Chapman from 65 Australian Infantry Battalion took over guard duties from the American 7 Cavalry Regiment. This was the first BCOF guard on the Palace. Inspe...F07456
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Construction of roads and strips on Morotai Island
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Maker: O'Halloran, John Frederick M
Construction from crushed coral, of roads and strips for heavy traffic in Morotai. Also part of evacuation of wounded from Tarakan by Lockheed aircraft from Morotai Airstrip. Also identified: VX108852...F07249
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Embarkation of 2/32 Australian Infantry Battalion
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Maker: O'Halloran, John Frederick M
On Operation Oboe 6. Landing Ship, Tank (LST) embarkation area. Group from 3 Section C Company, from left: VX21091 Private (Pte) Roy Leslie Russell of North Fitzroy, Vic; WX17324 Pte Alfred Geprge Kir...F07222
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Embarkation of part of the 34th Australian Infantry Brigade on the Stanford Victory at Morotai
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Maker: O'Halloran, John Frederick M
After training in the Morotai area, members of 34th Australian Infantry Brigade embarked on the Stanford Victory on 7 February 1946, for the six day journey to Kure, Japan, as part of the Japan Occupa...F07444
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Embarkation of 7th Australian Division on HMS Impacable
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Maker: O'Halloran, John Frederick M
On 11 November 1945, 1,360 troops of the 7th Australian Division who were due for release from the Army, embarked on the aircraft carrier HMS Implacable for Australia. The troops were conveyed to the ...F07401
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Embarkation of troops and equipment on Oboe 6 2/43 Aust. Infantry Battalion
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Maker: O'Halloran, John Frederick M
Jeep towing two-pounder quick firing tank-attack guns aboard Landing Ship, Tank (LST) 709. Men of 9th Australian Division Signals during a lull in embarkation activities; one man sleeps on front bumpe...F07223
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General Blamey inspecting signallers at Balcombe
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Maker: O'Halloran, John Frederick M Pentreath, Albert Stanley
General Sir Thomas A Blamey GBE KCB CMG DSO ED accompanied by VX79 Major General Colin Hall Simpson CBE MC VD, Signal Officer in Charge, and members of official party at parade of signallers at Balcom...F07115