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  1. A DAMAGED AND ABANDONED JAPANESE MITSUBISHI A6M3 NAVY TYPE O MODEL 32 FIGHTER AIRCRAFT NEAR THE ...

    Photograph

    A DAMAGED AND ABANDONED JAPANESE MITSUBISHI A6M3 NAVY TYPE O MODEL 32 FIGHTER AIRCRAFT NEAR THE BUNA AIRSTRIP. THIS AIRCRAFT BELONGED TO THE JAPANESE NAVY'S 2ND AIR GROUP (582) FIGHTER SQUADRON, RENAM...

    P01097.035

  2. A JAPANESE MACHINE GUN NEST IN THE BUNA AREA. THIS CAMOUFLAGED MACHINE GUN NEST HAS BEEN BADLY ...

    Photograph

    Maker: Silk, George

    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

  3. ALLIED ADVANCE ON BUNA. ALLIED TROOPS EXAMINING ONE OF TWO JAPANESE 3-INCH NAVAL GUNS USED BY THE ...

    Photograph

    Maker: Silk, George

    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

  4. ALLIED ADVANCE ON BUNA. ALLIED TROOPS EXAMINING ONE OF TWO JAPANESE 3 INCH NAVAL GUNS USED BY THE ...

    Photograph

    Maker: Silk, George

    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

  5. ALLIED INFANTRY FOLLOWED THE TANKS IN PAPUA. THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN DURING THE FIGHTING. THE TANKS ...

    Photograph

    Maker: Silk, George

    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

  6. AMERICAN AND AUSTRALIAN WAR CORRESPONDENTS AT A JAPANESE DUGOUT INSPECT A LIGHT JAPANESE ...

    Photograph

    Maker: Silk, George

    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

  7. AN AUSTRALIAN CLIMBING TO A JAPANESE OBSERVATION POST BUILT HIGH UP IN A TREE TO ALLOW THE ENEMY ...

    Photograph

    Maker: Silk, George

    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

  8. AN AUSTRALIAN CLIMBING TO A JAPANESE POST BUILT HIGH UP IN A TREE TO ALLOW THE ENEMY TO DIRECT ...

    Photograph

    Maker: Silk, George

    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

  9. AN AUSTRALIAN MOUNTAIN BATTERY SHELLS BUNA. (NEGATIVE BY G. SILK).

    Photograph

    Maker: Silk, George

    AN AUSTRALIAN MOUNTAIN BATTERY SHELLS BUNA. (NEGATIVE BY G. SILK).

    013973

  10. An M3 Stuart light tank moving up for the dawn attack.

    Photograph

    Maker: Silk, George

    An M3 Stuart light tank moving up for the dawn attack.

    013963

  11. Anti aircraft all the way

    Art

    Maker: Gilman, Don Office of AC of S, G-2, 14th Antiaircraft Command 650th Engineering Battalion

    A poster issued by the Assistant Chief of Staff of the 14th Anti aircraft Command. The poster depicts a broad arrow heading towards a Japanese flag, on the flag is a listing of a number of battles, ...

    ARTV00538

  12. A ROUGH BRIDGE ACROSS ONE OF THE SWAMPS WHICH ALLIED TROOPS HAD TO CROSS IN THEIR ADVANCE ON ...

    Photograph

    Maker: Bottomley, Clifford

    A ROUGH BRIDGE ACROSS ONE OF THE SWAMPS WHICH ALLIED TROOPS HAD TO CROSS IN THEIR ADVANCE ON BUNA. THE JAPS MADE THE GREATEST POSSIBLE USE OF THOSE NATURAL DEFENCES, AND WERE ONLY DRIVEN FROM THEM BY ...

    014107

  13. A THREE INCH ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN CAPTURED FROM THE JAPANESE AT THE GOVERNMENT GARDENS, BUNA. IT IS ...

    Photograph

    Maker: Bottomley, Clifford

    A THREE INCH ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN CAPTURED FROM THE JAPANESE AT THE GOVERNMENT GARDENS, BUNA. IT IS BEING INSPECTED BY LIEUT. GENERAL EICHELBERGER AND GENERAL SIR THOMAS BLAMEY. THE MOUNDS IN THE BACKGRO...

    014099

  14. At Sea, off Papua. 1942-12-14. Members of the AIF disembarking from HMAS Broome to go into action ...

    Photograph

    Maker: Davis, A J

    At Sea, off Papua. 1942-12-14. Members of the AIF disembarking from HMAS Broome to go into action at Buna.

    041248

  15. At Sea, off Papua. 1942-12-14. Members of the AIF partaking of a meal aboard HMAS Broome before ...

    Photograph

    Maker: Davis, A J

    At Sea, off Papua. 1942-12-14. Members of the AIF partaking of a meal aboard HMAS Broome before disembarking to go into action at Buna.

    041246

  16. At Sea, off Papua. 1942-12-14. Members of the AIF preparing for disembarkation from HMAS Broome ...

    Photograph

    Maker: Davis, A J

    At Sea, off Papua. 1942-12-14. Members of the AIF preparing for disembarkation from HMAS Broome to go into action at Buna.

    041249

  17. At Sea, off Papua. 1942-12-14. Members of the AIF relaxing after a meal aboard HMAS Broome before ...

    Photograph

    Maker: Davis, A J

    At Sea, off Papua. 1942-12-14. Members of the AIF relaxing after a meal aboard HMAS Broome before preparing for disembarkation at Buna.

    041251

  18. AT SEA OFF PAPUAN COAST. 1942-12-14. MEMBERS OF THE A.I.F. GOING INTO BUNA ABOARD H.M.A.S. BROOME.

    Photograph

    AT SEA OFF PAPUAN COAST. 1942-12-14. MEMBERS OF THE A.I.F. GOING INTO BUNA ABOARD H.M.A.S. BROOME.

    041247

  19. Australian action at Buna

    Art

    Maker: Mainwaring, Geoffrey

    This painting shows an attack by troops of the 18th Australian Infantry Brigade, supported by General Stuart tanks of the 2/6th Australian Armoured Regiment during the struggle for Buna. The combined ...

    ART27547

  20. Australian-manned General Stuart M3 Light Tanks bust Japanese pillboxes in a final assault on ...

    Photograph

    Maker: Silk, George

    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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