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Air Support: Qantas Empire Airways
Art
Maker: Jardine, Walter Lacy Qantas W.M Brooks & Co. Ltd
Second World War propaganda poster designed for QANTAS by leading Australian commercial artist Walter Jardine. The image is a depiction of Australian soldiers and a Papua New Guinean in the valley of ...ARTV05158
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Air transport in New Guinea
Film
Maker: McKechnie, Frank
At Port Moresby wharf Australian soldiers take delivery of supplies, which they re-pack and load on to C-47 Dakota transport aircraft at Ward's Aerodrome. The transport planes take off and fly in sta...F07099
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ANGAU rehabilitation Bougainville
Film
Maker: Unknown
From Australian New Guinea Adminstrative Unit War Diaries and other records it is assumed that the film covers the general rehabilitation of Bougainvillean people as territory previously held by the J...F01247
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[2 Battalion Parachute Regiment, British Army training jump pre-Arnhem operation]
Film
Maker: Lewis, Colman Michael
[2 Battalion Parachute Regiment, British Army training jump pre-Arnhem operation]F03357
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Dropping supplies by air, Bougainville
Art
Maker: Warren, Guy
Four dispatchers about to drop supplies by air over a jungle clearing in Bougainville. Three crew members steady the container, called "storepedoes", in front of the open side door of the plane while ...ART94348
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Front line at Salamaua
Film
Maker: Parer, Damien Peter Fox Movietone News
Movietone News newsreel version of Damien Parer's film of the fighting and supply around Salamaua. Air supply by Douglas C47 transport aircraft. Aerial strafing and bombardment of Salamaua airstrip by...F01621
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India Command No. 2
Film
Maker: Stirling, James Belton
Akyab airfield, Burma, shows 428056 Pilot Officer (P/O) Selwyn Leonard Bently (Champ) Skeels of Hobart, Tas, a navigator of 197 Squadron RAF as he dries himself. 420261 P/O Edward Roland (Eddie) Poll...F02125
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2/5 Infantry Field Bakery at Kalabu
Film
Maker: Eastman, David Tennant Gaery
The 2/5th Infantry Field Bakery, which is situated at Kalabu Village in Prince Alexander Ranges, bakes 3,000 buns daily for the forward companys. Supplies of yeast, flour and salt are dropped by Kai b...F07236
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[Interview with Captain R J 'Bert' Ritchie AO CBE] (By the seats of their pants)
Film
Maker: Fortitude Productions
Captain Ritchie talks about his career in aviation and the role of Qantas during the Second World War. Among the topics mentioned are the 'Double Sunrise' operation, Australia to Colombo, using Catal...F00242
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Kildea, Sydney (Leading Aircraftman, b.1921)
Private Record
Maker: Kildea, Jeff Kildea, Sydney Walters, Chris
Collection related to No 62202 Leading Aircraftman Sydney Kildea, RAAF. Includes original diary kept by LAC Syd Kildea of No 1 Mobile Works Squadron (Special Works Force), RAAF, and covers the period...PR00913
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Kokoda front line! (Cinesound Review No 568)
Film
Maker: Parer, Damien Peter Hall, Kenneth George
The Academy Awarding winning film by Damien Parer, Department of Information and Ken G Hall of Cinesound Productions. Introduction and conclusion to the film features Damien Parer talking to camera. (...F01582
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Kokoda front line [unedited]
Film
Maker: Parer, Damien Peter
This footage shot by Damien Parer in Papua New Guinea was subsequently edited to make the Academy Award winning documentary film 'Kokoda Front Line!'. Footage includes scenes of : supplies being drop...F01212
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McLean, William John ‘Jack’ (Wing Commander, b.1918 - d.1963)
Private Record
Maker: McLean, William John
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 406112 Wing Commander William John 'Jack' McLean, 117 Squadron and 243 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force and Royal Air Force, Middle East, Ind...AWM2020.74.1
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Paratroops land in New Guinea
Film
American paratroops of the 503rd Parachute Regiment and Australian artillery and men of the 2/4 Field Regiment land on Nadzab airstrip. For some of the Australians it was their first jump by parachute...F01613
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Port Moresby to Buna-Sanananda
Film
Maker: Rintel, David Leslie Wood, Frederick Sydney
A general coverage of activities of Australian and American forces between Port Moresby-Kokoda-Sanananda. Subjects covered include scenes along Kokoda Trail; supply dropping, re-entry of Kokoda by Aus...F07546
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Preparation and dropping of medical and other supplies to POW camp at Kuching, North West Borneo
Film
Maker: Rainsford, Keith Carr
Air Maintenance Platoon, Australian Army Service Corps, at Labuan airstrip. These containers, along with other supplies are dropped from a Douglas aircraft as it flies over the prisoner of war camp at...F07314
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Study for "Dropping supplies by air"
Art
Maker: Warren, Guy
Pencil study for watercolour drawing "Dropping supplies by air, Bougainville", featuring four servicemen preparing for an air-drop in front of the open side door of the plane. The supply containers, c...ART94335
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YMCA activities New Guinea and Bougainville
Film
Maker: Jones, Leonard John
This film was taken by Commissioner Leonard John Jones during his service with the YMCA & Australian Comforts Fund in New Guinea and Bougainville. Scenes include: prevention. Lae Australian War cemete...F03437