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  1. ALEXISHAFEN, NEW GUINEA. 1944-05-12. FIELD POST OFFICE NO.156 AT HEADQUARTERS 8TH INFANTRY ...

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    ALEXISHAFEN, NEW GUINEA. 1944-05-12. FIELD POST OFFICE NO.156 AT HEADQUARTERS 8TH INFANTRY BRIGADE. REPRESENTATIVES FROM UNITS (ON THE RIGHT OF THE TABLE) ARE COLLECTING MAIL. AT THE LEFT BACKGROUND O...

    073146

  2. ALEXISHAFEN, NEW GUINEA. 1944-05-11. PERSONNEL AT ALEXISHAFEN, FIELD POST OFFICE 156 SORT MAIL ...

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    ALEXISHAFEN, NEW GUINEA. 1944-05-11. PERSONNEL AT ALEXISHAFEN, FIELD POST OFFICE 156 SORT MAIL FOR DESPATCH TO UNITS OF THE 8TH INFANTRY BRIGADE. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- NX120873 SERGEANT J.L. MOOR...

    073131

  3. ALEXISHAFEN, NEW GUINEA. 1944-05-12. POSTAL ORDERLIES FROM FIELD POST OFFICE NO.156 CARRYING MAIL ...

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    ALEXISHAFEN, NEW GUINEA. 1944-05-12. POSTAL ORDERLIES FROM FIELD POST OFFICE NO.156 CARRYING MAIL FROM THE WHARF TO THE POST OFFICE AT HEADQUARTERS 8TH INFANTRY BRIGADE. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- PRI...

    073147

  4. ALEXISHAFEN, NEW GUINEA. 1944-05-14. TROOPS IN THE FORWARD AREA OF THE 4TH INFANTRY BATTALION AT ...

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    ALEXISHAFEN, NEW GUINEA. 1944-05-14. TROOPS IN THE FORWARD AREA OF THE 4TH INFANTRY BATTALION AT THE OLD JETTY RECEIVING NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES FROM THE CREW OF HMA MOTOR LAUNCH 806 RAN. IDENTIFIED ...

    073194

  5. Bob Hope, famous American comedian, and leader of the Bob Hope concert party, which is touring ...

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    Bob Hope, famous American comedian, and leader of the Bob Hope concert party, which is touring the northern battle areas entertaining the troops, autographing a captured Japanese flag for a member of ...

    075862

  6. SOUTH ALEXISHAFEN, NEW GUINEA. 1944-08-08. MEMBERS OF THE ADMISSION AND DISCHARGE SECTION AND THE ...

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    SOUTH ALEXISHAFEN, NEW GUINEA. 1944-08-08. MEMBERS OF THE ADMISSION AND DISCHARGE SECTION AND THE REGIMENTAL AID POST OF THE 111TH CASUALTY CLEARING STATION. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- NX156188 PRIVAT...

    075078

  7. SOUTH ALEXISHAFEN, NEW GUINEA. 1944-08-08. NFX76286 SISTER I.A. MORSE (4); CHECKING PULSE AND ...

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    SOUTH ALEXISHAFEN, NEW GUINEA. 1944-08-08. NFX76286 SISTER I.A. MORSE (4); CHECKING PULSE AND TAKING THE TEMPERATURE OF A PATIENT IN ONE OF THE TENT WARDS OF THE 111TH CASUALTY CLEARING STATION. IDENT...

    075079

  8. SOUTH ALEXISHAFEN, NEW GUINEA. 1944-08-08. WALKING PATIENTS FIND HUMOUR IN ANOTHER PATIENTS ...

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    SOUTH ALEXISHAFEN, NEW GUINEA. 1944-08-08. WALKING PATIENTS FIND HUMOUR IN ANOTHER PATIENTS NX120186 LIEUTENANT D.C. MURRAY, 4TH INFANTRY BATTALION (3), GETTING A BLOOD TRANSFUSION AT THE 111TH CASUAL...

    075083

  9. Troops unloading supplies

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    Troops of 4th Australian Infantry Battalion, 5th Australian Division moved up the coast from Alexishafen to the Sarang Passage. From here this Battalion attacked Karkar Island, Sarang Passage, New Gui...

    ART25170

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