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American Army mules
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Maker: McKechnie, Frank
Hundreds of Pack Mules have been brought to New Guinea for pack duties. These animals have not been tried out in New Guinea, but so far have done wonderful work with the British and American Armies in...F07100
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Americans prepare to land at Wakde Island
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Maker: Anderson, Alan Frederick
An American convoy of landing of craft left Aitape, New Guinea, escorted by Australian and American warships for a landing on Wakde. This was accomplised by two separate operations; first a landing on...F01268
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Australian wounded land in Brisbane
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Maker: US Signal Corps Unit No.5 Special
On 30 December 1943 2/1st Hospital ship Manunda arrived Brisbane from Port Moresby with a total of three hundred and eighty seven patients. Shows the stretcher cases being disembarked and loaded into ...F01986
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25 Battalion in action at Artillery Ridge, Bougainville
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Maker: Kinna, Darrell
Vought Corsairs of the RNZAF flying left to right. 25 Battalion, Lieutenant Colonel J. G. McKinna, observing strafing. Mount Bagana in background. 3 inch mortar unit in action firing from emplacment. ...F07184
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Buna tank action
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Maker: Carty, William Montague
Attacking Japanese pill boxes at Buna, Papua. General Stuart tanks of the 2/6 Armoured Regiment moving in. Identified personnel: Brigadier Wootten, Lieutenant Colonel C R Hodgson, Captain Whitehead. A...F01813
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Dawe's Creek crossing action
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Maker: Anderson, Alan Frederick
Men of the 24th Australian Infantry Battalion supported by tanks of the 2/4th Australian Armoured Regiment, as they bridge the Dawe's Creek and on the road to Anderson's Junction during the campaign i...F01542
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Dive bombing and strafing and evacuation of wounded, Shaggy Ridge Area.
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Maker: Kinna, Darrell
Distant aircraft flying right to left across wooded ridge. Aircraft dives and bomb explosions on ridge. Various shots of Kittyhawks diving and strafing Japanese positions on Shaggy Ridge. Formation of...F07074
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El Alamein, Dabaa wounded & field hospital
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Maker: Military History Section
Australian Army Band playing outdoors. Stretcher bearers and truck outside of Field Hospital tents. Tower, store sheds, platform and railway lines at Dabaa Station with four-wheel railway truck, railw...F07017
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Evacuated troops from Greece in Alexandria
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Maker: Parer, Damien Peter
Australian and British troops disembarking at Alexandria after being evacuated from Greece. Troops relax in dock area before entraining.F01082
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Evacuation of first Australian POW by sea from Singapore
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Maker: Nicholson, George Harvey
Scenes on Singapore wharf as the first Australian prisoner of war (POW) from Changi and other Singapore POW Camps arrive to embark on HMAS Manunda, a Hospital Ship, to be taken to Australia. Approxima...F07322
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Evacuation of wounded Nadzab
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Maker: Kinna, Darrell
Sign at Nadzab drome reads "Change here for Tsili-Tsili, Port Moresby, Milne Bay, Dobodura, Lae, Madang, Wewak, Tokio". Also hand pointing direction to "City Cafe". Two soldiers hold up torn Japanese ...F07057
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Evacuation of wounded Tarakan to Morotai
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Maker: Barrett, Reginald Mervyn (Reg)
Evacuation of wounded from Tarakan to 2/5th Australian General Hospital at Morotai.F07215
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Finschhafen falls
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Maker: Bagnall, Frank N
Equipment on the beach ready for embarkation. Bulldozers guns etc loading on to Landing Ship Tank (LST). Dawn shots arrival at beach North of Finschhafen with destroyer escorts. Troops and supplies un...F01255
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Front line at Salamaua
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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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Gas first aid: collection of wounded, stretcher bearer's equipment
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Maker: Coombe Productions Ltd
A military training film produced for the Directorate of Army Kinematography by Coombe Productions Ltd. This film illustrates, while commentary describes, stretcher bearers' anti-gas equipment clothin...F05051
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[HMAS Kanimbla and HMAS Hobart] / Lieutenant Commander B.I. Freeman
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Maker: Freeman, Bruce Irving
Reel 1. The armed merchant cruiser HMAS Kanimbla's part in an operation by "B" Force under command of Captain W.L.G. Adams CB, OBE, RN to capture German and Italian merchant ships at Bandar Shapur, Ir...F03343
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Interview with Lieutenant Bob Johns "A" Coy 2/27 Battalion (The Gona/ Buna interviews)
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Maker: Training Technology Centre Australian Army
Interview with Lieutenant Bob Johns "A" Coy 2/27 Battalion (The Gona/ Buna interviews)F04813
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Interview with Sergeant Roy Thredgold "D" Coy 2/27 Battalion (The Gona/Buna interviews)
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Maker: Training Technology Centre Australian Army
Interview with Sergeant Roy Thredgold "D" Coy 2/27 Battalion (The Gona/Buna interviews)F04815
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1. Japanese surrender at Wewak 2. Hospital ships bring home sick POW.
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Maker: Fox Movietone News
1. (1 min 36 sec) 13 Sep 1945. Cape Wom Airstrip Wewak, New Guinea, veteran 6th Division in impressive ceremony at Japanese surrender. Lieutenant-General Adachi signs the surrender before Major Genera...F00821
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Jungle warfare medical
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Maker: Military History Section
Training of stretcher bearers and medical personnel in collection of wounded in the jungle, by means of improvised stretchers, and the provision of operating theatres using bush timber in construction...F07036