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  1. Activities in No 9 POW Camp New Britain

    Film

    Maker: Dolan, Samuel Murray

    Situated approximately twenty miles outside Rabaul, No 9 Group Camp holds some 10,000 Japanese POW. Scenes depict activities followed by the prisoners; administration inside the compound area is the r...

    F07425

  2. Activities of 1 Australian Port Construction Company, RAE at Balikpapan

    Film

    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

  3. Activities of 2 Australian Prisoner of War Reception Group & scenes and inspection at Changi POW camp by Lord Louis Mountbatten

    Film

    Maker: McKechnie, Frank

    Formation, embarkation and arrival of 2 Australian Prisoners of War (POW) Group at Singapore, whose task it was to receive and assist released prisoners of war: mainly 8th Division personnel. Scenes d...

    F07336

  4. A day with the Garrison Engineer and Staff, Tura, Egypt 1941-42

    Film

    Maker: Unknown

    This item is composed of activities of unidentified British and New Zealand engineer units in the North African Campaign. The first part deals with the advance into Libya and then "A day with the Garr...

    F10035

  5. Advance on Kokoda

    Film

    Maker: Bagnall, Frank N

    Kokoda Trail, 8 October 1942. Scenes during the advance of Australian forces over ground just evacuated by the Japanese. Australians examine Japanese 75 mm mountain gun and ammunition. Bringing up 25 ...

    F01809

  6. Advance on Sanananda

    Film

    Maker: Carty, William Montague

    Coverage of action in Sanananda area. Most of this item being photographed with the 2/9th Battalion AIF. Identified personnel: C Bottomley, Department of Information still photographer. H. Black YMCA ...

    F01848

  7. AIF return from Malaya

    Film

    Maker: Bagnall, Frank N

    AIF return from Malaya after capitulation of Japan. A general coverage of troops relaxing and playing sport on board troopship. Some shots of a Bofors gun and crew and troops disembarking from troopsh...

    F01172

  8. Allied prisoners of war repatriated from Japan

    Film

    Maker: Unknown

    Australian and allied POW at Yokohama preparing for repatriation and shots of Australian prisoners of war (POW) on the American hospital ship 'Benevolence'. The footage is low contrast, yet there are ...

    F01441

  9. American forces liberate South Korea

    Film

    Maker: Driver, Roy

    Australian troops captured at Singapore in 1942 and liberated in Korea by Allied forces after Japanese capitulation. Film commences with aerial shots of Korean landscape, moves to a panning shot of f...

    F01244

  10. Anzacs take Viet Cong hospital DPR/TV/1225

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    Maker: Ward, Peter Anthony

    ANZAC soldiers taking part in Operation Marsden have uncovered a large enemy hospital in the May Tao mountains, in north-eastern Phuoc Tuy Province. As soon as the news of the hospital reaches the hea...

    F04413

  11. A 1 RAR operation in Vietnam operation 'Kick-off'. DPR/TV/336

    Film

    Operation "Kick off" was a multi-battalion search and destroy operation with United States and South Vietnamese units. The Australians were transported to the Plain of Reeds by armoured personnel carr...

    F10095

  12. [Arras, Bullecourt and Hindenburg Line] cuts for library

    Film

    Engineers demolishing houses. Interior of Arras Cathedral. German batteries shell Allied positions. Shelling of a recently captured village. German shells bursting in Arras and the effect. Austra...

    F00076

  13. Arrival of Australian paratroops at Singapore

    Film

    Maker: Nicholson, George Harvey

    In the afternoon of 9 September 1945, five C47 Dakota transport aircraft arrived over Singapore Island in formation and after circling the city, landed at the civil airport. They contained men of 1 Au...

    F07323

  14. Arrival of evacuated POW from Sumatra at Singapore

    Film

    Maker: Nicholson, George Harvey

    Although Sumatra had not yet been occupied by Allied troops, Dakota aircraft of RAF, RAAF, and Royal New Zealand Air Force started flying POW and internees to Singapore on 15 September 1945. By 17 Sep...

    F07341

  15. Attack repulsed at Australian base DPR/TV/842

    Film

    Maker: Errington, William Alexander (Bill)

    Australian troops this week repulsed North Vietnamese regular soldiers who attacked the Australian Task Force forward Fire Support Base (FSB) Coral in north west Bien Hoa province, about twenty five m...

    F04671

  16. Aussies in Germany, RAAF in Brussels

    Film

    Maker: Bagnall, Frank N

    Australian airman in Germany; Australian and Allied POW in Stalag 357 and Stalag II B and in United Kingdom; RAAF vs BLA rugby, Brussels. Australian airmen with No 175 RAF Hawker Typhoon Squadron in G...

    F01274

  17. 25 Australian Infantry Battalion in action Slater's Knoll

    Film

    Maker: Kinna, Darrell

    Early in the morning of 5th April, in South Bougainville, a sizeable enemy force attacked the HQ 25th Australian Infantry Battalion and a platoon of "C" Company. Sixty men were cut off from their comm...

    F07191

  18. Australian paratroops at Labuan and Singapore

    Film

    Maker: Nicholson, George Harvey

    The advance detachment of 1 Australian Paratroop Battalion, AIF, approximately one hundred and twenty men, were flown to Labuan from Cairns, QLD, in preparation for being called to Singapore. It was t...

    F07324

  19. Australian POW at 10 Cycle Camp, Batavia

    Film

    Maker: McKechnie, Frank

    Scenes of Australian Army, Navy and Air Force personnel at 10 Cycle Camp. All these POWs were flown back to Singapore. Sapper Newman, 8 Australian Division Engineers, showing his well patched slouch h...

    F07342

  20. Australian POW's return to England

    Film

    Lancaster bombers of No 622 Sqn RAF parked on airfield. Lancaster of No 138 Sqn RAF taxis into frame. Medium shot of servicemen (POWs?) deplaning and gathering near aircraft to pose for camera. Lancas...

    F02635

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