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[Activities of the 16 Battalion AIF New Britain]
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[Activities of the 16 Battalion AIF New Britain]F04772
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A day with the Garrison Engineer and Staff, Tura, Egypt 1941-42
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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
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[AIF on leave in Jerusalem, return to Australia and service in New Guinea] / W C Gordon AAMC
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Maker: Gordon, Willam Charles
[AIF on leave in Jerusalem, return to Australia and service in New Guinea] / W C Gordon AAMCF03713
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Air transport Nadzab and 25 Brigade bathing
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Maker: Kinna, Darrell
Natives unload pre-fabricated girders from Dakota aircraft. Jeep being driven from an United States C-47 Dakota. Crowd of soldiers washing themselves in a creek pool. Two Australian soldiers smoking o...F07058
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Americans farewell BCOF, Tokyo
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Maker: Unknown
General Sir H C H Robertson is honoured by US Commander General Mark Clark. Opening ceremony at Yokohama Cemetery.F10270
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Anzac Day Jerusalem 1940
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Maker: Parer, Damien Peter
On Anzac Day 1940 a remembrance service was held in the British War Cemetery Jerusalem, then a march through Jerusalem streets by Australian (2/4 Infantry Battalion) and unidentified kilted troops (pr...F01019
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Atherton war cemetery
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Maker: O'Halloran, John Frederick M
Captain (Capt) F M Treasure supervising the erection of the cemetery signpost near the main entrance. War Graves personnel putting the finishing touches to the borders of one of the plots. All the cro...F07563
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25 Australian Infantry Battalion in action Slater's Knoll
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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
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Bomb damage, graves of air victims, defences and local Aboriginal people (Darwin series, 2)
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Maker: Bagnall, Frank N
Bomb damage to Darwin Hospital; staff working in hospital. Graves of air raid victims. Soldiers preparing defence position. Local Aboriginal people.F01179
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[Compilation of post Second World War footage showing repatriation of allied prisoners of war in South East Asia and captured Japanese]
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Compilation of post Second World War footage showing repatriation of allied prisoners of war in South East Asia and captured Japanese, including scenes of injured and emasciated POWs, crowd scenes of ...F03401
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Darwin and Central Australia
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Maker: Munro, Kenneth John
Open plain somewhere between Victoria River, Downs Station and Darwin, a herd of cattle in the distance. Soldiers operating Well Drilling Plant. Tents being erected at Adelaide River for Army Hospit...F07027
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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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[Daylight raid on airfield by Lancasters (Ops 207). [Grave of Group Captain Pickhard and the breached wall at Amiens Gaol] (Ops 210). (Ops 211)
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[Daylight raid on airfield by Lancasters (Ops 207). [Grave of Group Captain Pickhard and the breached wall at Amiens Gaol] (Ops 210). (Ops 211)F02620
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Dedication and commemoration service at Australian War Cemetery Balikpapan
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Maker: Prior, William Norman
General scenes of part of the dedication service held at Balikpapan War Cemetery and attended by representatives of all units in the 7th Australian Division. 251858 (NX148) Brigadier Ivan Noel Dougher...F07402
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Dedication ceremony war cemetery Labuan
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Maker: Burke, Frank Albert Charles
On 28 December 1945, NX396 Brigadier William John Victor Windeyer CBE DSO ED, Administration Commander, 9th Australian Division, dedicated the War Cemetery at Labuan. Band was provided by 2/2nd Machin...F07410
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Dedication of Lae War Cemetery, Lae
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Maker: Nicholson, George Harvey
The official opening and dedication of the Australian War Cemetery at Lae was performed on 23rd April, 1944 by the Commander, New Guinea Force, Lieutenant General Sir Leslie J Morshead, KCB, KBE, COM,...F07095
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Dedication service of war cemetery, Tarakan
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Maker: Cuffley, Leighton Edward
The official opening and unveiling of the Cenotaph at Tarakan War Cemetery. All services took part. Grave of SX7964 Lieutenant Thomas Currie Derrick VC DCM, 2/48 Australian Infantry Battalion killed 2...F07370
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Departure from Sydney, Gaza & Jerusalem / Major William Maurice Ada (Middle East episode I)
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Maker: Ada, William Maurice
Sydney Harbour 9 January 1940. Troopships leaving. Scenes aboard troopship. Shots of the convoy showing warships and transports.F04763
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Desert victory
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Maker: Macdonald, David Army Film and Photographic Unit RAF Film Production Unit
The 8th Army's push against and the driving back of Rommel through the desert. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 1943.F01308
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Development of Finschafen as a base
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Maker: McKechnie, Frank
Development of Finschhafen Harbour and Langemak Bay. Shots of Dreger airfield, Australian-American cemetery at Finschhafen. Busiest road, Finschhafen to Dreger. American camp and storage dumps. Shippi...F07478
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El Alamien 1943
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Maker: Ashwood, Terry
A short coverage on the old battlefield, El Alamein, including Alamein railway station, dilapidated desert strong-points, Alamein Cemetery, captured enemy equipment, armour and vehicles, old minefield...F01748
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Fall of Sattelberg
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Maker: Bagnall, Frank N
Sattelberg road river crossing. Bulldozers make a ford and tow any jeeps that get stuck. Engineers work on foundations of bridge. Pontoon crossing. Wounded coming back by jeep. Jeeps bringing up food ...F01878
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Finding Japanese burial shrine
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Maker: Anderson, Alan Frederick
When troops began to burn a Japanese hut near the village of Kreer, during the 6th Division's advance on Wewak, the floor collapsed and they discovered that it was a shrine in which were several thous...F01630
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Finisterre Ranges
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Maker: Driver, Roy
25-Pounder guns fire on Japanese positions in the Finisterre Ranges in support of Australian troops. Papuan Infantry Battalion resting in the Ramu Valley after playing their part in the famous drive a...F01872
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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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Funeral of Brigadier Sutherland
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Maker: Nicholson, George Harvey
Brigadier R B Sutherland was killed on 28 September, 1943, when a B25 Mitchell bomber in which he was travelling as a passenger, crashed prior to becoming airborne. The Soputa Cemetery was opened at t...F07085
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[Hainan Island, China, Sarawak and North Borneo 1946- 1947 and 1951]
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Maker: Jackson, Henry Walter Samuel
Lieutenant Colonel Harold Jackson was Contact Officer (rank at the time was Major) in 3 Australian Prisoner of War Contact and Enquiry Unit and carried out the release and repatriation of POW on Haina...F03316
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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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Homeward journey
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Maker: Thompson, Geoffrey
This is a National Films Council presentation using material from film No F02081, Flying Nurses (except 12 scenes). The emphasis in this version is more on wounded being returned to Australia than the...F01251
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2/23 Inf. Battalion on Tarakan Island
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Maker: Hardy, Douglas Charles
Coverage of activities in Tarakan area made up from Cpl Doug Hardy's original job numbers 359, 365, 366 & 367. VX147635 Private (Pte) Reginald Vincent Clarke and VX142554 Pte Peter Leslie Dow of 11th ...F07216
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Inspection to 7 Infantry Brigade troops by Lieutenant-General Savige, GOC 2 Australian Corps Lieutenant-General Sturdee's visit to 2 Australian Corps wounded and cemetery
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Maker: Kinna, Darrell
Lieutenant General Savige, General Officer Commanding (GOC) 2 Australian Corps, inspects the 7th Australian Infantry Brigade. GOC First Australian Army, Lieutenant General V. A. H. Sturdee's visit to ...F07198
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Jack Chalker: Interviews for the Channel 10 program, "Surgeon of the Railway", 1987
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Maker: Chalker, Jack Fogarty, Quentin
Jack Chalker discusses his experiences as a Prisoner of War during the Second World War. More specifically, he recalls his memories of Sir Ernest Edward "Weary" Dunlop. This interview was conducted in...F09398
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[Japanese film of captured United States Army equipment, Bataan]
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Maker: Unknown Japanese Filmmaker
Japanese propaganda film showing various scenes of captured US equipment and military installations on Bataan Peninsula, Philippines. Opening titles 1. ' Captured objects: airplanes four, tanks and ar...F06905
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Kokoda (Anzac TV series)
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Maker: Artransa Park Television Pty Ltd
Kokoda (Anzac TV series)F10034-02
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Kokoda the bloody track
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Maker: Training Technology Centre Australian Army
Documentary made for the 50th anniversary of the Kokoda campaign. Features on camera interviews with Australian and Japanese veterans of the campaign intercut with archival footage.F03744
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Leave day in Jerusalem
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Maker: Parer, Damien Peter
Australian soldiers tour Jerusalem and Bethlehem viewing historic churches buildings and the British war cemetery. Australians looking at the grave stone of 2364 Trooper W J Burton Australian Light Ho...F01008
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Leave day in Palestine. Camp mail
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Maker: Parer, Damien Peter
Shows troops at a remembrance service in the war cemetery at Jerusalem Palestine. Australian soldiers join in with Priests and civilians in a pilgrimage Stations of the Cross on Good Friday while othe...F01015
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Liberator air service to Australia, Major General W Bridgeford inspects 29th Infantry Brigade & service of remembrance held at Torokina war cemetery
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Maker: Scale, Clement Stewart
On 14 October 1945, at 0700 hours, a Liberator aircraft took off from Torokina Airstrip for Brisbane, Qld. This was the start of daily air service for high priority personnel to be flown direct to Aus...F07395
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Malahang compound Lae area
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Maker: Wood, Frederick Sydney
General coverage of compound - showing native boys leaving for work and variety of work on which they are engaged. N445254 Captain Alexander Morrison Sinclair, as he inspects Royal Papuan Constabulary...F07174
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Malta convoy
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Maker: British Movietone News
A condensed coverage of the August 1942 convoy to Malta. The overall operation was given the code name "Pedestal" while the actual convoy was numbered WS21S. Period of time covered by visuals and comm...F01290
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Manoeuvres, wreckage of Japanese aircraft, fire fighters and last woman evacuee (Darwin series, 5)
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Maker: Bagnall, Frank N
Infantry on manoeuvres. Grave of Japanese airman amid the wreckage of aircraft. Night scenes, Naval volunteers save new Darwin Hotel as old building is burnt to the ground. Scenes of Mrs Frank Cook, l...F01180
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Members of 61 Battalion Association and others visit New Guinea battlegrounds April 1976
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Members of 61 Battalion Association and others visit New Guinea battlegrounds April 1976F03339
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Memorial to fallen unveiled at Tobruk (Australian Diary No 18)
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Maker: McKechnie, Frank Allan, Jack S
The unveiling of the Tobruk Memorial by Lieut-General Sir Leslie Morshead on 30 April 1948. Also shows old Saints Church which is the British Memorial to those lost at sea, the El Alamein Cemetery and...F01740
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Menzies tour, Middle East and Palestine
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Maker: Hurley, James Francis (Frank) Parer, Damien Peter Hurley, James Francis (Frank)
The Australian Prime Minister Mr Robert Gordon Menzies toured the Middle East and Palestine visiting Australian sailors, soldiers and airmen at Jerusalem (at the Australian Soldiers Club), Julis, Beit...F01065
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Milne Bay air strip and memorial
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Maker: Nicholson, George Harvey
Shots of Milne Bay eighteen months after hostilities had ceased, showing progress made in the form of roads, shipping and the airstrip.F07093
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Milton "Blue" Butterworth: Interviews for the Channel 10 program, "Surgeon of the Railway", 1987
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Maker: Butterworth, Milton Fogarty, Quentin
Milton "Blue" Butterworth discusses his experiences as a Prisoner of War during the Second World War. More specifically, he recalls his memories of Sir Ernest Edward "Weary" Dunlop. This interview was...F09397
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Mr Forde visits No 464 (Mosquito) Squadron RAAF
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Maker: Bagnall, Frank N
Coverage of the visit by Mr F M Forde the Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Army to No 464 (Mosquito) Squadron RAAF based at Rosieres-en Santerre, France. Shows the arrival of visitors...F01629
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Noemfoor Island (Southwest Pacific Series No.1)
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Maker: RAAF Cine Unit RAAF Cine Unit 1st TAF (47 OBU)
Produced by RAAF War History Section. Units of 1st Tactical Air Force (TAF) RAAF in action. Units and activities featured are: Reel 1 - No 5 Bomb Disposal Unit clearing land mines and unexploded bombs...F02154
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[No. 3 Squadron RAAF in the Western Desert 1940-1941]
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Maker: Gibbes, Robert Henry Maxwell
Activities of the members of No. 3 Squadron RAAF in the Middle East. Features No. 3 Squadron pilots and ground crew with their P-40 Kittyhawk aircraft. Official war photographers at work. A 25 Pounder...F03477
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Occupation of Kuala Belait, Brunei and Seria
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Maker: Hardy, Douglas Charles Rainsford, Ross John
Captain A. W. Smith Officer in command of the 9th Australian Division Provost Company, entering Prisoner of War (POW) compound where Japanese POWs and collaborators are kept. The prisoners on parade f...F07230