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Dyker, Bruce Sydney (Telegraphist, b.1920 - d.2007)
Private Record
Maker: Byth, Verity Dyker, Bruce Sydney
Collection relating to the Second World War service of PM/V98 Telegraphist Bruce Stanley Dyker, HMAS Castlemaine and HMAS Swan, Royal Australian Navy, Australia, New Guinea and the Netherlands East In...AWM2017.487.1
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“E” and “G” storage tanks of the bulk oil installations at the 1st Petroleum Storage Company, ...
Photograph
Maker: Stuckey, Norman Bradford
“E” and “G” storage tanks of the bulk oil installations at the 1st Petroleum Storage Company, Port Moresby, showing the main cargo lines.070624
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ELA BEACH, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-13. CODER C. W. BROOK (1) AND CODER J. HILL (2), MEMBERS OF THE ...
Photograph
Maker: Halmarick, Colin Thomas
ELA BEACH, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-13. CODER C. W. BROOK (1) AND CODER J. HILL (2), MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY FROM PORT MORESBY AT THE COMBINED SERVICES SPORTS MEETING.060304
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ELA BEACH, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-01. NX142698 CORPORAL J. R. HELSON, AUSTRALIAN DISTRICT FINANCE ...
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Maker: Halmarick, Colin Thomas
ELA BEACH, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-01. NX142698 CORPORAL J. R. HELSON, AUSTRALIAN DISTRICT FINANCE OFFICE, PORT MORESBY, WINNING THE 1 MILE WALK AT THE ALLIED SERVICES GRAND SPORTS CARNIVAL.063131
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ELA BEACH, PORT MORESBY. 1954-08. A BRONZE MEMORIAL PLAQUE ERECTED ON A STONE BASE NEAR THE ...
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ELA BEACH, PORT MORESBY. 1954-08. A BRONZE MEMORIAL PLAQUE ERECTED ON A STONE BASE NEAR THE MEMORIAL CEMETERY AT ELA BEACH, TO COMMEMORATE THE SERVICES OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE TERRITORY WHO SERVED...069816
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ELA BEACH, PORT MORESBY. 1954-08. THE MEMORIAL GATEWAY TO THE MEMORIAL CEMETERY AT ELA BEACH. THE ...
Photograph
ELA BEACH, PORT MORESBY. 1954-08. THE MEMORIAL GATEWAY TO THE MEMORIAL CEMETERY AT ELA BEACH. THE GATEPOSTS ARE ENSCRIBED WITH THE NAMES OF ALL THE RESIDENTS OF PAPUA WHO ENLISTED FOR ACTIVE SERVICE I...069818
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ELA BEACH, PORT MORESBY, 1954-08. THE MEMORIAL GATEWAY TO THE MEMORIAL CEMETERY AT ELA BEACH. THE ...
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ELA BEACH, PORT MORESBY, 1954-08. THE MEMORIAL GATEWAY TO THE MEMORIAL CEMETERY AT ELA BEACH. THE GATEPOSTS ARE ENSCRIBED WITH THE NAMES OF ALL THE RESIDENTS OF PAPUA WHO ENLISTED FOR ACTIVE SERVICE I...069817
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Engineers digging tunnel
Art
Maker: Ashton, Richard
Engineers are depicted digging a tunnel for signals equipment to protect from bombing at Port Moresby.ART29854
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Felling timber behind Moresby
Art
Maker: Ashton, Richard
A scene depicting trees being felled behind Moresby, New Guinea.ART29979
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Field Hospital, Moresby
Art
Maker: Ashton, Richard
Looking west from the Signal Headquarters in Moresby at the Field Hospital. The hospital was housed in a stone building and was later destroyed by a Japanese raid.ART29860
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Fifty thousand gallon welded tank, Type 606, at the bulk oil installations of the 1st Petroleum ...
Photograph
Maker: Stuckey, Norman Bradford
Fifty thousand gallon welded tank, Type 606, at the bulk oil installations of the 1st Petroleum Storage Company, Port Moresby.070622
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FINSCHHAFEN, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-01. COOKS OF HEADQUARTERS 9TH DIVISION PREPARING A CHRISTMAS ...
Photograph
Maker: Sanders, William Charles
FINSCHHAFEN, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-01. COOKS OF HEADQUARTERS 9TH DIVISION PREPARING A CHRISTMAS TURKEY FOR THE OVEN. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE: QX12574 SERGEANT C. J. PARRY (1); NX166431 PRIVATE S. F. BA...063132
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First house bombed in Moresby
Art
Maker: Ashton, Richard
The first house to have been bombed in Port Moresby is depicted, with severe damage to the roof evident.ART29969
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FIRST JAPANESE RAID ON PORT MORESBY. DIRECT HIT ON AN ALLIED SHIP. D. OF I. PICTURE.
Photograph
Maker: Bagnall, Frank N
FIRST JAPANESE RAID ON PORT MORESBY. DIRECT HIT ON AN ALLIED SHIP. D. OF I. PICTURE.013340
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276015 Flight Lieutenant Donald Croft, Royal Australian Air Force (at left) with Captain Joseph S ...
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Maker: Stuckey, W B
276015 Flight Lieutenant Donald Croft, Royal Australian Air Force (at left) with Captain Joseph S Breyer, United states Army Air Corps (centre –sitting on table) at work at the Directorate of Transpor...070506
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(3403) Flight Lieutenant William Allan Whetters, Flying Officer, 75 Squadron RAAF, interviewed by Edward Stokes for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45
Sound
Maker: Whetters, William Allan Stokes, Edward
Discusses motives for enlistment in Air Force; training at Point Cook; move to train at Richmond; posting as instructor to train Empire Air Training Scheme recruits; transfer to Bankstown for conversi...S00592
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Flying Fortresses (B17's) taking off at 0230 from 7-Mile Drome, Moresby to bomb Rabaul town and harbour
Art
Maker: Dargie, William
A night time scene of soldiers pictured standing in front of B17s taking off, with searchlights glowing up into the sky.ART22074
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Flying Officers 260275 Godfrey Ellard Hemsworth, and 147 Keith Macdermott Hampshire, both of No ...
Photograph
Maker: Tracy, N
Flying Officers 260275 Godfrey Ellard Hemsworth, and 147 Keith Macdermott Hampshire, both of No 11 Squadron, RAAF, shown flying between Cairns and Port Moresby. Flg Off Hemsworth went missing whilst o...003676
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FOUR MILE VALLEY, PAPUA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-02. A VIEW OF THE MAIN PORT MORESBY ROAD AT FOUR ...
Photograph
Maker: Rainsford, Keith Carr
FOUR MILE VALLEY, PAPUA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-02. A VIEW OF THE MAIN PORT MORESBY ROAD AT FOUR MILE VALLEY, SHOWING TRAFFIC CONTROL POINT AND NATIVES WAITING FOR A LIFT.062622
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FOUR MILE VALLEY, PAPUA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-02. A VIEW OF THE MAIN PORT MORESBY ROAD AT FOUR ...
Photograph
Maker: Rainsford, Keith Carr
FOUR MILE VALLEY, PAPUA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-02. A VIEW OF THE MAIN PORT MORESBY ROAD AT FOUR MILE VALLEY, SHOWING TRAFFIC CONTROL POINT AND NATIVES WAITING FOR A LIFT.062621
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Frank Bagnall, Photographer
Art
Maker: Adams, Dennis
Frank Bagnall was a cine photographer of the Department of Information. This drawing was made at the Public Relations billets at Port Moresby.ART21504
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FRENCH'S FOREST, NSW, 1942-10. TWO MEMBERS OF 9TH AUSTRALIAN FIELD AMBULANCE, 2ND AIF, FERRYING A ...
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FRENCH'S FOREST, NSW, 1942-10. TWO MEMBERS OF 9TH AUSTRALIAN FIELD AMBULANCE, 2ND AIF, FERRYING A THIRD MEMBER, "A CASUALTY," ACROSS A CREEK DURING MANOEUVRES. (DONOR T. KELLY)P01298.002
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FRENCH'S FOREST, NSW, 1942-10. TWO MEMBERS OF 9TH AUSTRALIAN FIELD AMBULANCE, 2ND AIF, FERRYING A ...
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FRENCH'S FOREST, NSW, 1942-10. TWO MEMBERS OF 9TH AUSTRALIAN FIELD AMBULANCE, 2ND AIF, FERRYING A THIRD MEMBER, "A CASUALTY," ACROSS A CREEK DURING MANOEUVRES. (DONOR T. KELLY)P01298.003
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From Honuabada Village
Art
Maker: Ashton, Richard
From Honuabada Village to Moresby across Fairfax Harbour. Depicts a soldier (right foreground) sitting on a hill overlooking the view of the bay.ART28209
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From The Rouna Road From Moresby
Art
Maker: Ashton, Richard
Looking towards the South coast from Rouna Road, from Port Moresby. View of fields and hills with sea in background, huts along the beach, line of trees in middle ground, road on hill to right.ART28197
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Funeral of New York Times war correspondent Byron Darnton, at the military cemetery at Port ...
Photograph
Maker: Silk, George
Funeral of New York Times war correspondent Byron Darnton, at the military cemetery at Port Moresby. Pall-bearers were war correspondents. Four were American, one English, one Australian. Left to righ...013475
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FUNERAL OF NEW YORK TIMES WAR CORRESPONDENT. BYRON DARNTON, AT THE MILITARY CEMETERY AT PORT ...
Photograph
Maker: Silk, George
FUNERAL OF NEW YORK TIMES WAR CORRESPONDENT. BYRON DARNTON, AT THE MILITARY CEMETERY AT PORT MORESBY. (NEGATIVE BY SILK).013478
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FUNERAL OF NEW YORK TIMES WAR CORRESPONDENT, BYRON DARNTON, AT THE MILITARY CEMETERY AT PORT ...
Photograph
Maker: Silk, George
FUNERAL OF NEW YORK TIMES WAR CORRESPONDENT, BYRON DARNTON, AT THE MILITARY CEMETERY AT PORT MORESBY. WAR CORRESPONDENTS AT GRAVESIDE. (NEGATIVE BY SILK).013479
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General (Gen) Sir Thomas Blamey GBE, KCB, CMG, DSO, ED, Commander in Chief, Allied Land Forces, ...
Photograph
Maker: Stuckey, Norman Bradford
General (Gen) Sir Thomas Blamey GBE, KCB, CMG, DSO, ED, Commander in Chief, Allied Land Forces, South West Pacific area, giving a press conference at Headquarters, New Guinea Force. Identified, left t...056895
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General Macarthur's leather jacket and cap
Art
Maker: Dargie, William
Depicts the leather jacket and cap that were worn and belonged to General Macarthur. Study for a portrait of General Macarthur.ART24086
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Generals MacArthur and Allen at Owers' Corner
Art
Maker: Moore, Alan
Depicts General Douglas MacArthur, the Commander of the South West Pacific Area during the Second World War with NX2 Major General A S Allen, DSO, Commanding the 7th Division. In the background is the...ART27780
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Geoffrey Frank Norton, formerly of the 6th Division, Australian Army Service Corps, reading news ...
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Maker: Rainsford, Keith Carr
Geoffrey Frank Norton, formerly of the 6th Division, Australian Army Service Corps, reading news from the announcer’s desk at radio station 9PA, the Australian Broadcasting Commission’s regional stati...070404
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Group Captain Brian Reginald `Blackjack' Walker DSO (Rtd), interviewed by Ken Llewelyn about his service with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) during the Second World War, including making attacks over New Guinea and Timor.
Sound
Maker: Walker, Brian Reginald Llewelyn, Kenneth Llewelyn, Kenneth
Group Captain Brian Reginald `Blackjack' Walker DSO (Rtd), interviewed by Ken Llewelyn about his service with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) during the Second World War, including making attack...S01645
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GROUP PORTRAIT, CARPENTERS OF NO. 2 AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION SQUADRON (ACS), RAAF.
Photograph
GROUP PORTRAIT, CARPENTERS OF NO. 2 AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION SQUADRON (ACS), RAAF.P00564.003
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Group portrait of air and ground crew of B Flight, No. 30 Squadron RAAF, on and in front of one ...
Photograph
Group portrait of air and ground crew of B Flight, No. 30 Squadron RAAF, on and in front of one of the squadron’s Beaufighter aircraft at Ward’s Strip. Back row, left to right (seated on the aircraft)...P01275.005
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Group portrait of senior noncommissioned officers on the staff of the 2/1st Hospital Ship, ...
Photograph
Group portrait of senior noncommissioned officers on the staff of the 2/1st Hospital Ship, Manunda aboard their vessel after their trip from Port Moresby. Identified from left to right, back row: Warr...075200
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Group portrait of the staff of “9PA” broadcasting station, a newly opened Australian Broadcasting ...
Photograph
Maker: Stuckey, Norman Bradford
Group portrait of the staff of “9PA” broadcasting station, a newly opened Australian Broadcasting Commission station in Port Moresby, manned by both Australians and Americans which was a popular ameni...070547
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Gun emplacement overlooking Moresby Harbour; verso: [bombed house]
Art
Maker: Ashton, Richard
Two soldiers in a gun emplacement covered by a camouflage net are depicted overlooking the harbour at Moresby verso: A sketch of a house destroyed by bombing.ART29977
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Gun positions of 2/6 Australian Field Regiment
Art
Maker: Dargie, William
Gun position of 2/6th Australian Field Regiment. Robinson's Hill with Kila Kila Drome in the distance. These guns were placed so as to command one of the approaches by sea to Port Moresby fortress, Ne...ART23906
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Guns on Ack-Ack Hill, Pt Moresby
Art
Maker: Dargie, William
This painting shows the position of two 3.7 inch anti-aircraft guns on Ack Ack Hill. Men wearing shorts and tin helmets stand next the guns, while 44-gallon drums have been used to fortify the area.ART22249
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HANABADA, NEW GUINEA. 1943-10-23. A BARE-CHESTED SX9587 CORPORAL N. A. PHILLPOTTS, ELECTRIC ...
Photograph
Maker: Halmarick, Colin Thomas
HANABADA, NEW GUINEA. 1943-10-23. A BARE-CHESTED SX9587 CORPORAL N. A. PHILLPOTTS, ELECTRIC WELDER OF THE 14TH AUSTRALIAN FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS (RAE). HIS JOB IS WELDING THE JOINTS...059130
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HANABADA, NEW GUINEA, 1943-10-23. MEMBERS OF THE 14TH AUSTRALIAN FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ...
Photograph
Maker: Halmarick, Colin Thomas
HANABADA, NEW GUINEA, 1943-10-23. MEMBERS OF THE 14TH AUSTRALIAN FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS ASSISTED BY NATIVE LABOURERS, CONSTRUCTING A NEW OIL PIPELINE FROM THE JETTY TO THE OIL STORA...059125
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HANABADA, NEW GUINEA, 1943-10-23. NEW OIL PIPELINE UNDER CONSTRUCTION BY MEMBERS OF THE 14TH ...
Photograph
Maker: Halmarick, Colin Thomas
HANABADA, NEW GUINEA, 1943-10-23. NEW OIL PIPELINE UNDER CONSTRUCTION BY MEMBERS OF THE 14TH AUSTRALIAN FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS. THIS LINE WILL RUN FROM THE JETTY TO THE NEW OIL STOR...059126
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HANABADA, NEW GUINEA. 1943-10-23. PERSONNEL OF THE 14TH AUSTRALIAN FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL ...
Photograph
Maker: Halmarick, Colin Thomas
HANABADA, NEW GUINEA. 1943-10-23. PERSONNEL OF THE 14TH AUSTRALIAN FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS WHO ARE EMPLOYED ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW OIL PIPELINE FROM THE JETTY TO THE NEW OIL ...059128
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HANABADA, NEW GUINEA, 1943-10-23. VX79643 SAPPER J. REID OF THE 14TH AUSTRALIAN FIELD COMPANY, ...
Photograph
Maker: Halmarick, Colin Thomas
HANABADA, NEW GUINEA, 1943-10-23. VX79643 SAPPER J. REID OF THE 14TH AUSTRALIAN FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, PREPARING A NEW PIPE JOINT ON THE NEW PIPELINE. THIS PIPELINE WILL CARRY THE ...059127
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Hanley, John Noel (Staff Sergeant, b.1918 - d.1990)
Private Record
Maker: Hanley, John Noel
Three diaries written by Staff Sergeant John Noel Hanley. Two diaries relate to his service in 1 Base Postal Unit New Guinea. The other diary was written after the war and describes the ship journey f...PR00774
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HANUABADA, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-01. THE HANUABADA NATIVE VILLAGE IN THE MIDDLE DISTANCE WITH THE ...
Photograph
Maker: Nicholson, George Harvey
HANUABADA, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-01. THE HANUABADA NATIVE VILLAGE IN THE MIDDLE DISTANCE WITH THE PORT MORESBY OIL PIPELINE WHARF IN THE LEFT BACKGROUND.061516
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Harold Sydney Charles (Syd) Heylen, as a Private, 39th Battalion and 1st Australian Entertainment Unit, interviewed by Ros Bowden for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45
Sound
Maker: Heylen, Harold Sydney Charles (Syd) Bowden, Ros
Discussing under age enlistment; training at Dromana; embarkation on the Aquitania for Port Moresby; camp at Tubusereia; lack of training for jungle warfare; contact with Papuan's; Kokoda Campaigns; o...S00589
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Harris, A (Private, 39th Bn, AMF)
Private Record
Maker: Harris, A
LETTER WRITTEN BY PTE HARRIS TO HIS MOTHER FROM PORT MORESBY DESCRIBING THE EARLY AIR RAIDS AND A POEM "HOW RIFLEMAN BROWN CAME TO VALHALLA", WRITTEN BY GILBERT FRANKAU. LETTER IS WRITTEN ON PAPER MAD...PR83/034
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Harvey Haig Blundell, Signaller 55/53rd Battalion, interviewed by Daniel Connell for the Keith Murdoch Sound Archives of Australia in the War of 1939-45
Sound
Maker: Blundell, Harvey Haig
Discussing call up notice for 53rd Battalion; army training at Ingleburn Camp; selection as signaller; embarkation for New Guinea on the Aquitania; arrival at Port Moresby; poor morale of battalion du...S00576
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Head of soldier - dyed for jungle camouflage
Art
Maker: Dargie, William
Depicts a head and shoulders portrait of an Australian soldier with green face paint for camouflage and concealment in the jungles of New Guinea during the Second World War.ART29390
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Hill, Nelson Selwyn (Corporal, b.1923 - d.2011)
Private Record
Maker: Hill, Nelson Selwyn
Typescript memoir of Corporal Hill's (NX112476) service with searchlight and special radio/radar units in New Guinea during Second World War. Hill served with the 73rd Searchlight Battery and the 1st...PR01817
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H.M.A.T.B.D. "YARRA" COMING TO AN ANCHORAGE AT PORT MORESBY - A VERY FINE SHELTER OFFERING ...
Photograph
H.M.A.T.B.D. "YARRA" COMING TO AN ANCHORAGE AT PORT MORESBY - A VERY FINE SHELTER OFFERING PROTECTION BOTH FROM THE WEATHER AND POSSIBLE RAIDS BY THE ENEMY. (DONOR LIEUTENANT COMMANDER G.A. HILL, RNR....J03319
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Hopper, Kenneth James (Lieutenant Commander, b.1919)
Private Record
Maker: Hopper, Kenneth James
Item (1) photocopies of typed recollections of service on HMAS Marrawah and HMAS Sprightly. Also photocopy of midshipman's journal kept during service on HMAS Canberra 1937-1938. Item (2) journal cont...PR91/006
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ILOLO, NEW GUINEA, 1944-03-30. VX76415 LIEUTENANT R. B. EWERS (1), WAR ARTIST, MILITARY HISTORY ...
Photograph
Maker: Rogers, M B
ILOLO, NEW GUINEA, 1944-03-30. VX76415 LIEUTENANT R. B. EWERS (1), WAR ARTIST, MILITARY HISTORY SECTION, ATTACHED TO HEADQUARTERS NEW GUINEA FORCE, WITH VX128013 SERGEANT G. J. BROWNING (2) AND THEIR ...071814
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Informal portrait of QFX19063 Sister Grace Evelyn Brown from Brisbane, Queensland (1) with ...
Photograph
Informal portrait of QFX19063 Sister Grace Evelyn Brown from Brisbane, Queensland (1) with QFX19056 Matron Elizabeth Ruth McGhie from Maryborough, Queensland (2), discussing the growth of plants outsi...070710
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INFORMAL PORTRAIT OF 406895 SERGEANT EDGAR SEYMOUR WOOLCOTT (PILOT), OF PERTH, WA, AND 28902 ...
Photograph
Maker: Brown, Norman
INFORMAL PORTRAIT OF 406895 SERGEANT EDGAR SEYMOUR WOOLCOTT (PILOT), OF PERTH, WA, AND 28902 SERGEANT ROBERT HASENOHR (NAVIGATOR), OF ADELAIDE, SA, WITH THEIR NO 30 (LR/F) SQUADRON, RAAF, BEAUFIGHTER ...015120
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Informal portrait of the first service wedding ceremony to be held at Port Moresby. The wedding ...
Photograph
Maker: Brown, Norman
Informal portrait of the first service wedding ceremony to be held at Port Moresby. The wedding took place at the church of St John. Identified from left to right: NX77287 Captain (Capt) Henry Ian McK...014557
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INLAND FROM PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11. CAMP SITE AND OPERATIONS ROOM OF UNIT NO 1 ...
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INLAND FROM PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11. CAMP SITE AND OPERATIONS ROOM OF UNIT NO 1 WIRELESS UNIT RAAF. IN THE FOREGROUND ARE JAPANESE KANA WIRELESS INTERCEPT OPERATORS:- LEFT TO RIGHT:- LEADING...P00954.009
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INLAND FROM PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11. UNIT NO 1 WIRELESS UNIT RAAF. JAPANESE KANA ...
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INLAND FROM PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11. UNIT NO 1 WIRELESS UNIT RAAF. JAPANESE KANA WIRELESS INTERCEPT OPERATORS' CAMP SITE AND OPERATIONS AREA. THE OPERATORS SHOWN ARE:- LEFT TO RIGHT:- LEADIN...P00954.005
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INLAND FROM PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11. UNIT NO 1 WIRELESS UNIT RAAF. JAPANESE KANA ...
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INLAND FROM PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11. UNIT NO 1 WIRELESS UNIT RAAF. JAPANESE KANA WIRELESS INTERCEPT OPERATORS' CAMP SITE SHOWING LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN CHAS MCCOLL "BACK TO NATURE". (DONOR A.J....P00954.006
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INLAND FROM PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11. UNIT NO 1 WIRELESS UNIT RAAF. JAPANESE KANA ...
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INLAND FROM PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11. UNIT NO 1 WIRELESS UNIT RAAF. JAPANESE KANA WIRELESS INTERCEPT OPERATORS' CAMP SITE. AN UNKNOWN OPERATOR IS WASHING CLOTHES. THE WIRELESS ROOM BUILDING I...P00954.008
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Intelligence personnel searching Japanese dead
Art
Maker: Dargie, William
Two Australian intelligence personnel are pictured searching the decaying bodies of dead Japanese. Dargie noted, "The most gruesome task for Intelligence Personnel is the searching of dead bodies of ...ART23152
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Intelligence, Port Moresby
Art
Maker: Hinder, Frank
Rough sketch of an intelligence officer wearing a suit.ART29295
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Interrogation scene (Squadron Leader Cuthbertson Learmonth, Captain Ray Hodgson, Flying Officer Harold Rowell, Flying Officer Vernon Hunt)
Art
Maker: Hodgkinson, Roy
Scene in the Intelligence room of a squadron after the return of crews from a mission. Included in the picture are:- 385 Squadron Leader (later Wing Commander) Charles Cuthbertson, DFC, No 22 Squadron...ART22744
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Ivor Henry 'Harry' Levey as a sergeant, 2/5th Independent Company, interviewed by Daniel Connell for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45
Sound
Maker: Levey, Ivor Henry 'Harry' Connell, Daniel
Ivor Henry 'Harry' Levey as a sergeant, 2/5th Independent Company, interviewed by Daniel Connell for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45S00909
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Jack Humphries Stevens, as a Private, 55/53rd Battalion, interviewed by Daniel Connell for the Keith Murdoch Sound Archives of Australia in the War of 1939-45
Sound
Maker: Stevens, Jack Humphries
Discussing pre-war employment; call-up for 55th Battalion; army training at Greta Camp; tensions between AIF and Militia recruits; embarkation for Port Moresby; description of bombing of the Macdhui; ...S00580
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Jack Lawrence (Smoky) Howson as a private 39th Battalion, New Guinea, 1942-1945, interviewed by Harry Martin for the Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45.
Sound
Maker: Howson, Jack Lawrence (Smokey) Martin, Harry
Discusses prewar education; religion; economic depression, class differences, prewar employment, conscription; enlistment; army training; embarkation; authority; Australia; 39th Battalion; casualties;...S00501
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Jack Nicholas, Air Guide
Art
Maker: Bush, Charles
Depicts a portrait of Jack 'Handlebars' Nicholas, air guide for 'biscuit bomber' supply dropping aircraft, former commando. He was the guide on the Douglas transport on which the artist made a run to ...ART25836
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Jackson, John Francis DFC (Squadron Leader b.1908 - d.1942)
Private Record
Maker: Jackson, John Francis
LETTER WRITTEN AFTER JACKSON WAS SHOT DOWN BETWEEN LAE AND SALAMAUA ON 10 APRIL, 1942. JACKSON TRYING TO GET A MESSAGE THROUGH TO HQ PORT MORESBY OR NGVR. HE PRAISES NATIVES OF NEW BRITAIN WHO ASSISTE...PR90/015
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JACKSON'S AIRFIELD, PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. 1942. AERIAL VIEW OF THE AIRFIELD AND THE ...
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JACKSON'S AIRFIELD, PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. 1942. AERIAL VIEW OF THE AIRFIELD AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. (ORIGINAL HOUSED IN AWM PRIVATE RECORDS COLLECTION)P01443.006
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Jackson's 7 Mile Drome
Art
Maker: Freedman, Harold
The original "Seven Mile" drome at Port Moresby, later named after Squadron Leader J.F. Jackson, DFC, of 75 Squadron, who was killed on a mission from this airstrip. Treacherous Owen Stanley Ranges fo...ART26780
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Janet Lucas as a member of the Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS), 1940-1946, interviewed by Jan Bassett
Sound
Maker: Lucas, Janet Bassett, Jan
Early life; commenced civilian nursing training at Sydney Hospital in 1926; registered for army reserve in 1939; called up in 1940; posted to 2/5th Australian General Hospital (AGH); camp hospital at ...S01823
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JAPANESE AIR RAID ON PORT MORESBY. BOMBS BURST ALONG THE WATERFRONT.
Photograph
Maker: Parer, Damien Peter
JAPANESE AIR RAID ON PORT MORESBY. BOMBS BURST ALONG THE WATERFRONT.012968
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Japanese 'Betty' bombers over Moresby
Art
Maker: Ashton, Richard
Japanese 'Betty' bomber aircraft are depicted flying over Port Moresby, New Guinea.ART29992
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Johnson, Bertram Cecil (Major, 49th Bn AMF, 7th Mg Bn AIF b.1905)
Private Record
Maker: Johnson, Bertram Cecil
SERVICE PAPERS, COPY OF 1942 MORESBY PORT FORCE REPORT WRITTEN BY MAJOR JOHNSON AND EXTRACTS OF 49TH BN HISTORY, "ALWAYS FAITHFUL"PR88/032
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'Jolli-Joe' banjo-ukulele : Lance Corporal S V Finnigan, 55/53 Battalion CMF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Aluminium necked, pressed steel bodied banjo-ukulele with tin resonator, nickle-plated brass endpiece, nickle-plated brass j-hooks, wooden bridge and bakelite machine heads. A circular brass plate, im...REL44515
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Julian Collins at the grave of his father, 400871 Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) Austin James Collins, ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Julian Collins at the grave of his father, 400871 Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) Austin James Collins, air gunner, in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Flt Sgt Collins served in Malaya with the RAF and retur...P09691.008
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June Valley, Moresby, Papua. 1942-12-09. Formal portrait of 2219 Flight Lieutenant Cyril Wilfred ...
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June Valley, Moresby, Papua. 1942-12-09. Formal portrait of 2219 Flight Lieutenant Cyril Wilfred Wearne, Adjutant of No. 30 Squadron RAAF. (Donor F. Cassidy)P01275.032
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June Valley, Moresby, Papua. 1942-12-09. Portrait of Wing Commander Brian R. (`Blackjack') Walker ...
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June Valley, Moresby, Papua. 1942-12-09. Portrait of Wing Commander Brian R. (`Blackjack') Walker DSO, Commanding Officer of No. 30 Squadron RAAF. (Donor F. Cassidy)P01275.033
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KILA BEACH, PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. 1944-05-11. V2/363 MRS N. LYNCH (9), A MEMBER OF THE ...
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KILA BEACH, PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. 1944-05-11. V2/363 MRS N. LYNCH (9), A MEMBER OF THE AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS ATTACHED TO THE 2/1ST GENERAL HOSPITAL, POURS TEA FROM A MOBILE CANTEEN WHICH OFFERS A C...072927
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KILA BEACH, PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. 1944-05-11. V2/362 MRS N. LYNCH (1), A MEMBER OF THE ...
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KILA BEACH, PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. 1944-05-11. V2/362 MRS N. LYNCH (1), A MEMBER OF THE AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS ATTACHED TO THE 2/1ST GENERAL HOSPITAL, POURING TEA FROM A MOBILE CANTEEN WHICH OFFERS A...072923
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Kila Kila, Port Moresby, Papua. C. 1943. Aerial view of Kila Kila airfield looking north. ...
Photograph
Maker: Harrison, John Thomas
Kila Kila, Port Moresby, Papua. C. 1943. Aerial view of Kila Kila airfield looking north. (Compare OG0605I).OG0605O
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KILA KILA, PORT MORESBY, PAPUA. C. 1943. AERIAL VIEW OF KILA KILA AIR FIELD, LOOKING NORTH WEST ...
Photograph
Maker: Harrison, John Thomas
KILA KILA, PORT MORESBY, PAPUA. C. 1943. AERIAL VIEW OF KILA KILA AIR FIELD, LOOKING NORTH WEST TOWARDS WARDS STRIP AIRFIELD.OG0605I
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KILA KILA, PORT MORESBY, PAPUA. C. 1943. AERIAL VIEW OF KILA KILA (LOOKING SOUTH EAST).
Photograph
Maker: Harrison, John Thomas
KILA KILA, PORT MORESBY, PAPUA. C. 1943. AERIAL VIEW OF KILA KILA (LOOKING SOUTH EAST).OG0605F
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KILA, NEW GUINEA. 1943-10-25. LOOKING TOWARDS PORT MORESBY FROM THE HEADLAND.
Photograph
Maker: Halmarick, Colin Thomas
KILA, NEW GUINEA. 1943-10-25. LOOKING TOWARDS PORT MORESBY FROM THE HEADLAND.058689
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KILA, NEW GUINEA. 1943-10-25. LOOKING TOWARDS PORT MORESBY FROM THE HEADLAND.
Photograph
Maker: Halmarick, Colin Thomas
KILA, NEW GUINEA. 1943-10-25. LOOKING TOWARDS PORT MORESBY FROM THE HEADLAND.058688
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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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KILOGI VALLEY, NEW GUINEA. 1943-10-26. THE VALLEY FROM THE 23 MILE POINT, LOOKING IN THE ...
Photograph
Maker: Halmarick, Colin Thomas
KILOGI VALLEY, NEW GUINEA. 1943-10-26. THE VALLEY FROM THE 23 MILE POINT, LOOKING IN THE DIRECTION OF PORT MORESBY. THE BUILDINGS ON THE LEFT CENTRE, COMPRISE THORPEVILLE, AN AUSTRALIAN CONVALESCENT D...058750
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Kitty Hawk ready for take-off
Art
Maker: Ashton, Richard
USS Kitty Hawk, attack aircraft carrier just about to take off on a bombing mission over Buna Bay where 24 Japanese ships and 9 destroyers were believed to be heading towards Port Moresby. This plane ...ART29945
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Kiwaian dance
Art
Maker: Dargie, William
While stationed in Papua New Guinea, Dargie noted the following observation in relation to this drawing: 'The Kiwaians are possibly the most virile and hardworking of the Papuan natives, in the opini...ART21325
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KOITAKI, PORT MORESBY, PAPUA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-03-27. VX255478 PRIVATE J. E. HOLMES (1), WITH ...
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Maker: Rogers, M B
KOITAKI, PORT MORESBY, PAPUA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-03-27. VX255478 PRIVATE J. E. HOLMES (1), WITH VX24281 DRIVER W. HOWDEN (2), MEMBERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY EDUCATION SERVICE ATTACHED TO 113TH CONVALESC...071522
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KOKODA, PAPUA, 1942-11-03. THE REAR CARGO DOOR OFF "IRENE," A 5TH AIR FORCE (USAAF) C47, WRAPPED ...
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KOKODA, PAPUA, 1942-11-03. THE REAR CARGO DOOR OFF "IRENE," A 5TH AIR FORCE (USAAF) C47, WRAPPED AROUND THE PORT TAILPLANE. THIS AIRCRAFT WAS DROPPING SUPPLIES TO AUSTRALIAN TROOPS AT KOKODA WHEN THE ...P01291.002
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Konedabu, Moresby
Art
Maker: Sodersten, Emil
Depicts a view of the harbour and bay at Konedabu, Port Moresby, with huts, palm trees and mountains in the background. Emil Sodersten (1899-1961) was an architect. From 1915 he studied part-time at S...ART32366.026
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KWIARA, CHINA STRAITS, 1943-07-03. THE AK-60 OF THE 1ST AUSTRALIAN WATER TRANSPORT GROUP (SMALL ...
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KWIARA, CHINA STRAITS, 1943-07-03. THE AK-60 OF THE 1ST AUSTRALIAN WATER TRANSPORT GROUP (SMALL CRAFT) UNLOADS SUPPLIES AFTER A RUN FROM PORT MORESBY.054044
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KWIARA, CHINA STRAITS, 1943-07-03. THE AK-60 OF THE 1ST AUSTRALIAN WATER TRANSPORT GROUP (SMALL ...
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KWIARA, CHINA STRAITS, 1943-07-03. THE AK-60 OF THE 1ST AUSTRALIAN WATER TRANSPORT GROUP (SMALL CRAFT) UNLOADS SUPPLIES AFTER A RUN FROM PORT MORESBY.054043
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LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-31. PRIVATE J. WHILEY OPERATING A GUILLOTINE TO CUT PAPER TO ...
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LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-31. PRIVATE J. WHILEY OPERATING A GUILLOTINE TO CUT PAPER TO PRODUCTION SIZE FOR AN ISSUE OF THE ARMY NEWSPAPER, GUINEA GOLD. THE NEWSPRINT HAS TO BE CAREFULLY STORED TO ...095614
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LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-08-14. MEMBERS OF THE STAFF OF THE 2/1ST HOSPITAL SHIP MANUNDA LOOKING OVER ...
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LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-08-14. MEMBERS OF THE STAFF OF THE 2/1ST HOSPITAL SHIP MANUNDA LOOKING OVER THE VESSELS SIDE AS MEMBERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY NURSING SERVICE (AANS) FROM THE 128TH GENERAL HOSPI...075201
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LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-03. MEMBERS OF THE 19TH LINES OF COMMUNICATION SIGNALS OUTSIDE THE LAE ...
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LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-03. MEMBERS OF THE 19TH LINES OF COMMUNICATION SIGNALS OUTSIDE THE LAE CARRIER TERMINAL HUT WHICH JOINS THE JUNGLE TELEGRAPH LINE BETWEEN LAE AND PORT MORESBY.072254
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LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-01-03. NATIVES ERECTING ONE OF THE JURY MASTS FOR THE PERMANENT LINE ROUTE ...
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LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-01-03. NATIVES ERECTING ONE OF THE JURY MASTS FOR THE PERMANENT LINE ROUTE BETWEEN LAE AND PORT MORESBY WHERE IT CROSSES THE MARKHAM RIVER IN THE 19TH LINES OF COMMUNICATION AREA...078180