| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 013255 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white, Landscape |
| Physical description | Black & white, Landscape |
| Maker |
Parer, Damien Peter |
| Place made | New Guinea1 |
| Date made | 5 September 1942 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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NEW GUINEA. AN INDICATION OF THE PRIMITIVE LINES OF COMMUNICATION AND OF THE DIFFICULTIES ...
Description
NEW GUINEA. AN INDICATION OF THE PRIMITIVE LINES OF COMMUNICATION AND OF THE DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED IN THE MOVEMENTS OF TROOPS IS SHOWN HERE. NATIVE PORTERS (KNOWN AS FUZZY WUZZY ANGELS) ARE CARRYING WOUNDED AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS ON STRETCHERS FROM THE JUNGLE BATTLEFIELDS TO THE HOSPITAL BASES BEHIND THE LINES, FOLLOWING A SHARP CLASH WITH JAPANESE FORCES. ALL AUSTRALIANS IN NEW GUINEA PAY A HIGH TRIBUTE TO THE COURAGE, ENDURANCE AND COMRADESHIP OF THE NEW GUINEA NATIVES WHO ARE PLAYING A VERY IMPORTANT PART IN THE ALLIED EFFORTS TO DRIVE THE JAPANESE FROM COUNTRY.