KAVIENG, NEW IRELAND, 1945-10-24. AN AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT (ANGAU) ...

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Accession Number 098497
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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KAVIENG, NEW IRELAND, 1945-10-24. AN AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT (ANGAU) ADMINISTRATIVE HQ WAS SET UP AT KAVIENG, NEW IRELAND, WITH CAPTAIN F. N. W. SHAND, ANGAU DISTRICT OFFICER, IN CHARGE, TO OPERATE IN NEW IRELAND AND SURROUNDING SMALLER ISLANDS. SHOWN, A BARGE LOAD OF STORES COMING ASHORE AT LOSSUK BAY FROM HMAS KIAMA.