| Place | Oceania: Pacific Islands, Solomon Islands, Guadalcanal |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P01672.001 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film copy negative |
| Maker |
McConaghy, F |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
LUNGGA, GUADALCANAL, SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1943-10-14. THE QUONSET HUT THAT SERVED AS THE OFFICE FOR ...
Description
LUNGGA, GUADALCANAL, SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1943-10-14. THE QUONSET HUT THAT SERVED AS THE OFFICE FOR THE DEPUTY SUPERVISING INTELLIGENCE OFFICER (DSIO), NAVAL INTELLIGENCE DIVISION, RAN, AT HIS HEADQUARTERS CAMP. BEHIND IT ARE THREE NATIVE PIT-PIT HUTS MADE FROM THE WOOD AND LEAVES OF THE SAGO PALM. THE NEAREST OF THE THREE IS THE RADIO SHACK, WHILE THE TWO AT THE VERY BACK ARE OFFICERS' QUARTERS. THE DSIO'S HQ AT LUNGGA WAS THE COLLECTION AND RELAY POINT FOR OPERATIONAL INTELLIGENCE GATHERED BY THE NETWORK OF COASTWATCHERS THAT OPERATED IN THE SOLOMON ISLANDS.
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- LUNGGA, GUADALCANAL, SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1943-10. SERGEANT (SGT) YAUWIKA, A MEMBER OF THE NATIVE ...
- LUNGGA, GUADALCANAL, SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1943-10. SERGEANT (SGT) YAUWIKA, A MEMBER OF THE NATIVE ...
- LUNGGA, GUADALCANAL, SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1944-02-29. LIEUTENANT COMMANDER D.S. MACFARLANE, DEPUTY ...
- LUNGGA, GUADALCANAL, SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1944-02-29. THE CABIN WHICH SERVED AS THE LIVING QUARTERS ...
- LUNGGA, GUADALCANAL, SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1944-01-15. GROUP PORTRAIT OF THE DEPUTY SUPERVISING ...
- LUNGGA, GUADALCANAL, SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1944-02-29. A GROUP OF NATIVE HOUSEBOYS AND GARDENERS ...
- LUNGGA, GUADALCANAL, SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1944-02-29. A GROUP OF OFFICERS AND OTHER RANKS AT THE ...
- LUNGGA, GUADALCANAL, SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1944-02-29. THE ROAD INTO THE HEADQUARTERS CAMP OF THE ...
- LUNGGA, GUADALCANAL, SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1944-02-29. TWO STOREHOUSES AT THE HEADQUARTERS CAMP OF THE ...
- LUNGGA, GUADALCANAL, SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1944-02-29. A GROUP OF OFFICERS, OTHER RANKS AND NATIVE ...
- LUNGGA, GUADALCANAL, SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1944-02-29. A VIEW OF THE HEADQUARTERS CAMP OF THE DEPUTY ...
- LUNGGA, GUADALCANAL, SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1944-02-29. LOOKING TOWARDS HENDERSON AIRFIELD FROM THE ...
- LUNGGA, GUADALCANAL, SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1944-02-29. THE DEPUTY SUPERVISING INTELLIGENCE OFFICER ...
- REKATA BAY, SANTA ISABEL ISLAND, SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1944-03. TWO DAMAGED MITSUBISHI F1M2 ("PETE") ...
- KIA PASSAGE, SANTA ISABEL ISLAND, SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1944-03. LIEUTENANT (LT) F.W. MCCONAGHY, ...