| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 014225 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Bottomley, Clifford |
| Place made | New Guinea1: Papua New Guinea, Papua, Owen Stanley Range, Buna Area, Sanananda |
| Date made | 26 January 1943 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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PAPUA. NEARING THE END OF THE PAPUAN CAMPAIGN AGAINST JAPAN. AUSTRALIAN AND AMERICAN TROOPS ...
Description
PAPUA. NEARING THE END OF THE PAPUAN CAMPAIGN AGAINST JAPAN. AUSTRALIAN AND AMERICAN TROOPS MOVING UP TOWARDS THE JAPANESE POSITIONS AT SANANANDA, THE LAST CENTRE OF JAPANESE RESISTANCE IN PAPUA. NATIVE BOYS CUT A PATH THROUGH THE LONG KUNAI GRASS, BUT EARLIER ALLIED TROOPS HAD HAD TO DRIVE THE JAPS FROM THE AREA. POSSIBLY BECAUSE OF SHORTAGES OF FOOD AND ILLINESS, JAP OPPOSITION HERE WAS NOT SO FEROCIOUS AS AT GONA AND BUNA. (NEGATIVE BY BOTTOMLEY).