TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-06-10. NATIVE SING-SING AT THE WEBB ROAD COMPOUND ON THE NUMA NUMA ...

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TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-06-10. NATIVE SING-SING AT THE WEBB ROAD COMPOUND ON THE NUMA NUMA TRAIL WHICH WAS ATTENDED BY A LARGE NUMBER OF TROOPS. THE NATIVES PARTICIPATING ARE ATTACHED TO AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT AND HAVE BEEN ACTING AS CARRIERS AND LABOURERS GENERALLY FOR TROOPS IN THE AREA. SHOWN ARE CHINESE PRISONERS OF WAR WHO WERE CAPTURED IN THE KIETA DISTRICT RECENTLY RESCUED AND NOW BEING CARED FOR BY AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT.