VUNAPOPE, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-16. JEEPS AND TRAILERS ARRIVE FROM RAMALE VALLEY CARRYING SISTERS, ...

Places	Oceania: Pacific Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain Oceania: Pacific Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain, Gazelle Peninsula, Rabaul Area, Rabaul Oceania: Pacific Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain, Gazelle Peninsula, Rabaul Area, Ramale Mission Oceania: Pacific Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain, Gazelle Peninsula, Rabaul Area, Vunapope
Accession Number	096882
Collection type	Photograph
Object type	Black & white
Physical description	Black & white
Conflict	Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright	Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain

Description

VUNAPOPE, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-16. JEEPS AND TRAILERS ARRIVE FROM RAMALE VALLEY CARRYING SISTERS, PRIESTS AND THEIR BELONGINGS ON THE FIRST STAGE OF THEIR EVACUATION TO RABAUL. CONTACT WITH THE INTERNEES WAS MADE BY ALLIED TROOPS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS FOLLOWING THE SURRENDER OF THE JAPANESE.