VUNAPOPE, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-16. MAJOR L.W. HEINICKE, FIRST ARMY, HANDING COFFEE TO SISTERS ON ...

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VUNAPOPE, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-16. MAJOR L.W. HEINICKE, FIRST ARMY, HANDING COFFEE TO SISTERS ON BOARD THE MOTOR LAUNCH GLORIA. SISTERS AND PRIESTS ARE BEING EVACUATED FROM THE MISSION IN RAMALE VALLEY TO RABAUL. CONTACT WITH THE INTERNEES WAS MADE BY ALLIED TROOPS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS FOLLOWING THE SURRENDER OF THE JAPANESE.