SIMPSON HARBOUR, RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-10. LANDING BARGE LEAVING HMAS MANOORA TO FALL INTO ...

Places	Oceania: Pacific Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain Oceania: Pacific Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain, Gazelle Peninsula, Rabaul Area Oceania: Pacific Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain, Gazelle Peninsula, Rabaul Area, Rabaul, Simpson Harbour
Accession Number	096317
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

SIMPSON HARBOUR, RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-10. LANDING BARGE LEAVING HMAS MANOORA TO FALL INTO FORMATION FOR THE RUN TO SHORE. THE MANOORA CARRIED TROOPS OF 4 INFANTRY BRIGADE FOR THE OCCUPATION OF THE RABAUL AREA FOLLOWING THE SURRENDER OF THE JAPANESE.