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Black and white photograph of a formation of three Wirraway planes near RAAF Forest Hill Training Airfield. On the verso, 'Formation of three Wirraways near Forest Hill Airforce Airfield'.

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Group photograph of training pilots. Donar is photographed in the front row, second from the left. On the verso 'Elementary Course 15 of the British Empire Training Scheme'.

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Photograph of the torso of man (Lt. Robert Inglisole Hunter) in AIF uniform,no hat. Portrait taken in studio setting. Brown plastic frame with no stand.

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A woman (Elise Jewell) in WRAN uniform with H.M.A.S Penguin tally band. Wooden frame with stand.

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Photograph of group of soldiers in uniform outside, front row with legs crossed, second row sitting, s standing. Central figure in lighter-coloured uniform, seated to his right in Captain Sidney Mervyn Matthews.

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A4 black and white printed copy, photograph with handwritten notations in top and bottom margins. Top: 'THE ISAACSON CREW WHO FLEW Q QUEENIE - LONDON TO AUSTRALIA - 1943 / SEE ITEM "IN DEFENCE OF BOMBER COMMAND"'. Bottom identifying individuals…

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Postcard with photograph of woman with flower collar. Stating on verso, 'Jean Kirkham/Gorget?/Bathurst?'

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Postcard with photograph of man in army boots and shorts in front of house. 'Escaped 13.2.42/First word 12-3-48/ 'Thailand' maisture?, signature'

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Photograph of woman and young girl. Stating on verso, 'To my Son/ with all good wishes/for a sofe & Speedy/reeturn/M & Avon/ 26/10/1941

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Photograph of woman with lizard brooch. Stating on verso, 'To My Darling Pal Keith/With best love, God's speed/and safe return/your ever loving pal/Win xxxxx/5/10/1940'.

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Kodak postcard depicting woman in studio. Stating on verso, 'To My Darling Br / with all my love/ Norma/ Jun. 1941

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Photograph of woman with plaited hair in studio. On verso it states in ink, 'To my darking br /with my fondest/love/Joy xxxxxx'. Date 26/10/41 is located in proper right corner.

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Photograph of Keith Meakin in uniform with 'Nikoli Ross/ 214 Pitt St/SYDNEY' imprinted in proper left bottom corner. On verso stamp stating 'NIKOLI ROSS/STUDIOS/Artist-Photographs/Lyceum House/214 Pitt St...Sydney/Date 194.

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B & W photograph ofwiring party of seven soldiers carrying equipment over trenches with vehicles and people in the distant background.

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B& W photograph of Japanese pilot standing on left wing of plane, with Japanese sword. White sticky label adhered to surface of plastic wallet over photograph reads 'Lieutenant/Yohei Hinoki'.

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B & W photograph of eight Japanese pilots in field. Plane in background.

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B & W photograph of seven Japanese pilots. Paper label sticky-taped to back of plastic wallet over the back of the photograph, written 'Tsukuba Air Base, May 1941. Student pilot Shoichi Sugita/standing on right. Standing next to him is Takeo…

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B & W photograph of damage to the Bank of New South Wales building - caused during the bombing of Darwin by the Japanese in 1942

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B & W photograph of damage to building caused during the bombing of Darwin by the Japanese in 1942

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Photograph of a RAAF Bristol Bulldog plane marked AI2-1 captured mid flight over fields below.

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Portrait photo of a man in uniform and slouch hat wearing an 2/5th Australian General Hospital patch. Inscribed on back: 'Wallace . G. Ewers / 2/5 A. G. H. / No NX 16950.

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Collection of B&W photographs taken by the Couchman family that relate to signals with various shots of the military carrying out signal exercises and the Eastern Command Signal Regiment. There are also some random photos that do not appear to be…

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Collections of B&W photographs taken at Tarakan depicting a series of images in relation to military outposts, infrastructure and equipment. Photos have been adhered to paper and descriptions on the opposite side.

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A collection of 44 B&W photos depicting a series of naval ships at sea, soldiers, personal family pictures, war memorials and grave markers and overseas people and landscapes.

Photos have been attached to brown cardboard using photo corners and…

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A photograph of six women and two children laughing and standing side-by-side in front of a brick building.

Inscription on the back: Oct 1942

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A photograph of two large guns on double spokes in the desert. One is located in the foreground and the in the background.

Inscription on the back: PAGE 130

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A photograph of Private W. Gray and an man standing beside a jeep or water cart in the middle of the desert.

Inscription on the back: BN. WATER CART / C. GOLDING

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A photograph of an Italian gun pit in the desert surrounded by shrubs.

Inscription on the back: GUN PIT, TYPICAL ITALIAN FOREWARD / POST / C. GOLDING

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A photograph of a three soldiers going down a hill in a tank with one soldier watching on from the side.

Inscription on the back: 40 / Going down! / C. GOLDING

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A photograph of a series of captured Italian post and guns removed from those pits in the desert.

Inscription on the back: CAPTURED ITALIAN POSTS / GUNS TAKEN OUT OF PITS

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A photograph of a parade of soldiers standing at attention in front of a large white buidling during an inspection or arrival of a VIP.

Inscription on the back: W

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A photograph of two men pariticpating in a wrestling match within a wrestling ring with a gathering of soliders watching on.

Inscription on the back: Wrestling. / This was a put / up stadium act. / Real / funny to watch / in ? / GOLDING

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A photograph of a soldier standing guard in front of a building facing a grass walkway.

Inscription on the back: 2/1 / BN A.Q. Julius bont / Palestine / 689

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A photograph of a camp in the desert with sheds in the distant backgrounds.

Inscription on the back: our camp in the desert / AMARIYA? / 44 / PAGE 63

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A photograph of a gathering of soldiers performing the crossing line ceremony on Sunday, 28 January 1940.

Inscriptionon the back: Crossing line / ceremony / Sunday 28/1/40 / C. Golding

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A photograph of ruins in a field covered with sparse grass.

Inscription on the back: 4 / Ruins at askalon / June 40 / 19

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A photograph of Captain Frances and a group of school children standing under the curved archway of a building in Derna.

Inscription on the back: Golding / Capt Frances & school children / at Derna

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A photograph of a local woman carrying basket atop her shoulders in front of the headquarters with a soldier standing guard in the background.

Inscription on the back: ? ? H.Q. / The Arab. ? I was / taking her photo / S/G

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A photograph of a man climbing into the top of a tank behind a stone wall in the desert.

Inscription on the back: DUG IN ITALIAN M13 TANK / C GOLDING

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A photograph of Lieutenant G. Gerrard and CQMS A. Dunn at Derne talking to a boy in a corridor or a market place at Derna.

Inscription on the front: C.Q.M.S A. Dunn / Lt. Gerrard M.C
Inscription on the back: Lt G GERRARD / CQMS 'BLUEY' DUNN / AT…

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A photograph of B company of troops siting against the bottom of a cliff and resting after the end of the advance on day 1of the attack in Toburk.

Inscription on the back: B COY RESTING AT END OF / ADVANCE. DAY 1 TOBRUK

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A photograph of Salvation Army Padre Blake conducting a singalong for a troop of soliders in the desert in Tobruk.

Inscription on the back: SALVATION ARMY PADRE BLAKE / CONDUCTING A SINGALONG OUTSDIE / TOBRUK / C GOLDING

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A photograph of two soldiers aiming guns whilst lying down in the desert .

Inscription on the back: Desert / 11/

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A photograph of an anti tank trench in the open plain at Tobruk.

Inscription on the back: ANTI-TANK TRENCH-TOBRUK / PAGE 137 / C GOLDING

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A photograph of Captain Tom Selby standing with soldiers from the 2/1 BN RAP in the desert outside Tobruk.

Inscription on the back: Tom Selby & the RAP / Tobruck. / How does this compare with/ the Sydney Hospital. But / our wounded were healed / at…

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A photograph of a company kitchen during a dust storm in the desert in Badia / C Golding

Inscription on the back: Coy kitchen in dust storm, / outside Bardia

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A photograph of a fortress with walls and columns made of marble in the desert.

Inscription on the back: This is a battle essential point. It is all white marble.

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A photograph of Private Lee overlooking a piece of equipment in the field.

Inscription on the back: Pte Lee. on "Duxe"/ as the boys call him / ? a camera over a 10 foot / drop / C Golding

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A photograph of a field gun in Bardia surrounded by a wall of bricks in the desert.

Inscription on the back: Gun ? ? Bardia / One of the field gun ? 180 / explained by A Lay, 2/1 ? / ? Attack. Bardia 1940

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A photograph of a soldier surrounded by captured gun ammunition in the desert.

Inscription on the back: CAPTURED GUN AMMUNITION / C. GOLDING.

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A photograph of Lieutenant Kennedy standing in front of a pond at the Cairo Zoo.

Inscription on the back: Lieut Kennedy / Cairo zoo / May 40

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A photograph of Italian vehicles in the desert.

Inscription on the back: Some ? / Italian vehicles - ? ? 180 / ? A bay 2/1 ? ? / attack, Bardia 1940 / C Golding

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A photograph of a soldier leaning against a gun in a bunker with sandbags in a desert.

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A photograph of an Italian M13 tank in the desert.

Inscription on the back: CAPTURED ITALIAN M13 TANK

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A photograph of an Italian baby tank in the middle of the desert.

Inscription on the back: one of many / Italian baby tanks / our own carriers towed them up / hundreds of them have been captured / C Golding

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A photograph of Private H.D. Mitchell standing in the desert outside Tobruk.

Inscription on the front: Pte H.D. Mitchell / Outside Tobruk

Inscription on the back: PTE H.H. MITCHELL / OUTSIDE TOBRUK / Just the desert. It is / the name on the ? /…

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A photograph of a soldier standing in front of a base to a column in a field (two bases side by side).

Inscription on the back: a couple of bases / to columns, also / a top of a column . / It is solid marble. / pure white. / Jim Rogers is the .

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A photograph of three men sitting on separate marble pillars jutting out from a rock wall.

Inscription on the back: Marbel Pillars / Ascalon

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A photograph of two men sitting on the edge of a makeshift oilet (twooden crate) in a snow covered field.

Inscription at the back: Bennie Love & Alex Tate / Bennie Love & Alex Tate / on the "open"-toilet / Aleppo Syria

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A photograph of two men sitting in a jeep covered in snow outside a tin shed in Aleppo, Syria,

Inscription at the back: First snow in Aleppo / Henry Jenkins . Gordon McConnily

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A photograph of Charlie Forbes standing in front of a snow covered truck outside a tin shed in Syria

Insciption at the back: Charlie Forbes / Charlie Forbes / in snow / Syria / 1941

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A photograph of a house and shed amidst tall trees at McDonald's corner in New Guinea.

Inscription at the back: ILOLA / McDONALD'S CORNER / NEW GUINEA / 4 3/8 X 3 1/2

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A photograph of men gathered around a table having Christmas dinner in the jungle.

Inscription at the back: L.R. - Wal Layton - - Left / Christmas dinner 1942 / New Guinea

Typed passage at the back: Lack of decent amenities again. This is Christmas…

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A photograph of soldiers standing in the rain beside the sea, surrounded by supplies.

Inscription at the back: 4 3/8 x 3 7/8 / DESERT RAINS. / THE TENT FALLS DOWN / Special Tank Group at / Amariya Egypt / 40

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A photograph of soldiers lying and swimming at a beach in the Mediterranean.

Inscription at the back: Swimming in the Mediterranean / Special Tank Group / at / Mersa Matruh & egypt

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A photograph of a Japanese good luck flag with personal wishes written all over the flag.

Inscription on the back: RegtL. Trophy / 99 / Japanese flag 4 3/8 x 4 / 1943 / New Guinea

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A photograph of a disused Japanese truck in the jungle.

Inscription at the back: JAP TRUCKS / [7. DIV. CAV.]

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A photograph of two men in the foxholes in the jungle.

Inscription at the back: FOXHOLES - SANANANDA 1942-43 / 7 DIVISION CAVALRY. REGT.

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A photograph of a gathering of soldiers in full battle uniforms and weapons in a forest.

Inscription at the back: SANANANDA. SUPPLIES ARRIVED BY / (CA)RRYING PARTIES OF LOCAL PEOPLE, WHO WORKED / ? HOURS IN ALL WEATHER. / [7TH CAV DIV ASSN]
(letters…

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A photograph of a gathering of soldiers in full battle uniforms and weapons in a forest.

Inscription at the back: MAJOR MURRAY STRANG K.I.A 22 SAIY 1943 / CAPT JACK JAMES / SANANANDA 1942/1943 /BUNA-GONA-SANANANDA CAMPAIGN / 7 DIV.CAV. REGIMENT

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A photograph of 3 military men standing side by side on cobblestones in an orchard.

Inscription at the back: Left to right. / Major Musitano, self, Major Godden / taken at / Germany / 1942.

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A photograph of 6 men and 1 dog cheering from the steel window of a ship.
Inscription at the back (letter from a m to her son): 18th August 40 / From / your / loving m / "Sun Ray" / 164 Alt St / Strathfield / Sydney. / N.S.W / Australia / Son, this…

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A photograph of a war memorial with the Australian flag on the proper right and the Greek flag on the proper left.

Inscription at the back: most of the inscription is illegible except for Memorial at ...

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A photograph of a naval ship marked G39 docked at a harbour, in front of a warehouse shed.

Inscription at the back: D/ICX 732161 / F.A. McMANUS

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A photograph of a wrecked Japanese truck covered with tree branches and shrubs.

Insciption on the back: JAP TRUCKS / [7.DIV.CAV.]

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A photograph of infantry sitting on or standing near a wall in a desert with a tank in the background.

Inscription on the front, proper left corner : See OVER
Inscription on the back: Infantry conferring with tank Cmdr before attack / on the first…

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A photograph of a boat at Singapore harbour with a hill in the background.

Inscription on the front: Souvenir photograph of / Historic Vessel / "KRAIT" / Manned by Australian "Z" Special Unit Troops sank 38,000 tons of Japanese Shipping / in a…

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Collection of photographs in relation to World War Two

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Photograph of large turtle tired to the side of a canoe.

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Photograph of a formation of local soldiers maching behind man in uniform across a camp.

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Photograph of a local person in ceremonial costume. With two men in background.

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Photograph of Japanese ship on water.
Inscription on back: RABAUL 1945 / SUNKEN JAP FREIGHTER / (SAID TO HAVE BEEN / 'M SHIP' FOR JAP / MIDGET SUBMARINES

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Photograph of mountain across field

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Photograph of two local dress for conflict. (Copy or duplicate of 2011-04-0111-04)

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Photograph of the barrel of an artilliary gun protruding from camoflage or bushes.

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Photograph of back and distant hills from cliff/hill.

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Photograph of ridgeline of hill and curbe of hills over water/bay.

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Photograph of line of palm trees on edge of water.

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Photograph of wooden Japanese naval grave markers in a field.

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Photograph of field of Japanese planes that have been abandoned. (Duplicate or copy of 2011-04-0111-03)

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Photograph of heavily used tank on field.

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Photograph of three people posing in military dress, surrounded by uniformed people.

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Photograph of six Japanese men in line in front of a white soldiers in uniform on path in front of a building.

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Photograph of military equipment spare parts in a field.
Inscription on back: 2/ / Yank vehicle dump at / [illegible]. / Bill [illegible' & Capt Ford / looking around. / aug 45
Printed on photo paper with Kodak Velox stamps.

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Photograph of Nadzad airstrip with painted plane in foreground on right and planes behind.
Inscription of back: NADZAD AIRSTRIP / FOLLOWING U.S.A FORCES / EVACUATION

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Photograph of field overlooking lagoon with hills in middle ground.

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Photograph of Japanese soldiers handling a missile at entrance to a tunnel.

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Photograph of trucks being unloaded onto barges

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Photograph of Japnese tank in forest.
Inscription on back : RABAUL 1945 / JAP TANK

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Photograph of Japanese freighter beached. Child fishing in foreground.
Inscription on back: RABAUL 1945 / SUNKEN JAP FREIGHTER / BEACHED SIMPSONS / HABOUR : / (ONE OF MANY - ALLIED/ BOMBER / VICTIMS)

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