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Photograph 026586 Second World War, 1939-1945TWO AIF SIGNALLERS WHO SERVED IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND ARE NOW BUSY WITH THEIR UNIT IN NEW GUINEA. THEY ARE UTILISING EXISTING CIVILIAN TELEPHONE POLES AND SOME EQUIPMENT.

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PORT MORESBY, PAPUA. 1942-09. TWO A.I.F. SIGNALLERS WHO SERVED IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND ARE NOW BUSY WITH THEIR UNIT IN NEW GUINEA. THEY ARE UTILISING EXISTING CIVILIAN TELEPHONE POLES AND SOME EQUIPMENT.
TWO AIF SIGNALLERS WHO SERVED IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND ARE NOW BUSY WITH THEIR UNIT IN NEW GUINEA. THEY ARE UTILISING EXISTING CIVILIAN TELEPHONE POLES AND SOME EQUIPMENT.

PAPUA, NEW GUINEA. 1942-09-07. MORE A.I.F. FROM THE MIDDLE EAST ARRIVE IN NEW GUINEA. SOME OF THE 2/1ST AUSTRALIAN PIONEER BATTALION ON THE SHIP THAT BROUGHT THEM TO PORT MORESBY.

PORT MORESBY, PAPUA, 1942-07. TWO MIDDLE EAST "DIGGERS" NOW IN ACTION IN NEW GUINEA. THEY ARE MEMBERS OF AN ANTI-AIRCRAFT CREW.

NEW GUINEA, 1942-08-03. A.I.F. TROOPS FROM THE MIDDLE EAST NOW IN NEW GUINEA SOON MAKE FRIENDS WITH THE NATIVES WHO THEY CONSIDER ARE A FINE TYPE AND MUCH SUPERIOR TO SOME OF THE ARAB TRIBES.

PORT MORESBY, PAPUA 1942-07-11. AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY MARCHING ALONG BUSH TRACKS AS THEY MOVE UP TO "ATTACK" DURING MANOEUVERES CARRIED OUT UNDER THE DIRECTION OF A.I.F. COMMANDER FROM THE MIDDLE EAST.

PORT MORESBY, PAPUA. 1942-07-11. AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY MARCHING ALONG BUSH TRACKS AS THEY MOVE UP TO "ATTACK" DURING MANOEUVRES CARRIED OUT UNDER THE DIRECTION OF AN A.I.F. COMMANDER FROM THE MIDDLE EAS
