026585 Accession Number: 026585

Description

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.

Details

Accession Number
026585
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
September 1942
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

Conflicts

Places

Units

Tags

Accession 026585

More like this

026586

Photograph 026586 Second World War, 1939-1945

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.

026545

Photograph 026545 Second World War, 1939-1945

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.

025625

Photograph 025625 Second World War, 1939-1945

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

026349

Photograph 026349 Second World War, 1939-1945

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.

025881

Photograph 025881 Second World War, 1939-1945

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.

025882

Photograph 025882 Second World War, 1939-1945

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

See more similar items →

Record information

Last modified: 24 June 2026 - 3.59 am