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MILNE BAY, PAPUA. 1942-10. AN AUSTRALIAN DESPATCH RIDER WHOSE MOTOR-CYCLE BECAME WEDGED BETWEEN TWO ROCKS WHEN CROSSING A RIVER IN THE GILI GILI AREA, THROWS UP A STREAM OF WATER FROM THE REVOLUTIONS OF HIS REAR WHEEL.
MILNE BAY, PAPUA. 1942-10. THE MAIN ROAD THROUGH THE AREA OCCUPIED BY AUSTRALIAN TROOPS IN THE GILI GILI DISTRICT CROSSES SEVERAL CREEKS. THIS PICTURE SHOWS A MOTOR VEHICLE CONVOY NEGOTIATING ONE OF T
MILNE BAY, PAPUA. 1942-10. A BULLDOZER OF AN AUSTRALIAN UNIT HOPELESSLY BOGGED IN SOFT MUD NEAR GILI GILI ON THE SHORES OF MILNE BAY. FURTHER UP THE ROAD ON THE LEFT A TRUCK MAY BE SEEN ALSO WELL DOWN
MILNE BAY, PAPUA. 1942-09. THIS WATER POINT, TO SUPPLY AUSTRALIAN TROOPS IN THE GILI GILI AREA, IS SET IN A TROPICAL SETTING IN A COCONUT PLANTATION.
MILNE BAY, PAPUA. 1942-10. THIS PICTURE SHOWS THE BAD STATE OF THE ROADS IN AND AROUND GILI GILI WHERE AUSTRALIAN TROOPS ARE STATIONED ON THE SHORES OF MILNE BAY. AN A.I.F. TRUCK IS SEEN HOPELESSLY BO
MILNE BAY, PAPUA. 1942-10. AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY CROSSING A RIVER IN THE MILNE BAY AREA BY MEANS OF A SUSPENSION BRIDGE CONSTRUCTED BY THE 2/4TH FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS.
MILNE BAY, PAPUA. 1942-10. AN AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY PATROL CROSSING A RIVER IN THE MILNE BAY AREA BY MEANS OF A SUSPENSION BRIDGE ERECTED BY 2/4TH FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS.
