The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Usually Papuan carriers moved supplies to the forward areas, allowing troops to focus on fighting and other roles. When they were not available it added difficult work onto their other duties. Dargie described that "In this sketch, one of the men is carrying mortar ammo; the man immediately behind him has a bag of tinned foods; and another squatting in the foreground is about to pick up a 4-gallon tin of perishable stuffs, such as sugar, tea, atabrin etc. This last one is a most damnably uncomfortable thing to carry on one's shoulder. The authorities will not allow the [Papuans] to carry for more than 4 hours. There is no time limit for the troops".
Australian soldiers of the 57/60th Australian Infantry Battalion are shown carrying supplies to forward areas in the Finisterre Ranges in New Guinea. Normally New Guinean men assisted with this work b
A line of Australian soldiers from the 57/60th Battalion are carrying wounded men on stretchers along a treacherous stretch of a path that has been ruined by a landslide. Dargie noted: "This was one
Pen and ink sketch of soldiers of the 57/60th Australian Infantry Battalion carrying a wounded soldier on a stretcher. Dargie noted: "After digging our way over the landslide mentioned in sketch 291
Scene at Lei Lei Village. Dargie noted, "Situated about 27 miles NW [north west] of Port Moresby, this is a favourite spot with the troops to spend a day off. Most of the males of the village are at
Female stoker in the engine room. Peter Churcher recalled, "Emma was the only female who voluntarily worked as a stoker. The engine room is an environment that does not normally suit women or people o
Showing Slater's Knoll a week after the Japanese attack on the morning of 5 April 1945. The front had now been pushed forward and life was quiet again on Slater's Knoll; the 25th Australian Infantry B
