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FINSCHHAFEN, NEW GUINEA, 1943-09-22. AN LST LANDING TROOPS OF THE 20TH BRIGADE GROUP, 9TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION AT SCARLET BEACH, NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE SONG RIVER. THIS WAS THE SECOND AMPHIBIOUS OPERATION BY THE DIVISION, THE OBJECTIVE OF WHICH WAS THE CAPTURE OF FINSCHHAFEN THAT CLEARED THE WAY FOR THE SUCCESSFUL DRIVE ALONG THE HUON PENINSULA, AND FOR THE AMERICAN OPERATIONS AGAINST NEW BRITAIN.
FINSCHHAFEN AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1943-09-22. SCENE ON SCARLET BEACH SHOWING A BOFORS GUN OF THE 2/4TH AUSTRALIAN LIGHT ANTI-AIRCRAFT REGIMENT SET UP READY FOR ACTION DURING THE LANDING OF THE 20TH BRIGAD
HUON PENINSULA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-14. PERSONNEL OF THE 9TH DIVISION ENJOYING THE SURF ON A BEACH AT THE MOUTH OF THE SANGA RIVER.
FINSCHHAFEN AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-03-21. THE BUMI RIVER NEAR ITS MOUTH, WHERE THE 20TH INFANTRY BRIGADE ENCOUNTERED STRONG OPPOSITION DURING THE ADVANCE FROM SCARLET BEACH TO FINSCHHAFEN.
HUON PENINSULA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-14. YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION STALL ON THE BEACH AT THE MOUTH OF THE SANGA RIVER CATERING FOR THE TROOPS OF THE 9TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION.
Manuscript titled "From Tobruk to Scarlet Beach with 2/13 Australian Infantry Battalion", compiled by Mervyn Collins from 2/13 Infantry Battalion unit war diaries. Describes events at Tobruk from Apri
UNITY POINT, NORTH OF TRINITY BEACH, QLD. 1944-11-02. PERSONNEL OF 25 INFANTRY BRIGADE DRIVE MOTOR TRANSPORT VEHICLES FROM THE AMERICAN LANDING SHIP, TANK (LST) TO THE BEACH DURING AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING
