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KAVIENG, NEW IRELAND, 1945-10-21. AN AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT (ANGAU) ADMINISTRATIVE HEADQUARTERS WAS SET UP IN THE KAVIENG AREA WITH CAPTAIN F. N. W. SHAND, ANGAU DISTRICT OFFICER, IN CHARGE, TO OPERATE IN NEW IRELAND AND SURROUNDING SMALLER ISLANDS. SHOWN, CAPTAIN SHAND AND PARTY IN A JAPANESE BARGE COMING FROM KAVIENG BEACH TO BOARD HMAS KIAMA. HE IS GOING TO INSPECT ANGAU AREAS IN NEW HANOVER AND EMIRAU ISLANDS.
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