The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
PONTIANAK, BORNEO 1945-10-16. OCCUPATION BY 2/33RD BATTALION. WX299 LIEUTENANT COLONEL T. W. R. COTTON, COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE BATTALION, ABOUT TO READ A PROCLAMATION TO THE RESIDENTS OF PONTIANAK INFORMING THEM THAT THE ALLIES ARE NOW IN COMMAND AND THAT JAPAN HAS SURRENDERED. AUSTRALIAN ARMY AND NAVY PERSONNEL ARE DRAWN UP AROUND THE FLAGPOLE IN THE GROUNDS OF THE RESIDENCY. (PHOTOGRAPHER SGT R. DONALDSON)
PONTIANAK, BORNEO 1945-10-16. OCCUPATION BY 2/33RD BATTALION. ARMY AND NAVY PERSONNEL FROM HMAS BARCOO FORMED A GUARD AS WX299 LIEUTENANT COLONEL T. W. R. COTTON, COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE BATTALION,
PONTIANAK, BORNEO 1945-10-16. OCCUPATION BY 2/33RD BATTALION. BRIGADIER WOODS ACCOMPANIED BY WX299 LIEUTENANT COLONEL T. W. R. COTTON, COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE BATTALION, INSPECTING A GUARD OF HONOUR
PONTIANAK, BORNEO 1945-10-21. OCCUPATION BY 2/33RD BATTALION. WX299 LIEUTENANT COLONEL T. W. R. COTTON, COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE BATTALION, OFFICIALLY HANDED OVER THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE AREA TO MA
PONTIANAK, BORNEO 1945-10-21. OCCUPATION BY 2/33RD BATTALION. WX299 LIEUTENANT COLONEL T. W. R. COTTON, COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE BATTALION, OFFICIALLY HANDED OVER THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE AREA TO MA
PONTIANAK, BORNEO 1945-10-21. OCCUPATION BY 2/33RD BATTALION. A CEREMONY TO MARK THE DEPARTURE OF THE AUSTRALIAN FORCE WAS HELD IN THE GROUNDS OF THE DUTCH RESIDENCY. WX299 LIEUTENANT COLONEL T. W. R.
PONTIANAK, BORNEO 1945-10-21. OCCUPATION BY 2/33RD BATTALION. MAJOR VAN DER BRINK, COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE NETHERLANDS INDIES CIVIL ADMINISTRATION (NICA) DETACHMENT, READS A PROCLAMATION TO THE CITI
