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PONGANI, NEW GUINEA. 1942-10.25. MEMBERS OF 2/6TH AUSTRALIAN INDEPENDENT COMPANY, WHO HAD LEFT WANIGELA ON 1942-10-15, ARRIVING AFTER A VERY HARD MARCH, DUE MAINLY TO SWAMPY CONDITIONS AND, AFTER THREE DAYS, A SHORTAGE OF RATIONS. THE SHORTAGE WAS DUE TO THE AMERICANS, WHO CONTROLLED THE SUPPLY OF RATIONS, ABANDONING THE MARCH, AND FAILING TO MAKE PROVISIONS FOR THE COMPANY. SHOWN ARE: LIEUTENANT C. J. L. IRELAND (1); TROOPER (TPR) OLIVER (3); TPR MCLEOD AND TPR D. BARDON (7).
PONGANI, NEW GUINEA. 1942-10.25. MEMBERS OF 2/6TH AUSTRALIAN INDEPENDENT COMPANY, WHO HAD LEFT WANIGELA ON 1942-10-15, ARRIVING AFTER A VERY HARD MARCH, DUE MAINLY TO SWAMPY CONDITIONS AND, AFTER THRE
PONGANI, NEW GUINEA. 1942-10. MEMBERS OF 2/6TH AUSTRALIAN INDEPENDENT COMPANY GATHER IN THE SHADE OF A CRUDE NATIVE SHELTER WHILE THEY PARTAKE OF RATIONS. SHOWN ARE: TROOPER (TPR) D. BARDON (1); TPR F
BUNA-GONA AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1942-10. TROOPER (TPR) M. HUGHES AND TPR DRUMMOND FROM THE 2/6TH AUSTRALIAN INDEPENDENT COMPANY MOVE THROUGH THE JUNGLE FROM WANIGELA TO PONGANI DURING THE COMPANY'S ARDUOU
PONGANI, NEW GUINEA. 1942-10-25. MEMBERS OF 2/6TH AUSTRALIAN INDEPENDENT COMPANY ON MESS PARADE. SHOWN ARE: TROOPER (TPR) STEVENS (1); TPR OLIVER (2); TPR WILSON (3); UNKNOWN (4); TPR L. BAKER (5); TP
BUNA-GONA AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1942-10. TROOPER M. HUGHES FROM THE 2/6TH AUSTRALIAN INDEPENDENT COMPANY MOVES THROUGH THE JUNGLE FROM WANIGELA TO PONGANI DURING THE COMPANY'S ARDUOUS MARCH.
WANIGELA, NEW GUINEA. 1942-10. AMERICAN TROOPS OF 2ND BATTALION, 128TH UNITED STATES INFANTRY, EMBARKING ON LUGGERS BOUND FOR PONGANI DURING THE PRELIMINARY ALLIED MOVEMENT ON THE JAPANESE HELD BUNA-G
