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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.
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
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.
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
BUNA-GONA AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1942-10. TROOPER PETER DANNE, (HE LATER BECAME CORPORAL AND WAS KILLED IN ACTION IN BALIKPAPAN, 1945-07-01) AND CORPORAL G. HOLMAN FROM THE 2/6TH AUSTRALIAN INDEPENDENT COM
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
WANIGELA, NEW GUINEA. 1942-10. AMERICAN TROOPS OF 2ND BATTALION, 128TH UNITED STATES, INFANTRY EMBARKING ON LUGGERS BOUND PONGANI DURING THE PRELIMINARY ALLIED MOVEMENT ON THE JAPANESE HELD BUNA-GONA
