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PONGANI, NEW GUINEA. 1942-10. A NATIVE POLICEMAN OF THE ROYAL PAPUAN CONSTABULARY FIXING A WIRELESS AERIAL TO A PALM TREE. HE IS A MEMBER OF A PARTY UNDER COMMAND OF CAPTAIN T. GRAHAMSLAW, ANGAU, WHO HAD CHARGE OF A LARGE NUMBER OF NATIVE CARRIERS ENGAGED ON CARRYING ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES TO TROOPS IN THE FORWARD AREAS.
Waiwai, New Guinea. Before a patrol, PX123 Captain T. Grahamslaw, Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit (ANGAU) (right), briefs Sergeant-Major Katue of the Papuan Infantry Battalion (left). Behind
Kokoda, Papua, 1942-11. Carrying 20-pound sandbags full of supplies on their shoulders, two native Papuan carriers pause as they cross one of the many streams on the Kokoda Trail near Kokoda. The Papu
NEW GUINEA. WAU-MUBO. NATIVE CARRIERS SET OUT ALONG THE TRACK IN THE WAU-MUBO AREA, CARRYING SUPPLIES TO FORWARD AREAS. (NEGATIVE BY G. SHORT).
NEW GUINEA. WAU-MUBO AREA. NATIVE CARRIERS SET OUT ALONG THE TRACK IN THE WAU-MUBO AREA, CARRYING SUPPLIES TO FORWARD AREAS. (NEGATIVE BY G. SHORT).
NEW GUINEA. WAU-MUBO AREA. NATIVE CARRIERS SET OUT ALONG THE TRACK IN THE WAU-MUBO AREA, CARRYING SUPPLIES TO FORWARD AREAS. (NEGATIVE BY G. SHORT).
NEW GUINEA. WAU-MUBO AREA. NATIVE CARRIERS SET OUT ALONG THE TRACK IN THE WAU-MUBO AREA. CARRYING SUPPLIES TO FORWARD AREAS. (NEGATIVE BY G. SHORT).
