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BEAUFORT, BORNEO. 1945-08-08. A CHILDREN'S CARNIVAL, ORGANISED BY MEMBERS OF 2/43RD INFANTRY BATTALION, WAS HELD ON AUSTER AIRSTRIP. THE LOCAL ADULT COMMUNITIES, CHINESE, MALAY, INDIAN, FILIPINO AND OTHERS, TOOK THE CARNIVAL AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE THEIR LIBERATION AND SHOW THEIR GRATITUDE TO THE AUSTRALIAN TROOPS. SHOWN, A GENERAL VIEW OF THE CROWD. THE PAVILION IN FOREGROUND WAS ERECTED BY CHINESE CITIZENS FOR THE OFFICIAL PARTY.
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