The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Typed manuscript titled 'Some thoughts on the New Guinea Martyrs" written in 1974 by John R. Horne and a page of additional information titled 'The "New Guinea Martyrs" Revisited' submitted by John R. Horne in 1975. Includes research notes and critical examination of sources relating to groups of missionaries and native helpers from the Sangara and Gona areas executed by the Japanese in 1942 in the Buna area of New Guinea.
Bound copy of Master's Thesis titled "The Australian Militia in New Guinea, 1940-1945" by John H Moore, 1979. The thesis traces the history of the Militia and examines its performance in the South We
15 page typed memoir titled 'Buna - Gona - Sanananda 1942-43', written by Ken H. McLeod. Recounts experiences of the author in commanding a 2-pounder anti-tank gun in the actions around Gona, Buna and
A single sheet from the New Guinea 1:25 000 topographical map series covering the area around the coastal town of Buna, in Oro province, southeastern Papua New Guinea. Shows islands and reefs, populat
A single sheet from the New Guinea 1:25 000 topographical map series covering the area around the coastal town of Buna, in Oro province, southeastern Papua New Guinea. Shows islands and reefs, populat
BUNA-GONA AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-16. SERGEANT R. TOWNSEND, AUSTRALIAN WAR GRAVES MAINTENANCE UNIT, MOWING THE LAWN AT THE SOPUTA WAR CEMETERY. ALTHOUGH NOW BECOMING AN ISOLATED SPOT BEHIND BUNA IT
"To Kokoda and Beyond: the story of the 39th Infantry Battalion, 1941-1943". Account of the fighting along the Kokoda Trail and in the coastal swamps of the Buna - Sanananda - Gona Area and of the ev