H01653 Accession Number: H01653

H11511

Photograph H11511 First World War, 1914-1918

Rabaul, New Britain. c. 1915. The side wall of a crater, probably Mother, overlooking Matupi Harbour.

H11513

Photograph H11513 First World War, 1914-1918

Rabaul, New Britain. c. 1915. An active volcanic crater to the north of Matupi Harbour.

041521

Photograph 041521 Period 1940-1949

RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1949-09. STILL ACTIVE VOLCANO, MATUPI, AT RABAUL. MATUPI ERUPTED IN 1937 CAUSING A LOSS OF 600 LIVES. IT ERUPTED AGAIN IN 1941 WITH A LOSS OF TWO LIVES.

P01172.002

Photograph P01172.002 First World War, 1914-1918

NEW BRITAIN. C. 1914. NATIVE POLICE AT THEIR MEAL TABLE AT MATUPI, NEAR RABAUL. THESE MEN WERE EMPLOYED BY THE GERMAN AUTHORITIES IN NEW GUINEA. NOTE GERMAN HATS.

P02180.003

Photograph P02180.003 Second World War, 1939-1945

Rabaul, New Britain. 1941-06. Aerial photograph of smoke billowing from the active Matupi volcano following its eruption. Matupi erupted in 1937 causing a loss of 600 lives and the eruption in 1941 re

096262

Photograph 096262 Second World War, 1939-1945

BLANCHE BAY, RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-10. A VIEW OF MATUPI CRATER TAKEN FROM ONE OF THE SHIPS OF THE CONVOY ENTERING SIMPSON HARBOUR FOR THE OCCUPATION OF THE RABAUL AREA, FOLLOWING THE SURRENDER