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AITAPE, NORTH EAST NEW GUINEA. C. 1945-04. SINCE THE RAAF ORGANISED SURF PATROLS ALONG THE NORTH NEW GUINEA COAST, MANY LIVES HAVE BEEN SAVED. WITHIN TEN DAYS OF THE FORMATION OF THIS PATROL, TWELVE MEN WERE SAVED IN TREACHEROUS CROSS CURRENTS. PORTRAIT OF LIFESAVER LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN ARTHUR JENKINS, OF ADELAIDE, SA. THE CAP COMPRISES THE ONLY OFFICIAL "UNIFORM" OF THE RAAF SURF LIFESAVING PATROLMAN, BUT THE MEN MANAGED TO SECURE TRUNKS FOR A SURF CARNIVAL WHICH WAS ATTENDED BY ARMY AND RAAF SISTERS SERVING IN THE AREA.
AITAPE, NORTH EAST NEW GUINEA. C. 1945-04. SINCE THE RAAF ORGANISED SURF PATROLS ALONG THE NORTH NEW GUINEA COAST, MANY LIVES HAVE BEEN SAVED. WITHIN TEN DAYS OF THE FORMATION OF THIS PATROL, TWELVE M
AITAPE, NORTH EAST NEW GUINEA. C. 1945-04. SINCE THE RAAF ORGANISED SURF PATROLS ALONG NORTH NEW GUINEA COAST, MANY LIVES HAVE BEEN SAVED. WITHIN TEN DAYS OF THE FORMATION OF THIS PATROL, TWELVE MEN W
Since the RAAF organised surf lifesaving patrols along the North New Guinea coast, many lives have been saved. Within ten days of the formation of this patrol, twelve men were saved in treacherous cro
AITAPE, NORTH EAST NEW GUINEA. C. 1945-04. RAAF SURF PATROL DURING A MARCH PAST ALONG THE BEACH AT A SURF LIFESAVING CARNIVAL. STANDARD BEARER IS FLIGHT LIEUTENANT (FLT LT) BRUCE COTTRELL, SYDNEY, NSW
AITAPE, NORTHERN NEW GUINEA. 16 SEPTEMBER 1945. TWO OF THE COMPETING TEAMS AWAITING THE START OF AN EVENT AT THE SURF-LIFESAVING CARNIVAL IN WHICH SOME TWENTY TEAMS FROM RAAF AND AUSTRALIAN ARMY UNIT
Aitape, North East New Guinea. Following a few casualties in the rough surf of the Aitape coast, Australian troops organised surf teams to police the bathing areas. Life-saving work became so popular,
