The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Hollandia, Dutch New Guinea. Missionaries, rescued by the Allied forces after the capture of Hollandia, enjoy a wholesome meal. Left to right: Father Hempelmann; Father Schmidt (back to camera); Brother Wendolin and Brother Aeutinus.
New Guinea. The Japanese left elderly and sick missionaries behind to die when they evacuated Hollandia. While the Japanese were in occupation of the base, the missionaries had to build huts and garde
New Guinea. German and US nuns and brothers who were rescued by the Allies after the capture of Hollandia. During Japanese occupation the nuns were often beaten and made to work hard. One nun who aske
Hollandia, Dutch New Guinea. German and American nuns who were rescued by the Allies after the capture of Hollandia. During the Japanese occupation the nuns were often beaten and made to work hard.
Dutch New Guinea. All that was left alive after the Allied naval and air bombardment of Hollandia were these ducks, grouped in front of a destroyed building. A soldier stands to the right.
Hollandia, Dutch New Guinea. Roy Barber of Walla Walla, NSW, was one of the two Australians rescued after the Allied occupation of Hollandia. Prior to the Japanese occupation of that base he had been
Port Moresby, New Guinea. Two missionaries, Father K. Laumann (Germany), Father A. Cruysberg (Holland) and Brother A. Wiedmann (Germany) after their arrival in Port Moresby. Together with five nuns th
