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Balikpapan, Borneo. 1945-07. Australian Vickers machine-gunners from the 18th Brigade, 2nd AIF fire on Japanese positions from Parramatta Ridge. In the background the oil storage tank has been burning since the landing.
Balikpapan, Borneo. 1945-07. Malays who had been hiding in a dugout on Parramatta Ridge during the fighting are treated to cigarettes and stores by Australian troops. In the background is a burning oi
Balikpapan, Borneo. 1945-07. Malays who had been hiding in a dugout on Parramatta Ridge during the fighting are treated to cigarettes and stores by Australian troops. In the background is a burning oi
Balikpapan, Borneo. July 1945. Frontline infantry troops of the 7th Australian Division have grandstand seats from Parramatta Ridge, as flames from a burning oil tank rise 2,000 feet.
BALIKPAPAN, S.E. BORNEO, 1945-07-02. CREW OF A VICKERS MACHINE GUN OF THE 18TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE FIRING ON JAPANESE POSITIONS. (U.S. SIG CORPS C-45-19921)
Balikpapan, Borneo. 1945-07-12. General view of the landing of Australian troops, taken from an American-manned Alligator, an amphibious tracked vehicle. In the background smoke rises from the ruins o
Balikpapan, Borneo. c.1945-07. An elevated view of damaged or destroyed oil storage tanks at Parramatta Ridge, just behind the town. (Original print held in the AWM Archive Store) (Donor J. Lowrie)
