The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Kokoda Trail, Papua, 1942-11. Two members of the 2/4th Field Ambulance (centre) and three native Papuan carriers pause for a rest on a section of the jungle track from Myola to Eora Creek. Known colloquially as 'fuzzy wuzzies', the Papuans are employed by the Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit (ANGAU). The carrier (right) is holding a sandbag full of supplies that he is carrying along the track.
Kokoda Trail, Papua, 1942-11. Carrying a pack on his back and using a native bow as a walking stick, NX34655 Captain Alan Oliver Watson, Dental Officer with the 2/4th Field Ambulance, pauses briefly o
Soputa, Papua, c. 1942-11-20. Three native Papuan carriers rest beside the motor road from Popindetta to Soputa. The man sitting (left) has a box or case that he has carried for a member of the 2/4th
Owers' Corner, Papua, c. 1942-09-23. Informal outdoors portrait of a group of native Papuans and islanders from New Britain who are employed as carriers on the Kokoda Trail by the Australian New Guine
Kokoda, Papua, 1942-11. Carrying 20-pound sandbags full of supplies on their shoulders, two native Papuan carriers pause as they cross one of the many streams on the Kokoda Trail near Kokoda. The Papu
Owers' Corner, Papua, 1942-10. One of the native carriers, known colloquially as 'fuzzy wuzzies', who supported the initial Australian advance and then withdrawal over the Kokoda Trail. The carriers w
Owers' Corner, Papua, c. 1942-09-23. Native carriers set about breaking up boxes and crates of supplies into 20-pound loads suitable for carrying along the Kokoda Trail. The supplies have been deliver
