The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
OWEN STANLEY RANGES. AN INDICATION OF THE PRIMITIVE LINES OF COMMUNICATION AND OF THE DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED IN THE MOVEMENTS OF TROOPS IS SHOWN HERE. NATIVE PORTERS (KNOWN AS FUZZY WUZZY ANGELS) CARRY WOUNDED AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS ON STRETCHERS FROM THE JUNGLE BATTLEFIELDS THROUGH MOUNTAIN STREAMS TO THE HOSPITAL BASES BEHIND THE LINES, FOLLOWING A SHARP CLASH WITH JAPANESE FORCES. ALL AUSTRALIANS IN NEW GUINEA PAY A HIGH TRIBUTE TO THE COURAGE, ENDURANCE AND COMRADESHIP OF THE NEW GUINEA NATIVES WHO ARE PLAYING A VERY IMPORTANT PART IN THE ALLIED EFFORTS TO DRIVE THE JAPANESE FROM THE COUNTRY.
NEW GUINEA. AN INDICATION OF THE PRIMITIVE LINES OF COMMUNICATION AND OF THE DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED IN THE MOVEMENTS OF TROOPS IS SHOWN HERE. NATIVE PORTERS (KNOWN AS FUZZY WUZZY ANGELS) ARE CARRYIN
NEW GUINEA. AN INDICATION OF THE PRIMITIVE LINES OF COMMUNICATION AND OF THE DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED IN THE MOVEMENT OF TROOPS IS SHOWN HERE. NATIVE PORTERS (KNOWN AS FUZZY WUZZY ANGELS) ARE CARRYING
OWEN STANLEY RANGES, NEW GUINEA. WOUNDED AUSTRALIANS BEING CARRIED ON STRETCHERS OUT OF FORWARD BATTLE AREAS INTO A VILLAGE BY NATIVE BEARERS OR PORTERS (KNOWN AS FUZZY WUZZY ANGELS).
OWEN STANLEY RANGES, NEW GUINEA. WOUNDED AUSTRALIANS BEING CARRIED ON STRETCHERS OUT OF FORWARD BATTLE AREAS THROUGH A MOUNTAIN STREAM BY NATIVE BEARERS (FUZZY WUZZY ANGELS).
OWEN STANLEY RANGES, NEW GUINEA. A WOUNDED AUSTRALIAN BEING CARRIED ON A STRETCHER INTO A BASE HOSPITAL OUT OF A FORWARD AREA BY NATIVE BEARERS (FUZZY WUZZY ANGELS).
In January 1942 Papua New Guinea became the battle ground for nearly 2 million foreign soldiers. This film documents the experiences of Papua New Guinea's indigenous population during this campaign. S