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Photograph 013405 Second World War, 1939-1945THE "PONY EXPRESS" MAKING IT'S WAY THROUGH THE JUNGLE TO DELIVER SUPPLIES TO TROOPS IN FORWARD AREAS IN NEW GUINEA. (NEGATIVE BY BOTTOMLEY).

The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
THE "PONY EXPRESS" MAKING IT'S WAY THROUGH THE JUNGLE TO DELIVER SUPPLIES TO TROOPS IN FORWARD AREAS IN NEW GUINEA. (NEGATIVE BY BOTTOMLEY).
THE "PONY EXPRESS" MAKING IT'S WAY THROUGH THE JUNGLE TO DELIVER SUPPLIES TO TROOPS IN FORWARD AREAS IN NEW GUINEA. (NEGATIVE BY BOTTOMLEY).

WITH THE QUICKENING TEMPO OF THE WAR IN NEW GUINEA, AUSTRALIAN ARMY ENGINEERS ARE PUSHING AHEAD WITH ROAD CONSTRUCTION TO FACILITATE THE MOVEMENT OF TROOPS THROUGH THE JUNGLE TO FORWARD AREAS. (NEGATI

A LINK IN THE NEW GUINEA TRANSPORT CHAIN IS THE "PONY EXPRESS" WHICH TAKES OVER FROM THE POINT AT WHICH MECHANICAL TRANSPORT CEASES. (NEGATIVE BY BOTTOMLEY).

CORPORAL MCNICOL, MEDICAL ORDERLY AT ONE OF OUR FORWARD POSTS IN THE NEW GUINEA JUNGLE, GIVES MEDICAL ATTENTION TO AUSTRALIAN TROOPS AND TO NATIVES PASSING THROUGH THE AREA. (NEGATIVE BY BOTTOMLEY).

PAPUA, NEW GUINEA. 1942-10. NATIVE CARRIERS MAKING THEIR WAY THROUGH JUNGLE BETWEEN NAURO AND MENARI. NATIVES HAVE PROVED INVALUABLE AND HAVE CARRIED, BESIDES FOOD SUPPLIES, AMMUNITION AND GUNS TO OUR

NEW GUINEA. TROOPS ARE KEENLY INTERESTED IN THE NEW NEWSPAPER "GUINEA GOLD. PRODUCED UNDER DIFFICULT CONDITIONS, THE PAPER IS DISTRIBUTED FREE TO BOTH AUSTRALIAN AND AMERICAN TROOPS. COPIES ARE DROPPE
