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Photograph 013835 Second World War, 1939-1945NEW GUINEA. FIRST BATCH OF CHRISTMAS PARCELS ARRIVE AT THE ARMY BASE POST OFFICE FOR DISTRIBUTION TO THE VARIOUS UNITS. (NEGATIVE BY G. SILK).

The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
NEW GUINEA. FIRST BATCH OF CHRISTMAS PARCELS ARRIVE AT THE ARMY BASE POST OFFICE FOR DISTRIBUTION TO THE VARIOUS UNITS. (NEGATIVE BY G. SILK).
NEW GUINEA. FIRST BATCH OF CHRISTMAS PARCELS ARRIVE AT THE ARMY BASE POST OFFICE FOR DISTRIBUTION TO THE VARIOUS UNITS. (NEGATIVE BY G. SILK).

A member of staff checking waybills for Christmas parcels at the Australian Base Army Post Office, just received from New South Wales for distribution amongst the 1st Australian Light Horse Regiment.

PAPUA-NEW GUINEA. C. 1942-12. MANY TONS OF RAAF CHRISTMAS PARCEL MAIL HAVE ALREADY BEEN DELIVERED TO ADVANCED NEW GUINEA BASES. BAGS ARE ARRIVING BY TRUCK AT THE POST OFFICE FOR SORTING PRIOR TO UNIT

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1944-12-07. CORPORAL M.H. HAKAINSSON, (3), AMONG TROOPS AT HQ 5 DIVISION UNLOADING THE FIRST AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND CHRISTMAS HAMPERS TO ARRIVE BY BARGE FOR DISTRIBUTION

AMERICAN NURSES ARRIVE AT NEW GUINEA. DISEMBARKATION AT NEW GUINEA. (NEGATIVE BY G. SILK).

Parcels being listed at the Australian Base Post Office, for despatch to units. Every parcel passing through the Base Post Office was listed to the unit concerned and duplicate copies of such list enc
