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ALLIED ADVANCE ON BUNA. ALLIED TROOPS EXAMINING ONE OF TWO JAPANESE 3-INCH NAVAL GUNS USED BY THE ENEMY IN THEIR DEFENCE OF BUNA. THIS GUN WAS CAPTURED BY AUSTRALIANS ON THE STRIP AT BUNA. IT WAS PROBABLY USED ALSO AS AN ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN AND WAS MANNED BY MARINES.
ALLIED ADVANCE ON BUNA. ALLIED TROOPS EXAMINING ONE OF TWO JAPANESE 3 INCH NAVAL GUNS USED BY THE ENEMY IN THEIR DEFENCE OF BUNA. THIS GUN WAS CAPTURED BY AUSTRALIANS ON THE AIRSTRIP AT BUNA. IT WAS P
AN AUSTRALIAN CLIMBING TO A JAPANESE POST BUILT HIGH UP IN A TREE TO ALLOW THE ENEMY TO DIRECT THE FIRE OF TWO 3-INCH NAVAL GUNS AGAINST ALLIED TROOPS ADVANCING ON BUNA. AUSTRALIANS CAPTURED THE GUNS
AN AUSTRALIAN CLIMBING TO A JAPANESE OBSERVATION POST BUILT HIGH UP IN A TREE TO ALLOW THE ENEMY TO DIRECT THE FIRE OF TWO 3-INCH NAVAL GUNS AGAINST ALLIED TROOPS ADVANCING ON BUNA. AUSTRALIANS CAPTUR
NEW GUINEA. ADVANCE ON SALAMAUA. AUSTRALIANS EXAMINING THE BREECH OF A CAPTURED JAPANESE 70 MM MOUNTAIN GUN. DURING THE ADVANCE TOWARDS SALAMAUA THE GUN PROVED VERY TROUBLESOME TO THE AUSTRALIANS. SOO
A naval 4.7 inch QF gun, which together with two 6 inch 30 cwt siege howitzers, formed the improvised Heavy Battery which was used at Gallipoli. The battery was manned by a mixture of Australian gunne
BUNA AREA, PAPUA. AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY MOPPING-UP IN THE BUNA AREA. THEY ARE EXAMINING THE CONSTRUCTION OF A JAPANESE MACHINE GUN POST. HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR POSTS, ALL EXTREMELY WELL CAMOUFLAGED, HAD TO
