The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Soputa, Papua. 21 December 1942. Native cariers on the track. The second carrier salutes while walking.
Soputa, Papua. 21 December 1942. A Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) post is set up in a native hut on the track between Soputa and Buna where drinks are dispensed to weary troops passing along
Soputa, Papua. 21 December 1942. An Australian digger of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) carrying an Owen Mk 1 machine gun acts as escort for a party of native carriers on the track. The rear nati
Soputa, Papua. 21 December 1942. A welcome sign to a soldier anywhere, especially on a jungle track. A Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) representative sets up for business in a native hut and
Soputa, Papua. 21 December 1942. Papuan native carriers passing through a native village are watched by a couple of soldiers.
Soputa, Papua. 21 December 1942. A Papuan native, a gun slung over his shoulder, with the drum on which messages are sent.
Soputa, Papua. 21 December 1942. Scene in the jungle near Soputa. The soldier on the left examines the cluster of fruit attached to the trunk of the tree, while the second soldier look to the top of t
