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Photograph 030209/20 Second World War, 1939-1945Soputa, Papua. December 1942. View of the Soputa to Buna road.

The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Soputa, Papua. December 1942. View of a village clearing on the road to Buna.
Soputa, Papua. December 1942. View of the Soputa to Buna road.

Soputa, Papua. December 1942. A group of Australian troops marching along the Soputa to Buna road.

Soputa, Papua. December 1942. Australian and American troops pass one another on the Soputa to Buna track.

Soputa, Papua. December 1942. An American soldier enjoys a rest and a read of a Pix magazine at a Salvation Army rest centre on the track between Soputa and Buna.

Soputa, Papua. December 1942. An Australian infantryman in the forward area between Soputa and Buna is suspicious of something hidden in the dense jungle and is trying to uncover it using a large stic

Soputa, Papua. December 1942. A very welcome cool off and wash in a river for troops of the 7th Australian Division who were engaged in the fighting for Buna.
