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Photograph 030209/24 Second World War, 1939-1945Soputa, 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.

The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
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. A group of Australian troops marching along the Soputa to Buna road.

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. December 1942. View of the Soputa to Buna road.

Soputa, Papua. December 1942. View of a village clearing on the road to Buna.

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.
