The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
New Guinea. Mr and Mrs Djakoria, Malayan natives, trying to sell grass skirts to Private (Pte) Norm Campbell of Brisbane, Qld, Pte Jim Hasson of Townsville, Qld, Pte Malachy Rooney of Townsville, Qld.
Dutch New Guinea. Manufactured by engineers from an old tractor, this train is claimed to be the only train in New Guinea. Miles of lines have been laid down over the swamps. Driving the train is Priv
New Guinea. Sacred Heart Brother Tops gives two thirsty soldiers a drink at the Catholic Mission. They are Private (Pte) Jim Hasson of Townsville, Qld, and Pte Malachy Rooney of Townsville, Qld.
New Guinea. Johann, a Malayan native, carrying bananas and fish, barters with Private Malachy Rooney of Townsville, Qld, for some of his fish.
New Guinea. Johann, a Malayan native, carrying bananas and fish, barters with Private Malachy Rooney of Townsville, Qld, for some of his fish.
New Guinea. A group of bare-chested local native women standing in line in the village, wear grass skirts and armbands.
Dutch New Guinea. Private Jack Petersen of Townsville, Qld, helps Netherlands East Indies soldier, Wass, to load sacks of Australian rice onto a truck. Rice is the staple diet of the Javanese, Malayan
