The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
New Guinea. A senior Australian officer rolls a cigarette while he discusses with members of an Australian patrol on Karkar Island the positions to be occupied. Left to right: Sergeant Major B. Osborne of Wonthaggi, Vic, patrol leader; the senior officer; Private R. J. Newman of Wonthaggi, Vic.
New Guinea. A senior Australian officer sitting at his 'desk', improvised from a short plank of wood and tree branch legs, discusses with members of an Australian patrol on Karkar Island the positions
New Guinea. Sergeant Major B. Osborne of Wonthaggi, Vic, leading a patrol through the jungle on Karkar Island which the Australians occupied without resistance from the Japanese.
From left to right VX84603 Sergeant Brian Osborne, QX6239 Major Ernest George Green and VX143907 Private Ronald Joseph Newman, members of the 37/52nd Infantry Battalion, have a final briefing before
New Guinea. Lieutenant (Lt) J. A. Kingman of Traralgon, Vic (left), Lt A. C. Clark of Elsternwick, Vic, Lt J. Cavanaugh of Buffalo, New York, and a senior Australian officer conferring preparatory to
New Guinea. A section of an Australian patrol picking its way through dense undergrowth on Karkar Island. Left to right: Private (Pte) J. T. Suckling of Morwell, Vic; Corporal R. Perry of Oakleigh, Vi
New Guinea. A section of an Australian patrol picking its way through dense undergrowth on Karkar Island. Left to right: Private (Pte) J. T. Suckling of Morwell, Vic; Corporal R. Perry of Oakleigh, Vi
