The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
New Guinea. An Australian patrol picking its way through dense undergrowth on Karkar Island which was occupied without resistance from the Japanese.
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
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.
NEW GUINEA. AUSTRALIAN OFFICERS CONFERRING WITH U.S. ENGINEERS PREPARATORY TO THE LANDING ON KARKAR ISLAND WHICH WAS OCCUPIED BY THE AUSTRALIANS WITHOUT RESISTANCE. A MUDMAP IS CONSTRUCTED ON THE SAND
New Guinea. Private A. Williams of Cheltenham, Vic, standing in dense undergrowth, who is acting in the capacity of a forward scout to a patrol in search of the Japanese on Karkar Island.
Members of the 37/52nd Infantry Battalion of an Australian patrol carrying a Vickers machine gun in parts pick their way through dense undergrowth on Karkar Island in pursuit of the Japanese. Gun crew
