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Photograph 016413 Second World War, 1939-1945New Guinea. American Higgins boats (assault craft) racing shoreward just before the landing at Saidor, a Japanese supply base in northern New Guinea.

The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
New Guinea. Patrol boats just off duty tie up at a base in northern New Guinea.
New Guinea. American Higgins boats (assault craft) racing shoreward just before the landing at Saidor, a Japanese supply base in northern New Guinea.

New Guinea. Patrol boat, no. 126. out on the sea. Patrol boats on evening patrol duty has an amazingly successful time in operating against Japanese barges, submarines and planes and in strafing villa

Patrol Boats arrive at new Cairns base
New Guinea. Tents go up as more reinforcements arrive at Alexishafen, former Japanese base on the northern coast.

New Guinea. An Australian patrol advancing along the northern coast checks up on a Japanese hut encountered en route to an advanced position.

A display of boats made by the troops for recreation and fishing in off duty hours, Jacquinot Bay, New Britain.