The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Yamil No. 2, Maprick Area, New Guinea. 10 July 1945. A group of sentry boys who guard workers on the airstrip against possible attack from Japanese. Two are holding rifles and a third is holding a knife to his shoulder.
Yamil No. 2, Maprick Area, New Guinea. 10 July 1945. At lookout positions surrounding the airstrip troops are on guard against Japanese interference with native workers. From left, Private (Pte) M. Ma
Yamil No. 2, Maprick Area, New Guinea. 10 July 1945. Wounded being carried by native boys on bush stretcher after attack on Japanese position.
Maprik, New Guinea. 18 July 1945. The guard of Police Boys and Sentry Boys, rifles on their shoulders, at the official opening of Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit (ANGAU) centre at Yamil No.
Yamil No. 2, Maprick Area, New Guinea. 10 July 1945. A Japanese who tried to hinder the natives while they were working on the airstrip was killed by Private L. (Curly) Belleville of Mildura, Vic. Pte
Yamil No. 1, Maprick Area, New Guinea. 10 July 1945. A DH82 Tiger Moth aircraft, the first plane to land on the new airstrip bringing in medical supplies of penicillin and blood serum.
Yamil No. 2, Maprick Area, New Guinea. 10 July 1945. One of the natives cutting the tall kunai grass on the airstrip, so that light aircraft could land to bring in supplies and take out wounded.
