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KOITAKI, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-19. THE HONOURABLE E.J. WARD, MINISTER FOR EXTERNAL TERRITORIES IN THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT (5), WITH THE OFFICIAL PARTY DURING HIS VISIT TO A KOITAKI RUBBER PLANTATION. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- MR J R HALLIGAN, SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL TERRITORIES (1); MR GODSON, KOITAKI-PARA RUBBER ESTATES LTD., (2); MR SEFTON, KOITAKI-PARA RUBBER ESTATES LTD., (3); WX40 BRIGADIER D. CLELAND, OBE, DEPUTY ADJUTANT & QUARTERMASTER GENERAL, AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT, CHAIRMAN OF THE AUSTRALIA-NEW GUINEA CO-ORDINATION CONTROL BOARD (4); MR NEVITT, KOITAKI-PARA RUBBER ESTATES LTD., (6); NX191031 LIEUTENANT-COLONEL A.A. CONLON, DIRECTORATE OF ARMY RESEARCH (7); VX94717 COLONEL R.J. WRIGHT, SCIENTIFIC CONSULTANT, DIRECTORATE OF ARMY RESEARCH (8); MR J. DONOVAN, PRIVATE SECRETARY TO THE MINISTER (9).
KOITAKI, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-19. THE HONOURABLE E.J. WARD, MINISTER FOR EXTERNAL TERRITORIES IN THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT (4), PICTURED WITH OFFICIALS INSPECTING A RUBBER TREE AT THE KOITAKI RUBBER PL
FINSCHHAFEN AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-25. NGX301 MAJOR N. PENGLASE (1), GREETING MR J. DONOVAN, PRIVATE SECRETARY TO THE MINISTER FOR EXTERNAL TERRITORIES (2), ON HIS ARRIVAL WITH THE HONOURABLE E.J.
WAU, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-25. MAJOR-GENERAL B.M. MORRIS, DSO, GOC AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT (1), INDICATES AN AUSTRALIAN ARMY BRIGADE REST CAMP AT THE REAR OF WAU AIRFIELD TO THE HONOUR
WAU, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-24. THE HONOURABLE E.J. WARD, MINISTER FOR EXTERNAL TERRITORIES IN THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT (1) WITH MEMBERS OF HIS OFFICIAL PARTY ARRIVING AT WAU AIRFIELD DURING A TOUR OF I
FINSCHHAFEN AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-25. THE HONOURABLE E.J. WARD, MINISTER FOR EXTERNAL TERRITORIES IN THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT (1), CHATTING WITH GENERAL BAKER, UNITED STATES ARMY (2), AND MAJOR-G
MILNE BAY, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-21. THE HONOURABLE E.J. WARD, MINISTER FOR EXTERNAL TERRITORIES IN THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT (3), WITH MEMBERS OF THE OFFICIAL PARTY, BIDDING FAREWELLS ALONGSIDE A NO.1
