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BASU RIVER VALLEY, NEW GUINEA. 1944-05-14. JIMMY WAN, SON OF WAN JIN WAH, FEEDING HIS FATHER'S FOWLS IN A CHINESE GARDEN APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES FROM LAE. NINE FAMILIES FROM THE AREA ESTABLISHED THE FARMS BY CLEARING VIRGIN JUNGLE. THE FARMS, TAKEN FROM THE SETTLERS BY JAPANESE FORCES, ARE NOW UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT WHO HAVE A TRADING ARRANGEMENT WITH THE CHINESE AND OPERATE NATIVE LABOUR ON A SECTION OF THE LAND.
BASU RIVER VALLEY, NEW GUINEA. 1944-05-14. A CHINESE VILLAGE APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES FROM LAE ESTABLISHED BY FAMILIES FROM THE AREA WHO CLEARED THE VIRGIN JUNGLE. THE FARMS TAKEN FROM THE SETTLERS BY JA
BASU RIVER VALLEY, NEW GUINEA. 1944-05-14. WAN HAN (1), JOHN WAN (2), AND JIMMY WAN (3), ON THE STEPS OF THE HOME OF WAN JIN WAH EXAMING "WAR IN PICTURES", A BRITISH PUBLICATION ON THE WAR IN AFRICA A
BASU RIVER VALLEY, NEW GUINEA. 1944-05-14. A GROUP OF AMERICAN SERVICEMEN BEING SHOWN A SECTION OF A CHINESE FARMING VILLAGE SITUATED APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES FROM LAE ON THE BANKS OF A CREEK. THE FARM,
BASU RIVER VALLEY, NEW GUINEA. 1944-05-14. MEMBERS FROM THE NEARBY 15TH INFANTRY BATTALION PURCHASING BEANS, PAWPAWS AND PUMPKINS FROM AH FAT, A 55 YEAR OLD MEMBER OF A CHINESE FARMING COMMUNITY LOCAT
BASU RIVER VALLEY, NEW GUINEA. 1944-05-14. A SECTION OF A CHINESE FARMING VILLAGE LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES FROM LAE ON THE BANKS OF A CREEK. THE FARM, ESTABLISHED BY CHINESE FAMILIES FROM VIRGIN
BASU RIVER VALLEY, NEW GUINEA. 1944-05-14. SUSAN TATE, A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS SOCIETY (1), SHOWING A CIGARETTE LIGHTER TO AH TUNG (2), THE SON OF SETO KONG, AT A CHINESE FARMING VI
