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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 JAPANESE FORCES, ARE NOW CONTROLLED BY THE AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT WHO OPERATE NATIVE LABOUR ON A SECTION OF THE LAND UNDER A TRADING ARRANGEMENT WITH THE CHINESE.
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 FAR
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. 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. 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
BASU RIVER VALLEY, NEW GUINEA. 1944-05-14. SUSAN TATE, A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS SOCIETY (1), WITH AH TUNG (2), THE SON OF SETO KONG (3), AT A CHINESE FARMING VILLAGE APPROXIMATELY 7
BASU RIVER VALLEY, NEW GUINEA. 1944-05-14. CHAN TONG (2), A 63 YEAR OLD CHINESE CARPENTER, WITH HIS SONS ERECTING STAKES FOR CLIMBING BEANS AT A CHINESE FARMING COMMUNITY LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES
