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BASU RIVER VALLEY, NEW GUINEA. 1944-05-14. MEMBERS FROM THE NEARBY 15TH INFANTRY BATTALION CROSSING A CREEK WHICH FLOWS THROUGH A CHINESE FARMING VILLAGE APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES FROM LAE. THEY CARRY ON THEIR BACKS BEANS, PAWPAWS AND PUMPKINS PURCHASED FROM AH FAT. THE AREA ESTABLISHED BY CHINESE FAMILIES FROM VIRGIN JUNGLE, IS NOW CONTROLLED BY AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT UNDER TRADING ARRANGEMENTS FROM THE CHINESE. PERSONS SHOWN ARE:- QX59182 PRIVATE J. KEOGH ( ); QX35060 SERGEANT H. C. BEITZ ( ); QX36325 PRIVATE W. I. HUNTER ( ); QX42088 WARRANT OFFICER II, J. M. WARD ( ); Q19218 PRIVATE T. LUGTON ( ); Q102673 SERGEANT F. J. WATSON ( ); Q33954 PRIVATE A. J. SHORT ( ).
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
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. 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,
