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BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-04-17. MEMBERS OF D COMPANY, 58/59 INFANTRY BATTALION STOP FOR A DRINK OF WATER FROM 44 GALLON DRUMS ON A JEEP TRAILER BEFORE SETTING OUT ON PATROL DURING 24 INFANTRY BATTALION'S ATTACK SUPPORTED BY MATILDA TANKS, ON JAPANESE POSITIONS AT HATAI JUNCTION, BUIN ROAD.
BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-04-17. A BOGGED BULLDOZER OF 15 FIELD COMPANY ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS BEING TOWED BACK TO THE ROAD BY MATILDA TANKS. IT WAS MAKING A CROSSING FOR MATILDA TANKS OVER DAWE CREEK. T
BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-07-16. A JEEP PULLING A TRAILER LOADED WITH 44-GALLON DRUMS FOR COLLECTING WATER FROM THE OGORATA RIVER, NEGOTIATING A MUDDY SECTION OF THE BUIN ROAD EAST OF THE RIVER. THE CORDUROY
BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-04-17. A 24 INFANTRY BATTALION CASUALTY BEING CARRIED BY STRETCHER BEARERS FROM THE HATAI JUNCTION - BUIN ROAD AREA DURING THE BATTALION'S ATTACK.
BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-04-17. A 24 INFANTRY BATTALION CASUALTY BEING CARRIED BY STRETCHER BEARERS FROM THE HATAI JUNCTION - BUIN ROAD AREA DURING THE BATTALION'S ATTACK.
BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-04-17. TROOPS OF 24 INFANTRY BATTALION THROWING LOGS UNDER THE TRACKS OF A BULLDOZER WHICH HAD MOVED FORWARD TO MAKE A CROSSING OVER DAWE CREEK TO ALLOW MATILDA TANKS TO CONTINUE TH
BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-24. PRIVATE R.A. BUTT, 58/59 INFANTRY BATTALION, SETTING UP HIS TWO MAN TENT IN THE COMPANY PERIMETER ON THE AITARA TRACK SOUTH OF THE POROREI RIVER. THE INFANTRY ARE BEING SUPPO
