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RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-14. A JAPANESE 105MM ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN MOUNTED ON A HIGH FEATURE NEAR THE FORMER GOVERNMENT HOUSE AT RABAUL. COMMANDING SUCH A STRATEGIC POSITION IT WAS A SOURCE OF ANNOYANCE TO ALLIED AIRCRAFT. FOLLOWING THE SURRENDER OF THE JAPANESE, HEADQUARTERS 11 DIVISION HAS ESTABLISHED ITS HEADQUARTERS IN THE AREA.
RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-14. ENTRANCE PILLARS TO THE FORMER GOVERNMENT HOUSE AT RABAUL, WITH A FORMER JAPANESE STAFF CAR ON THE DRIVE. FOLLOWING THE SURRENDER OF THE JAPANESE, HEADQUARTERS 11 DIVI
RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-15. VIEW LOOKING DOWN THE DRIVE OF THE FORMER GOVERNMENT HOUSE AT RABAUL. FOLLOWING THE SURRENDER OF THE JAPANESE, HEADQUARTERS 11 DIVISION ESTABLISHED ITS HEADQUARTERS ON
RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-14. ENTRANCE PORTAL AND STEPS TO THE SITE OF THE FORMER GOVERNMENT HOUSE AT RABAUL. FOLLOWING THE SURRENDER OF THE JAPANESE HEADQUARTERS 11 DIVISION HAS ESTABLISHED ITS HE
RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-14. VIEW LOOKING DOWN ON THE RUINS OF THE FORMER GOVERNMENT HOUSE AT RABAUL. SIMPSON HARBOUR IN BACKGROUND. FOLLOWING THE SURRENDER OF THE JAPANESE, HEADQUARTERS 11 DIVISI
RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-14. VIEW LOOKING DOWN THE ENTRANCE STEPS TO THE SITE OF THE FORMER GOVERNMENT HOUSE AT RABAUL WITH THE DRIVE IN THE BACKGROUND. FOLLOWING THE SURRENDER OF THE JAPANESE HEA
THE AUSTRALIAN FLAG, SIZE 30 X 15, WHICH WAS TAKEN TO RABAUL AND ERECTED OVER THE RUINS OF THE FORMER GOVERNMENT HOUSE. THE NAMES OF 5 DIVISION OFFICERS ARE STENCILLED ON THE FLAG. FOLLOWING THE SURRE
