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LAE, NEW GUINEA, 1945-11-26. THESE PILES, MADE OF TURPENTINE IMPORTED FROM QUEENSLAND, ONCE FORMED PART OF THE LAE WHARF WHICH WAS DESTROYED. THE WHARF WAS USED BY GUINEA AIRWAYS IN PRE- WAR DAYS AND LATER BY THE JAPANESE.
LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-11-20. THE FORMER GUINEA AIRWAYS HANGAR. IT WAS BADLY DAMAGED BUT WITHSTOOD BOMBING BY THE JAPANESE AND LATER BY THE ALLIES BEFORE THE RECAPTURE OF LAE. IT WAS USED BY THE JAPANE
LAE, NEW GUINEA, 1945-11-26. THE GUINEA AIRWAYS "STIFF-LEG" CRANE. IT IS NO LONGER USED BUT WAS STILL SERVICEABLE WHEN AUSTRALIAN AND AMERICAN FORCES ENTERED LAE. THE AREA IS NOW OCCUPIED BY 33 SQUADR
LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-11-26. A NATIVE SCHOOL FORMERLY OPERATED BY THE LUTHERAN MISSION SOCIETY. IT WAS USED BY THE JAPANESE AS PART OF THEIR HOSPITAL. AFTER THE RECAPTURE OF LAE IT WAS USED BY THE AUS
LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-11-26. THE GUINEA AIRWAYS OLD STEAM CRANE. IT WAS WRECKED BY THE NEW GUINEA VOLUNTEER RIFLES BEFORE THE EVACUATION OF LAE. 33 SQUADRON, RAAF, NOW OCCUPY THE AREA.
LAE, NEW GUINEA, 1945-11-26. THIS BUILDING, FORMERLY USED BY GUINEA AIRWAYS, IS NEAR THE AERODROME. ITS HEAVY STEEL FRAME SAVED IT FROM EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. IT HOUSES THE MOBILE OVERHEAD HOIST. THE AREA
LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-11-26. THE BUTIBUM MISSION CHURCH, FORMERLY CONTROLLED BY THE LUTHERAN MISSION SOCIETY. IT WAS USED BY THE JAPANESE AS A HOSPITAL AND LATER, AS AN AUSTRALIAN DISPATCH RIDER CENTR
