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BOUGAINVILLE AREA. 1945-01-22. NATIVE WOMEN AND CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN RESCUED FROM THE JAPANESE IN THE SOUTHERN BOUGAINVILLE AREA BEING PLACED ABOARD BARGES FOR TRANSPORT TO THE MOUTH OF THE JABA RIVER FROM WHERE THEY WILL BE TAKEN TO THE AUSTRALIAN AND NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT HEADQUARTERS FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT AND FOOD.
BOUGAINVILLE AREA. 1945-01-22. NATIVE WOMEN AND CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN RESCUED FROM THE JAPANESE IN THE SOUTHERN BOUGAINVILLE AREA BEING PLACED ABOARD BARGES FOR TRANSPORT TO THE MOUTH OF THE JABA RIV
PETATS ISLAND, BOUGAINVILLE AREA. 1945-02-22. NATIVE WOMEN AND BOYS MOVING ALONG A JUNGLE TRACK WITH THEIR FOOD AND POSSESSIONS AS THEY MOVE DOWN TO THE BEACH FOR EVACUATION BY PERSONNEL OF THE AUSTRA
BOUGAINVILLE AREA. 1945-01-22. NATIVES TRANSPORTING AUSTRALIAN TROOPS ACROSS THE JABA RIVER ON A RAFT BUILT OF BANANA PALM LOGS.
BOUGAINVILLE AREA. 1945-01-22. TROOPS OF THE 2/8TH COMMANDO SQUADRON PROCEEDING UP THE JABA RIVER IN THEIR FLAT BOTTOMED BARGE DRIVEN BY AN OUTBOARD MOTOR.
JABA RIVER AREA, BOUGAINVILLE, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1944-12-18. 15 INFANTRY BATTALION SUPPORT TROOPS EMBARKING BY BARGE FOR TRANSPORT TO D COMPANY'S NEW POSITION ON THE SOUTH BANK OF THE JABA RIVER.
TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-01-02. TROOPS OF THE 24TH INFANTRY BATTALION, EMBUSSING FOR THE FINAL STAGE OF THEIR JOURNEY TO THE JABA RIVER AREA.
