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Titled "The private war of the spotters: the story of the New Guinea Air Warning Wireless Company", the manuscript describes the formation and operation of these isolated outposts throughout Papua and New Guinea from 1942 to 1945. Appendices include casualties, honours and awards, nominal roll, and the role Allen Mansfield. Also includes maps and charts. Compiled from Official and Private sources.
Draft Manuscript titled `The private war of the spotters : story of the New Guinea Air Warning Wireless Company Feb 1942-April 1945', compiled from personal and official material. It includes organisa
Manuscript titled `Brief history of 20 Line Section'. Describes unit's formation in 1942, construction of telegraph lines in Cape York and in the Northern Territory, and later in New Guinea. Includes
TITLED "43RD BATTALION HISTORY", MANUSCRIPT COMPRISES TYPESCRIPT DRAFTS COVERING FORMATION, VOYAGE TO EUROPE, TRAINING IN ENGLAND AND BATTLES ON WESTERN FRONT (MESSINES, YPRES, SOMME, AMIENS, VILLERS
Memoirs of Harold Brabin, recalling enlistment in Australia in RAAF, training in Canada, Scotland, and Litchfield, leave in New York and England, qualification as Wireless Air Gunner and posting to 10
Collection consists of a typed translation by Miss Doris Heath of manuscript titled "Southern Cross", an account of the Eastern New Guinea campaign. Covers operations at Buna, Guadalcanal, Wau, Wewak,
Manuscript titled `Tropical Paradise'. Describes the author's journey as he trekked through New Britain after the Japanese landed at Rabaul on 23rd January 1942. Detailed descriptions of evasion of ca