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PORT MORESBY, PAPUA. 1942-07. FROM TOBRUK TO NEW GUINEA THE HUMOUR OF AUSTRALIAN TROOPS HAS BECOME SO WELL KNOWN, THAT AN AMERICAN WRITER DESCRIBED A.I.F. SOLDIERS AS "THOSE LAUGHING AUSTRALIANS". THIS PICTURE ILLUSTRATES THE HUMOUR OF A FEW TROOPS IN NEW GUINEA, WHO HAVE BECOME KNOWN TO THEIR COBBERS AS "THE BOMB BATTY BAKERS OF PORT MORESBY".
PORT MORESBY, PAPUA. 1942-07. FROM TOBRUK TO NEW GUINEA THE HUMOUR OF AUSTRALIAN TROOPS HAS BECOME SO WELL KNOWN, THAT AN AMERICAN WRITER DESCRIBED A.I.F. SOLDIERS AS "THOSE LAUGHING AUSTRALIANS". THI
WITH THE A.I.F AT PORT MORESBY. BREAD ZONING RAISES NO PROBLEMS AT THE CHIEF BAKERY - IT IS WORKED ON A FETCH AND CARRY BASIS. THIS ESTABLISHMENT IS NOT KNOWN AS "THE BOMB BATTY BAKERS" AS IT WAS THE
PAPUA, NEW GUINEA, 1942-07. A CONCERT PARTY WAS FORMED FROM AMONG THE TROOPS OF AN AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE SERVING IN THE AREA FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT OF AUSTRALIAN AND AMERICAN TROOPS IN PAPUA, AND
PORT MORESBY, PAPUA, 1942-07. AUSTRALIAN "DIGGER" HUMOUR CHANGED THE NAME OF THIS NEW GUINEA HOTEL FROM "STARVIEW" TO "STARV-U", BUT THERE IS NOT MUCH SIGN OF HUNGER IN THIS PICTURE.
PORT MORESBY, PAPUA. 1942-07. HOME DUTIES. DOMESTICATED AUSTRALIAN TROOPS IN NEW GUINEA ARE EXPERTS NOW AT WASHING THEIR CLOTHES, AS THIS PICTURE SHOWS.
PORT MORESBY, PAPUA, 1942-07. AUSTRALIAN TROOPS MANNING POSTS IN THE NEW GUINEA BUSH RELAX FOR A FEW MOMENTS TO CLEAN A RIFLE AND SCAN A PICTORIAL MAGAZINE
