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Photograph 025619 Second World War, 1939-1945PORT MORESBY, PAPUA. 1942-07. WASHING OUT A GUN BARREL AFTER THE "ALL-CLEAR" HAS SOUNDED IN A NEW GUINEA AREA. THIS IS A ROUTINE JOB THAT FOLLOWS JAPANESE RAIDS.

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PORT MORESBY, PAPUA. 1942-07. SMILING CONFIDENTLY, THESE MEMBERS OF AN AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERING UNIT IN NEW GUINEA LOOK CAMERAWARDS FOR THE PHOTOGRAPHER BEFORE STARTING OUT ON A ROUTINE JOB.
PORT MORESBY, PAPUA. 1942-07. WASHING OUT A GUN BARREL AFTER THE "ALL-CLEAR" HAS SOUNDED IN A NEW GUINEA AREA. THIS IS A ROUTINE JOB THAT FOLLOWS JAPANESE RAIDS.

PORT MORESBY, PAPUA. 1942-07. SURE OF THEMSELVES AND THEIR MACHINE GUN, THESE AUSTRALIAN TROOPS SMILED CONFIDENTLY WHEN THE PHOTOGRAPHER ASKED THEM HOW THEY FELT ABOUT MEETING THE JAPANESE. THE PICTUR

PORT MORESBY, PAPUA. 1942-07. AUSTRALIAN ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNNERS IN NEW GUINEA KEEP A SHARP LOOK-OUT FOR JAPANESE RAIDERS DURING AN "ALERT". NOTE SHELLS IN POSITION ON GUN, WITH MORE READY IN MAN'S HAND

PORT MORESBY, PAPUA. 1942-07. AN AUSTRALIAN SOLDIER IN NEW GUINEA STOPS WORK FOR A MOMENT TO SMILE FOR THE PHOTOGRAPHER.

PAPUA, NEW GUINEA. 1942-07. MEMBERS OF AN AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY MOVING THROUGH A BANANA PLANTATION. SCOUTS KEEP A SHARP LOOK-OUT FOR SIGNS OF JAPANESE IN THESE DENSE AREAS.

PAPUA, NEW GUINEA. 1942-07. MEMBERS OF AN AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY MOVING THROUGH A BANANA PLANTATION. SCOUTS KEEP A SHARP LOOK-OUT FOR SIGNS OF JAPANESE IN THESE DENSE AREAS.
