New Guinea campaign - Australian Forces | Gallery

New Guinea campaign

Australian troops advancing through the jungle toward the town of Lae on the island of Papua New Guinea against Japanese resistance. The town was taken on 16 September, 1943.


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The man furthest from camera is carrying the Australian-designed and produced Owen Sub Machine Gun.