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Loading Equipment at Pongani Beach

Date: 1942
Description: Lacking other equipment on the beach, native canoes were pressed into service to transfer equipment to larger boats.
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Canvas Boats Land on Beach

Date: 11 1942
Description: Soldiers land on the beach in New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea). They use collapsible canvas boats to ferry men and equipment from small coastal ve...
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New Guinea Coast

Date: 1942
Description: View over water towards the New Guinea coast from a boat. A larger boat is on the right and several smaller craft in the center. A pier is on the shoreline...

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