World War, 1939-1945. South Pacific

Most photographs are captioned. Includes views of Tontouta River; Bourail Beach; malarial control unit at work in 37 Field Park Company camp; second wave of NZers landing at Vela Lavella; stores and equipment loaded at Juno River, Vella Lavella; Sir Cyril Newall with Brigadier R A Row on inspection tour in the Treasury Islands group; anti-tank battery at Maravari, Vella Lavella; muddy conditions in Tangalan Plantation area, Nissan; Higgins boats with NZers heading for shore at vella Lavella; landing at beach (Pokonian Pln); bridge under construction in Solomon Islands; Div tank squadron embarking at Kukum, Guadalcanal;26 Field Coy NZE forming a road between Roman Catholic Mission and Tanaheran, Nissan; 14 Brigade Group, 3 NZ Division landing at Point Cruz, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands; review of 8 NZ Infantry Brigade at Dubois Memorial Field, Boulopari, New Caldeonia, 9 Jul 1943; The Bourail Club; 8 Brigade Group landing exercise, New Hebrides; 36 Battalion, 8 Brigade Group landing exercise at Mele Beach, Efate, New Hebrides group; men of 29 NZ Infantry Brigade crossing the Tontouta River; Lt Col J Brooke-White, Hq 3 NZ Div Engineers in a jeep; boarding an LCVP at Noumea; ready to leave Stirling Island for return to New Caledonia; 12 Field battery shelling Umono Island; unidentified group of NZ soldiers; road to Poya; unidentified group on board a naval ship; carrier platoon of 35 NZ Battalion crossing Timala Bay in a native canoe; unloading the SS Ethan Hitchcock at Nepoui; harbour at Nepoui; Mount Dent de St Vincent from Peyrolles Ridge; 8 Brigade group on `Rangatira' on 28 Oct 1940 leaving for Fiji; officers mess at Tereru (includes Capt Williams, 2nd Lt Holmes, Major Tripp, 2nd Lt Taylor).

Quantity: 38 b&w original photographic print(s) (mounted).