Dakota takes off on supply mission
Papua, New Guinea. 1942-08. Douglas C53 Dakota transport aircraft of the 21st Troop Carrier Squadron taking off from Kila Airfield, near Port Moresby on a supply dropping mission to the Kokoda area.
State Lib Qld 1 123329 Tug ship, Irma, 1946
Australian tug Irma, AT 2382, in 1946. Possibly at Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
Nine Mile Quarry - Australia in World War Two
Port Moresby, New Guinea. 1943-06-26. Nine Mile Quarry was worked by native labour until 1942-02, when it was taken over by the military forces. It was then worked for periods of about six months by each of the... More
StateLibQld 1 123337 Two ships of the Australian Army Transport fleet,...
'English: Two ships of the Australian Army Transport fleet at Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, in 1946. On the right is Janice, AV 2680; on the left, new unknown, is AS 1757.
StateLibQld 1 123341 Unloading the ship, Mintora at Port Moresby, 1946
Unloading the ship Mintora berthed at Port Moresby, Territory of Papua, in 1946. Papuan men wearing sarongs are on the wharf.
StateLibQld 1 123321 Papuans at the Port Moresby harbourside, 1946
Papuans at the harbourside in Port Moresby, Territory of Papua, 1946. Military police?
Tatana Island Causeway
Causeway connecting the docks on Tatana Island with the mainland at Port Moresby
Tatana Island dock
Ship berths on Tatana Island were initially earth causeways leading to pontoon docks, which were later replaced with pile structures.
Bridge over the Laloki River
Steel bridge over the Laloki River completing the overland route between Port Moresby and Schwimmer Drtome
Concrete pipe manufacture in Port Moresby
US Army engineers manufacture concrete culvert pipes to alleviate the pipe shortage. They are inspected by Lieutenant CXolel A. D. Chaffin (left) and Brigadier General Dwight Johns (right)