FILM AUSTRALIA COLLECTION

Australian soldiers, AIF, advance on foot towards camera with rifles, American & Australian soldiers on patrol, CU faces of soldiers, WS carrying supplies, MS Japanese prisoner sits on the ground with head hung, MS artillery, MS soldiers firing guns into wrecked building laughing, WS advancing soldiers under attack, soldiers souvenir hunting, one wears a Japanese hat, Soldiers throwing knives into tree (1939 1945). WWII

HA Australians, AIF, confer with Japanese officer prisoners?, VS machine gun mounted on high tripod for use as an anti aircraft gun, Australian soldiers advancing (staged), locals at stall selling pineapples, cu bush artillery barrel just visible when it moves, VS artillery gunners sighting gun, WS hillside - camouflaged Australian soldiers pop up from undergrowth and walk to camera, (all staged for the camera) (1939 1945). WWII

Australian officers, AIF, along track in line watching exercise, armoured personnel carrier through forest, soldiers run through open forest (looks like Australia with gumtrees?), Australian officers & car, soldiers with rifle next to tree, dead Japanese soldier, Australian soldier with rifle, with wounded comrade, behind tank in jungle, Soldiers sitting on burnt out plane, VS Japanese surrender to Australians at official ceremony, signing document, Australians look in Japanese car outside (1939 1945). WWII

VS Australian soldiers using flame throwers, AIF, HA oil refinery on fire, HA Lae, VS burning oil tanks at refinery, VS aftermath of battle damaged oil tanks & pipes, WS natives carrying supplies along path through tall grass (Koonai) near Salamaua, LA Biscuit Bomber aircraft drops supplies using parachutes, VS natives with supplies, Australian soldiers on patrol in Salamaua, LA Japanese planes over, WS explosion on hillside, mortar fired, LS Artillery fired, LS soldiers advance, Natives carrying wounded (1942) - Damien Parer footage & narration. WWII

WS Aircraft flying overhead, VS soldiers in action, AIF, machine gun, explosion in valley, WS plane flies into valley near Salamaua, VS Australian soldiers - walking & tending to the wounded, Small briefing, Australians move out, wounded soldier on grassy embankment during the battle for Salamaua, wounded man carried off, VS soldiers shelter behind embankment & trees, Grenades launched, Japanese pillbox dead Japanese, VS funeral for dead Australian soldier held in the rain (quick shot) (1942) - Damien Parer footage & narration. WWII