Further photos by Sgt. Peter Chard at Taurama Barracks and while on various Civic Action Patrols to Buin and Arawa, Bougainville during 1968-69
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 A break at a jungle stream
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 A break by a river
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 a break on patrol
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 A C coy soldier and Sgt. Peter Chard
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 A meal at a village on the way
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 A recipient of the first aid provided by the patrol
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 A soldier and Sgt. Peter Chard on patrol
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 A typical Bouganville village
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 A typical village at the start of the climb 1
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 A typical village at the start of the climb 2
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 A village hut
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 A village on the patrol
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 Along the way villagers gave us fresh food
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 An early part of the patrol when there was still a road
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 Another view of hills to be climbed
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 Another village 2
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 Another village on the way 2
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 Another village on the way
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 Another village
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 Anther village scene
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 Arawa airstrip (2)
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 Arawa airstrip
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 Army chopper used to resupply rations & mail
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 End of patrol, Arawa airstrip
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 First aid being provided
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 Climbing the mountains
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 Buin 1
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 Buin 2
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 Buin airstrip
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 C coy on patrol
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 Caribou cockpit on the way to Buin
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 Heman Komeng at lunch
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 Civic reception at Buin 1
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 Civic reception at Buin 2
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 Civic reception at Buin 3
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 Lining up for first aid
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 Jack Ako & friends
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 Japanese searchlight
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 Japanese artillery
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 More WW 2 relics
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 Kissick & Kumul
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 Kissick & Kumul
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 Landing pad for chopper
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 Landing pad for chopper
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 Distant hills we had to climb over
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 More hills to climb
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 More hills to cross
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 More hills to climb
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 More hills to cross
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 Peter Driwa and Sgt Peter Chard
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 Relaxing at Arawa airstrip
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 Remainders of a truck from WW 2
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 Sgt Jack Ako at end of patrol
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 Sgt Jack Ako platoon sergeant
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 Sgt Jack Ako relaxes
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 Soldier administrating first aid
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 Soldiers on patrol
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 Taking map coordinates of a village. The patrol was expected to record the present site of villages on the way as they changed over time.
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 The Caribou that transported us at Buin airstrip
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 The start of the foothills looking back towards the coast
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 The trip over in a Caribou
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 Typical villagers
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 Village children
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 Village children
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 Village children
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 Village children
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 Village children
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 Village garden
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 Where are we
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 Young villager getting first aid attention
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 Sgt Peter Chard about to board Caribou for the trip home
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 Sgt Peter Chard, Sgt Jack Ako & friends
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| Scenes from and around Taurama Barracks |
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 Battalion Sports Day Herman Komeng up the pole with I think RSM McKay looking on.
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 Battalion Sports Day
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 Education Unit
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 Chalkies cars at Taurama
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 August Bolai Sgts’ Mess barman & Famudi, Sgts mess steward
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 Koki Market
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 Koki Market
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 Koki Market
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 Koki Market
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 Lakotoi with Hanuabada in the background
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 Mascot, Sydney. This was the flight that took the 68 Chalkies to PNG
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 Mascot, Sydney
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 Mascot, Sydney
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 Peter Chard at Battalion sports day
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 One of the local sgts’ house
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 Sgt. Peter Chard on duty as BOS (Battalion Orderly Sergeant)
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 Parade Ground
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 Parade Ground
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 Parade Ground
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 Parade Ground
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 Parade Ground
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 Parade Ground
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 Sgt. Jim Kamon
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 Sgt Peter Karake
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 Sgt Steve Roxborough reclining in his room
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 Sgt Steve Roxborough
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 Sgt Tomi
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 Taurama Beach
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 View from Hombrom Bluff
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 View from near Sogeri taken on a science excursion
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 Soldiers on a science excursion near Sogeri
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 Willi Kana before he was arrested by the Fashion Police!
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 Mosquito spraying at Taurama Barracks
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