Australian Army Amphibious Operations
in the South-West Pacific: 1942-45
Edited papers of the
1994 Australian Army History Conference
Contents
Contributors: 
Contributors
Opening Address by the Chief of the General Staff
Lieutenant General John Grey: Grey - Opening address
The Balancing Act: The Australian Government and the War
in the South-West Pacific, 1944-45
Robert Deane : Deane
The Curtin Government, Britain and Borneo
John McCarthy: McCarthy
The Military Strategy and Command Aspects of the Australian Army's
Amphibious Operations in the South-West Pacific Area
David Horner: Horner
The Royal Australian Air Force and Amphibious Operations
in the South-West Pacific Area
Alan Stephens: Stephens
The Labuan Island and Brunei Bay Operations
Gary Waters: Waters
Maritime Aspects of Australian Amphibious Operations
David Stevens: Stevens
An Oboe Concerto: Reflections on the Borneo Landings, 1945
Peter Stanley: Stanley
A Personal Experience: Normandy 1944
Henry ('Jo') Gullett, AM, MC, ED, OM: Gullett
Don't Do It - Some Advice from Veterans
Glenn Wahlert: Wahlert
Closing Address by the Chief of the General Staff
Lieutenant General John Grey: Grey - Closing address
Image Gallery
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AmphibiousOperations1 (GIF) | Map 1 - Borneo |
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AmphibiousOperations10 (JPG) | Tarakan Island, 1945 - 05 - 01. The bombardment of the island. Image © Australian War Memoral 128275 |
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AmphibiousOperations11 (JPG) | Morotai, 1945 - 05 - 30. Unidentified members of 8 Platoon, 'A' Company, 2/32nd Infantry Battalion playing cards while waiting for orders to embark for the OBOE operation. Image © Australian War Memoral 108509 |
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AmphibiousOperations12 (JPG) | Morotai, 1945 - 05 - 30. A general view of vehicles at the embarkation area waiting to be loaded on to Landing Ship Tanks for transportation to North Borneo and the OBOE Six operation. In the foreground are trucks of 2/17th and 2/18th Transport Platoons; the DUKWs in the background belong to 2/19th Transport Platoon. Image © Australian War Memoral 108512 |
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AmphibiousOperations13 (JPG) | Balikpapan, Borneo, 1945 - 07 - 01. An LCVP landing troops of the 7th Division, AIF. Image © Australian War Memoral 128283 |
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AmphibiousOperations14 (JPG) | Balikpapan, Borneo, 1945 - 07 - 01. Members of 2/14 Infantry Battalion taking part in the OBOE Two operation, wading through the surf after disembarking from Landing Craft Infantry 999 at Yellow Beach. Image © Australian War Memoral 110436 |
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AmphibiousOperations2 (GIF) | Map 2 - Labuan Island - Brunei Bay |
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AmphibiousOperations3 (JPG) | Lae, New Guinea, 1945 United States troops laying metal strips along the beach during the unloading of supplies and motor vehicles from landing ships. Image © Australian War Memoral 068593 |
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AmphibiousOperations4 (JPG) | Finschhafen, New Guinea, 1943 - 09 - 22 Allied troops of the Finschhafen force disembarking on to the assault beach from a Landing Craft Tank. Image © Australian War Memoral 057461 |
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AmphibiousOperations5 (JPG) | Finschhafen, New Guinea, 1943. Australian troops sorting stores and supplies at Scarlet Beach. Image © Australian War Memoral 068605 |
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AmphibiousOperations6 (JPG) | Image © Australian War Memoral 059141 Scarlet Beach, New Guinea, 1943 - 10 - 25. The Commander of the 2nd Australian Corps, discussing matters with senior officers at Headquarters, 24th Australian Infantry Brigade, during the General's visit to the area under his command. Shown are (left to right): NX346 Colonel AR Garrett, Brigadier General Staff, 1st Australian Corps; NX7 Major General GF Wootten, CBE, DSO, commanding 9th Australian Division; VX47819 Brigadier B Evans, DSO ED, commanding 24th Australian Infantry Brigade; NX8 Lieutenant General Sir Leslie Morshead, KCB, KBE, CMG, DSO, ED, General Officer Commanding 2nd Australian Corps. Image © Australian War Memoral 059141 |
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AmphibiousOperations7 (JPG) | Australian troops accompanied by amphibious tanks photographed at an assembly point before embarking for the invasion of Borneo. Image © Australian War Memoral Negative 18421 |
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AmphibiousOperations8 (JPG) | Tarakan, Borneo, 1945 - -4 - 30. Sapper RAR Stevenson (1), and Lance Corporal RC Mace (2), members of 2/13 Field Company, Royal Australian Engineers, exhausted after the initial attempt to get ashore at Lingkas to blow wire defences, rest in a Landing Craft Vehicle-Personnel before a later successful attempt at full tide. Image © Australian War Memoral 090907 |
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AmphibiousOperations9 (JPG) | Tarakan, Borneo, 1945 - -4 - 30. Engineers of 2/13 Field Company, Royal Australian Engineers on a ruined pipeline jetty after working waist deep in mud and slime to breach beach wire entanglements for the infantry invasion. Identified personnel are: Sapper DR Bidwell (1); Sapper RAR Stevenson (2); Sapper P Carroll (3); Corporal RC Mace (4); Sapper JS Proctor (5); Sapper GE Maxwell (6); Sapper AJ Clydesdale (7); Sapper ES Slee, later killed in action at DJOEATA (8). Image © Australian War Memoral 090915 |
