The Australian War Memorial
the website for Australia's national shrine to the fallen from its wars, with further links to educational and other useful links.

A part of this site is a photograph (and other media) database. This database is searchable by keywords and by conflict. By entering "World War 2 - 1939-1945" as the Conflict, you can find a large number of pictures of New Guinea at the time Harold Herman was there by entering "Wau" or "Mubo" or "Salamaua" or "Francisco River" or any of the place names in the narrative as search parameters. Gordon Short was a photographer that shot many of the scenes at the time, as well as the Women's Weekly picture of Harold in a Port Moresby hospital, as well as taking pictures of the Gladys Moncrieff concert party, many of which are on the AWM database.

Australian Veterans Network - New Guinea 1939-45
presented by the Veterans' Independent Consultation Group, this site has a narrative of the Australian war effort in new Guinea during the Second World War.

US Troop Carrier Aircraft in WWII
This site, maintained by Sam McGowan, has a detailed history of "air lifts". It features some details on the US aircraft used for troop carrying in WWII, including the DC-3 which played such a vital role in troop supply and relief in New Guinea. (Harold recommends the reading of this website as the idea of supplying troops from the air was born in New Guinea for the supply of ground forces during the Kokoda Track campaign, as no other option was available. This website follows the development of this method from the jungles of PNG up to, and including, D-Day.)

RAAF Maritime Patrol Squadrons
Information on the maritime patrol group of the Royal Australian Air Force such as the unit in which Hal Dent served.

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