As the barges emerge from the Coral Sea into calmer waters they make good progress on their ...

Accession Number 018158
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Edwards, Reg J
Place made At sea
Date made 27 May 1945
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

As the barges emerge from the Coral Sea into calmer waters they make good progress on their journey to Jacquinot Bay on the southern coast of New Britain. Nineteen ALC 40's and one ALC 120 of 41st Landing Craft Company, Royal Australian Engineers crossed the Coral Sea during the epic voyage from Cairns, Qld.

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