MATARANKA, N.T., AUSTRALIA. 1942-11-25. THE 10TH AUSTRALIAN ADVANCED ORDNANCE WORKSHOPS HAS ITS ...

Place Oceania: Australia, Northern Territory, Mataranka
Accession Number 027879
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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MATARANKA, N.T., AUSTRALIA. 1942-11-25. THE 10TH AUSTRALIAN ADVANCED ORDNANCE WORKSHOPS HAS ITS OWN SAW-MILL FOR CUTTING BUSH TIMBER TO BE USED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS AND HUTS. THE SAW IS DRIVEN BY A BELT FROM A REAR WHEEL OF A 3-TON TRUCK. PICTURE SHOWS A LARGE LOG BEING CUT INTO SUITABLE DIMENSIONS FOR BUILDING HUTS. CORPORAL C. ERNST IS SEEN FACING CAMERA.