| Place | Oceania: New Guinea1, Huon Peninsula, Ramu River Finisterre Ranges Area, Finisterre Ranges |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART22256 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | framed: 52.3 cm x 62 cm; unframed: 35.3 cm x 45.4 cm |
| Object type | Painting |
| Physical description | oil on canvas on board |
| Maker |
Dargie, William |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne |
| Date made | 1944 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Ambush
Description
The enemy can set up an ambush too. Unfortunately this is only discovered as a rule when someone walks into it. The enemy set a very strong defence and ambush position just beyond Daumonia. This ambush dominated a flat stretch of road, about 400 yards long, with a high bare bank on one side and a steep drop to the river on the other. Along the whole of this piece of road there was no cover of any sort. As a result of the causalities that were suffered here, the spot was known to the troops as "Abattoir Corner", Finisterre Ranges, New Guinea.