| Accession Number | HOB/56/0664/MC |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Hobson, Phillip Oliver |
| Place made | Malaya: Perak, Sungei Siput |
| Date made | c 1956 |
| Conflict |
Malayan Emergency, 1948-1960 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
With their trousers rolled up and working with machetes to cut down the tangle of undergrowth, ...
Description
With their trousers rolled up and working with machetes to cut down the tangle of undergrowth, Corporal Tony Jordan, of Melbourne, Vic (left), 4 Troop Royal Australian Engineers and Sapper Bill Farrell, of Stranraer, Scotland, 11th Independent Field Squadron Royal Engineers, clear the way for the heavy equipment as they rush to complete improvements to the Auster airstrip at Sungei Siput. A grader and other heavy equipment can be seen in the background.