| Place | Oceania: New Guinea1, Papua New Guinea, Morobe Province, Lae |
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| Accession Number | ART21230 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | sheet: 38.1 x 55.2 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | watercolour on paper |
| Maker |
Mainwaring, Geoffrey |
| Place made | New Guinea1: Papua New Guinea, Morobe Province, Lae |
| Date made | 1943 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Harbour activity
Description
After the allied capture of Lae in 1943, the port was established as a major staging point for operation in northern New Guinea and further afield. This watercolour, likely created at Voco Point depicts the rebuilding of infrastructure in Lae. In the background a floating crane salvages Japanese barges. While in the foreground a DUKW amphibious vehicle emerges from the bay next to a LCVP, otherwise known as a Higgin boat. The artillery piece on the shoreline is likely a Japanese gun captured at the fall of Lae.