TARAKAN ISLAND. 4 JUNE 1945. A NETHERLANDS INDIES CIVIL ADMINISTRATION NATIVE USING A PICK TO ...

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Accession Number 109212
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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TARAKAN ISLAND. 4 JUNE 1945. A NETHERLANDS INDIES CIVIL ADMINISTRATION NATIVE USING A PICK TO MAKE A HOLE SO THAT HE CAN CUT THE TOP OUT OF A 44-GALLON OIL DRUM. THE DRUMS ARE BEING USED BY MEMBERS OF 8 AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION SQUADRON, RAAF, TO REPAIR THE ISLAND AIRSTRIP.