LABU, NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-17. NX98859 CRAFTSMAN C. HOLLOWAY, 1ST WATERCRAFT WORKSHOP, AUSTRALIAN ...

Place Oceania: New Guinea1, Huon Peninsula, Lae Markham River Area, Labu
Accession Number 073842
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Nicholson, George Harvey
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

LABU, NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-17. NX98859 CRAFTSMAN C. HOLLOWAY, 1ST WATERCRAFT WORKSHOP, AUSTRALIAN ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS, WEARING IMPROVISED DIVING GEAR WHICH UTILISES THE STANDARD RESPIRATOR FACE PIECE OF A GAS MASK. THE AIR SUPPLY IS MAINTAINED BY THE AUSTRALINA COMPRESSOR NO. 223 LOCATED TO THE LEFT.