Cairns, Qld. c.1944. A member of the RAN guides one of the ropes attached to a mine as it is ...

Place Oceania: Australia, Queensland, North Queensland, Cairns
Accession Number P02001.006
Collection type Photograph
Object type Negative
Maker Fagan, Edwin
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Cairns, Qld. c.1944. A member of the RAN guides one of the ropes attached to a mine as it is lowered into the water by a crane. The crane is mounted on a barge used as a mine laying plant operating in waters outside Cairns harbour. (Original housed in AWM Archive Store)