| Accession Number | P02018.010 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film copy negative |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
South West Pacific Area. c. 1942. A typical Coastwatchers' Base Camp. This organisation was ...
Description
South West Pacific Area. c. 1942. A typical Coastwatchers' Base Camp. This organisation was developed before and during this war by RAN Intelligence, who recruited planters and patrol officers from New Guinea and other islands north of Australia, to provide timely intelligence of enemy movements by land, sea or air. Eventually the watchers were spread at intervals of 50 to 150 miles from the north-west to the southern Solomons with an inner line along the north of New Guinea and New Britain.