| Accession Number | 017607 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Band, Jack |
| Place made | Netherlands East Indies: Halmahera Island, Morotai Island, New Guinea1 |
| Date made | 22 September 1944 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Owing to a reef preventing the Allied landing craft pulling closer into the beach at Morotai ...
Description
Owing to a reef preventing the Allied landing craft pulling closer into the beach at Morotai Island in the Moluccas, large quantities of heavy equipment had to be towed ashore by a wire cable attached to tractors.