| Accession Number | CUN/60/0089/MC |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film original negative 120 safety base |
| Maker |
Cunneen, William James |
| Place made | Malaya |
| Date made | c 1960 |
| Conflict |
Malayan Emergency, 1948-1960 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Cutting a piece of bamboo using a bow saw is 6/1180 Sapper Lyle B Davis, of Box Hill, Vic, 1st ...
Description
Cutting a piece of bamboo using a bow saw is 6/1180 Sapper Lyle B Davis, of Box Hill, Vic, 1st Field Troop, Royal Australian Engineers (RAE). The sappers are clearing a 500 yard length of jungle in preparation for the construction of an airfield at Fort Tapong in Northern Malaya. Fort Tapong is a Malayan police outpost near the Thai border and is used by Australian and other Commonwealth troops as a stepping off point for jungle operations and patrols.