| Accession Number | CUN/60/0104/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
|
Holding a small section of bamboo root which has just been blasted out of the ground after a ...
Description
Holding a small section of bamboo root which has just been blasted out of the ground after a demolition charge was fired, is 2/5625 Captain Laurence A (Laurie) Wright, of Croydon NSW, 1st Field Troop, Royal Australian Engineers (RAE), during the construction of a 500 yard by 50 yard airfield at Fort Tapong in Northern Malaya. Members of the RAE are clearing the jungle strip, using only hand tools and explosives. Fort Tapong is a Malayan police outpost near the Thai border and is used by Australian and other Commonwealth security troops as a stepping off camp for jungle operations and border patrols.