WAU - LAE ROAD, NEW GUINEA, 1944-02-26. CAREFUL DRIVING IS A NECESSITY ON THE NARROW ROAD CUT IN ...

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Accession Number 070892
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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WAU - LAE ROAD, NEW GUINEA, 1944-02-26. CAREFUL DRIVING IS A NECESSITY ON THE NARROW ROAD CUT IN THE FACE OF THE BULOLO VALLEY. THE JEEP MET THE H.D. 7 BULLDOZER OF THE 1ST MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT PLATOON, 2/1ST RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, (MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT), ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, ON A BLIND CURVE, FORCING BOTH VEHICLES TO MANOEUVRE TO PERMIT PASSING. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE: SAPPER J. BELL (BULLDOZER OPERATOR), (1); WX8288 LANCE-CORPORAL J. BELL (JEEP DRIVER), (2).