WAU - LAE ROAD, NEW GUINEA, 1944-02-20. A SUSPENSION BRIDGE BUILT BY AUSTRALIAN ARMY ENGINEERS ...

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Accession Number 070853
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

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Description

WAU - LAE ROAD, NEW GUINEA, 1944-02-20. A SUSPENSION BRIDGE BUILT BY AUSTRALIAN ARMY ENGINEERS ACROSS THE BULOLO RIVER SIX AND A HALF MILES FROM WAU. IT REPLACES A BRIDGE DESTROYED BY AUSTRALIAN COMMANDOS DURING THE JAPANESE ADVANCE EARLIER IN THE WAR.