WAU - LAE ROAD, NEW GUINEA, 1944-02-26. THE ROAD RUNNING THROUGH OPEN COUNTRY THIRTY-TWO AND A ...

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Accession Number 070911
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. THE ROAD RUNNING THROUGH OPEN COUNTRY THIRTY-TWO AND A HALF MILES FROM WAU, WITH THE SNAKE RIVER AND WOODED PINE TREE SLOPES ON THE RANGE IN THE BACKGROUND, AND THE MOVEMENT OF SOIL TO THE VALLEY APPEARING IN GLACIER LIKE FORMATION. THE ROAD, WHICH IS 30 FEET WIDE, IS MAINTAINED BY THE 1ST MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT PLATOON, 2/1ST RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, (MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT), ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS.