ZENAG, NEW GUINEA, 1944-02-27. CAMP SITE OF THE 2/9TH FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ...

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Accession Number 070941
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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Description

ZENAG, NEW GUINEA, 1944-02-27. CAMP SITE OF THE 2/9TH FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS,PHOTOGRAPHED FROM THE ROADWAY WHICH LEAVES THE CAMP TOWARDS WAMPIT. FOURTY-ONE AND A HALF MILES FROM WAU THE ROAD RISES ON A 1 IN 10 GRADIENT FOR A QUARTER OF A MILE TO A HEIGHT OF SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET ABOVE THE CAMP, AND IS KNOWN AS THE "ZENAG JUMP UP".