ZENAG, NEW GUINEA, 1944-02-27. AN EXPERIMENTAL SECTION OF THE ROAD FIFTY EIGHT TO FIFTY EIGHT AND ...

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Accession Number 070960
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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ZENAG, NEW GUINEA, 1944-02-27. AN EXPERIMENTAL SECTION OF THE ROAD FIFTY EIGHT TO FIFTY EIGHT AND A HALF MILES FROM WAU. THE CLAY SEAL OVER THE SWAMPY BLACK MUD IS PROVING SATISFACTORY, EVEN AFTER HEAVY RAIN. THIS PICTURE SHOWS THE CLAY SEAL MARKED BY HEAVY VEHICLES, BUT SOUND EVEN THOUGH THE FINAL STABILISATION WITH GRAVEL IS YET TO BE ADDED.