PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-06. STACK OF JUNGLE TYPE CONTAINERS, USED FOR PARACHUTING ...

Place Oceania: New Guinea1, Papua New Guinea, Papua, Port Moresby
Accession Number 061466
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Halmarick, Colin Thomas
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

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Description

PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-06. STACK OF JUNGLE TYPE CONTAINERS, USED FOR PARACHUTING SUPPLIES TO TROOPS IN THE FORWARD AREAS, AT NO. 2 SUB DEPOT, 10TH AUSTRALIAN ADVANCED ORDNANCE DEPOT. THESE CONTAINERS HAVE A COLLAPSIBLE END TO TAKE THE SHOCK (SHOWN) WHILE THE STORES ARE PACKED BETWEEN PADS OF SPONGE RUBBER.