TARAKAN, BORNEO. 1945-05-19. OIL DERRICKS ALONGSIDE THE ROAD FROM TARAKAN TOWN TO THE PAMUSIAN ...

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Accession Number 089956
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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TARAKAN, BORNEO. 1945-05-19. OIL DERRICKS ALONGSIDE THE ROAD FROM TARAKAN TOWN TO THE PAMUSIAN VILLAGE. THE AREA, NOW UNDER HEADQUARTERS 26 INFANTRY BRIGADE CONTROL, CONTAINS 800 WELLS DRILLED BY THE DUTCH SINCE THE OPENING OF THE OILFIELD IN 1902.