SORAKEN AREA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-04. TWO NATIVES OF AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT ...

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Accession Number 091677
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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SORAKEN AREA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-04. TWO NATIVES OF AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT LABOUR BATTALION CUTTING LOGS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE EAST WEST TRAIL. THE ROAD, MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 4,400 YARDS, WILL RUN FROM FREDDIE BEACH TO PORA PORA AND IS BEING BUILT BY 16 FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS.