SOUTH BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-20. ENGINEERS OF 11 FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, ...

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Accession Number 094230
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white, Landscape
Physical description Black & white, Landscape
Date made 20 July 1945
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

SOUTH BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-20. ENGINEERS OF 11 FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, MANHANDLING A LOG FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A FLYING FOX TO GET SUPPLIES ACROSS THE FLOODED MOBIAI RIVER. THE RIVER WAS PREVIOUSLY FORDABLE BY JEEPS BUT NOW NO FORM OF TRANSPORT CAN GET ACROSS.