LABU, NEW GUINEA. 1944-10-03. CRAFTSMAN H. KEATES (1) AND CRAFTSMAN J. HUME (2) OF THE 1ST ...

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Accession Number 076409
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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LABU, NEW GUINEA. 1944-10-03. CRAFTSMAN H. KEATES (1) AND CRAFTSMAN J. HUME (2) OF THE 1ST WATERCRAFT WORKSHOPS, USING THEIR MAKESHIFT CYLINDER GRINDING EQUIPMENT TO REGRIND ONE OF THE CYLINDERS OF THE UNIT VESSEL, THE "FRANCES PEAT". THE "FRANCES PEAT" IS A COMPARATIVELY SMALL VESSEL WHICH WAS IN USE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS AS A VEHICULAR FERRY ON THE HAWKESBURY RIVER, NEW SOUTH WALES.