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PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. 1943-06-26. ENGINEERS DRILLING CHARGE HOLES IN QUARRY FACE. LEFT TO RIGHT:- SAPPER J.W. RIORDEN, 2/1ST AUSTRALIAN MECHANICAL ENGINEERS COMPANY; NX99111 SAPPER T. GEAREN, ..

PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. 1943-06-26. TROOPS OF THE 5TH AUSTRALIAN EMPLOYMENT COMPANY CLIMBING ROPE UP QUARRY FACE. LEFT TO RIGHT:- NX99111 SAPPER T. GEAREN, W11825 PRIVATE G.M. MURRAY AND NX168787 ..

PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. 1943-06-26. SAPPER OF 5TH AUSTRALIAN EMPLOYMENT COMPANY DRILLING BLASTING HOLES IN QUARRY FACE AT THE NINE MILE QUARRY

MIRAVASI (MINVASI?), NEW GUINEA. 1943-06-29. TO MAKE THE LAKEKAMU RIVER NAVIGABLE TO LARGE SHIPS, THE 2/4TH AUSTRALIAN FIELD SQUADRON, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS BUILT A GROYNE NEAR THE MOUTH OF ..

PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. 1943-06-26. NEW GUINEA NATIVES WORKING UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE 2/7TH AUSTRALIAN ANTI-MALARIAL CONTROL UNIT, DIGGING A CHAIN TO DRAIN A SWAMP NEAR PORT MORESBY

The graves of Able Seaman (AB) W G V Williams and Captain (Capt) Brian Colden Antill Pockley, Australian Army Medical Corps. Both died on the ship HMAT Berrima during the afternoon of 11 September ..

MIRAVASI (MINVASI?), NEW GUINEA. 1943-06-29. NATIVE BUILT HUTS WHICH HOUSE THE 2/4TH AUSTRALIAN FIELD SQUADRON, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS. THE ARMY RENTS THE HUTS FROM THE NATIVES

MIRAVASI (MINVASI?), NEW GUINEA. 1943-06-29. ENGINEERS OF THE 2/4TH AUSTRALIAN FIELD SQUADRON, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, FITTING CROSS PIECES INTO POSITION ON GROYNE PILES. WX16984 LANCE-CORPORAL ..

MIRAVASI (MINVASI?), NEW GUINEA. 1943-06-29. TROOPS OF 2/4TH AUSTRALIAN FIELD SQUADRON, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, BOLTING CROSS PIECES TO GROYNE PILES. SUPERVISING OPERATIONS IS WX16984 ..

MIRAVASI (MINVASI?), NEW GUINEA. 1943-06-29. PILE-DRIVER OF 2/4TH AUSTRALIAN FIELD SQUADRON, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, WITH BARGES BOOMED TOGETHER

MIRAVASI (MINVASI?), NEW GUINEA. 1943-06-29. THIS PILE- DRIVER BUILT BY 2/4 AUSTRALIAN FIELD SQUADRON, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, WAS TOO HEAVY FOR ONE BARGE AND IT WAS THEREFORE NECESSARY TO BOOM ..

MIRAVASI (MINVASI?), NEW GUINEA. 1943-06-29. CLOSE-UP OF ANCHORING PARTY TETHERING PILE- DRIVER BARGES OF THE 2/4TH AUSTRALIAN FIELD SQUADRON, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS. LEFT TO RIGHT:- WX17388 ..