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SOUTH BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-20. A CONVENANTER BRIDGE BUILDING TANK OF 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT, LAYING A 32-FOOT SPAN OVER A ROAD WASH-AWAY BETWEEN THE OGORATA AND MOBIAI RIVERS TO ALLOW URGENTLY ..

SOUTH BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-21. A TRACTOR TRAIN CARRYING SUPPLIES TO FORWARD TROOPS WEST OF THE MIVO RIVER, PASSES THE FLOODED 58/59 INFANTRY BATTALION CAMP SITE WEST OF THE OGORATA RIVER. THE ..

SOUTH BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-21. THE FLOODED CAMP SITE OF 58/59 INFANTRY BATTALION, WEST OF THE OGORATA RIVER. OPERATIONS HAVE BEEN DELAYED OWING TO THE BUIN ROAD, OUR MAIN SUPPLY ROUTE, BECOMING ..

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. ..

SOUTH BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-20. A COVENANTER BRIDGE BUILDING TANK OF 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT, LAYING A 32-FOOT SPAN OVER A ROAD WASH-AWAY BETWEEN THE OGORATA AND MOBIAI RIVERS TO ALLOW URGENTLY ..

ULEBILUM, NEW GUINEA. 1945-07-13. CAPTAIN TAIT, SALVATION ARMY RED SHIELD OFFICER IN CHARGE OF THE AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND COFFEE STAFF, PROVIDING MUSIC WITH COFFEE. EACH NIGHT AFTER MESS PARADE ..

SOUTH BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-21. PRIVATE L.N. DENNIS (1) AND PRIVATE C. ROBERTSON (2), MEMBERS OF 58/59 INFANTRY BATTALION, SALVAGING GEAR FROM THEIR FLOODED TWO-MAN TENT AT A COMPANY POSITION WEST ..

SOUTH BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-20. A COVENANTER BRIDGE BUILDING TANK OF 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT, LAYING A 32-FOOT SPAN OVER A ROAD WASH-AWAY BETWEEN THE OGORATA AND MOBIAI RIVERS TO ALLOW URGENTLY ..

SOUTH BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-21. PRIVATE K.G. KIRK, 58/59 INFANTRY BATTALION, DIGGING A DRAIN IN AN ATTEMPT TO DRAIN FLOOD WATER FROM HIS TENT. THE 20-INCH RAINFALL IN THE LAST THREE WEEKS HAS ..

SOUTH BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-21. GUNNERS OF 2 FIELD REGIMENT REPLACING THE TRACK ON A JAPANESE PRIME MOVER, USED FOR TOWING TRAILERS LOADED WITH SUPPLIES TO FORWARD AREAS. OWING TO HEAVY RAINS BUIN ..

SOUTH BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-21. NATIVE CARRIERS SQUELCHING THROUGH MUD EVACUATING A BATTLE CASUALTY OF 15 INFANTRY BATTALION TO THE MAIN DRESSING STATION WEST OF THE OGORATA RIVER. TWENTY INCHES OF ..

SOUTH BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-21. TROOPS OF 24 INFANTRY BATTALION, PLOUGHING THEIR WAY ALONG THE BUIN ROAD WEST OF THE OGORATA RIVER. THE MUDDY CONDITIONS WERE CAUSED BY 20 INCHES OF RAIN IN JULY. ..