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LABU POINT, LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-03-24. QX36166 CRAFTSMAN A. J. WHITE, A MEMBER OF THE 1ST WATERCRAFT WORKSHOP PICTURED AT WORK. LANDING BARGES AND SMALL CRAFT ARE BERTHED BESIDE THE UNIT'S ..

LABU POINT, LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-03-24. NX65799 CORPORAL P. A. ROGAN (1), INSTALLING A L 2 GARDENER 38 - 40 HORSE POWER DIESEL ENGINE IN ARMY TRAWLER AS29 AT THE 1ST WATERCRAFT WORKSHOP

LABU POINT, LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-03-24. NX90145 CRAFTSMAN W. HEAD, 1ST WATERCRAFT WORKSHOP, DOING HIS WASHING ON A LANDING BARGE AWAITING REPAIRS

SONG RIVER, FINSCHHAFEN AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-03-26. N181937 LIEUTENANT E. H. D. WATSON (1), AND OFFICIAL WAR ARTIST SKETCHING NATIVES WEARING HEADDRESS USED FOR A SING-SING AT THE AUSTRALIAN NEW ..

LABU POINT, LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-03-24. WX2469 CRAFTSMAN A. HUNT (LEFT), AND VX2469 CRAFTSMAN A. HUNT (1), AND VX80675 CRAFTSMAN H. L. GRANT (RIGHT), OPERATING A PLANING MACHINE IN THE CARPENTER'S ..

LABU POINT, LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-03-24. QX27843 SERGEANT G. T. PAGE, SETTING A PUMP FOR CALIBRATING ON A DIESEL TESTING, PHASING, AND CALIBRATING INJECTOR TESTER AT THE 1ST WATERCRAFT WORKSHOP

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-03-24. NX39555 SERGEANT R. C. SMART REPAIRING ARMY WATCHES AT THE INSTRUMENT SHOP, AUSTRALIAN FORTRESS WORKSHOP

LABU POINT, LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-03-24. NX47123 CRAFTSMAN T. H. BROADBENT (LEFT), WITH VX26626 CRAFTSMAN L. S. MUSTEY (RIGHT), IN THE BLACKSMITH'S SHOP AT THE 1ST WATERCRAFT WORKSHOPS MAKING ..

LABU POINT, LAE, NEW GUINEA, 1944-03-24. VX91868 CRAFTSMAN S. B. PEARCE, TURNING A COUPLING FOR A PROPELLER SHAFT ON A 36 INCH LATHE IN THE MACHINE SHOP AT THE 1ST WATERCRAFT WORKSHOP

LABU POINT, LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-03-24. NX65433 WARRANT OFFICER CLASS 2 D. H. RAMSAY PICTURED AT WORK ON A GENERATING PLANT AT THE 1ST WATERCRAFT WORKSHOP. THE PLANT SUPPLIES THE UNIT AND BATTERY ..

LABU POINT, LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-03-24. NX32050 CRAFTSMAN A. F. WATT SHARPENING A CHISEL IN THE COPPERSMITH'S SHOP AT THE 1ST WATERCRAFT WORKSHOP

LABU POINT, LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-03-24. NX28637 CORPORAL G. M. LOVE AT WORK IN THE 1ST WATERCRAFT WORKSHOP TECHNICAL STORE, WHICH SUPPLIES STORES AND PARTS TO THE WORKSHOPS