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PAPUA, NEW GUINEA. 1942-10. AT THE CENTRE OF THE TOP OF THIS PHOTOGRAPH MAY BE SEEN THE RAMP AND PLATFORM OF THE "FLYING FOX" CONSTRUCTED BY THE 2/6TH FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, TO CONVEY SUPPLIES FROM THE END OF THE ROAD, DOWN THE STEEP GRADE TO THE VALLEY BELOW AND SO AVOID THE TORTUROUS ZIG-ZAG PATH. THE SUPPLIES ARE THEN TAKEN BY PACK-HORSE AND NATIVE CARRIER TO THE FORWARD AREA OF THE OWEN STANLEY RANGES.
RAMP LEADING TO THE PLATFORM OF THE "FLYING FOX" CONSTRUCTED BY THE 2/6TH FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN4ENGINEERS, TO CONVEY SUPPLIES DOWN THE STEEP GRADE FROM THE END OF THE ROAD TO DEEP VALLEY BEL
PAPUA, NEW GUINEA. 1942-10. SUPPLIES STACKED AT THE FOOT OF THE RAMP OF THE "FLYING FOX" CONSTRUCTED BY 2/6TH FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS. THE SUPPLIES ARE WAITING TO BE CONVEYED BY THE
PAPUA, NEW GUINEA. 1942-10. "FLYING FOX", CONSTRUCTED BY 2/6TH FIELD COMPANY ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, TO CARRY SUPPLIES DOWN THE STEEP GRADE FROM END OF ROAD TO DEEP VALLEY BELOW, ON START OF TRACK
PAPUA, NEW GUINEA. 1942-10. SAPPERS OF THE 2/6TH FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, CONSTRUCTING A STAGING FOR A "FLYING FOX" TO CARRY SUPPLIES DOWN THE STEEP GRADE FROM THE END OF THE ROAD TO
PAPUA NEW GUINEA. 1942-10. MEN LEADING PACK HORSES AND MULES LOADED WITH SUPPLIES UP THE PRECIPITOUS CURVING TRACK FROM THE END OF THE ROAD DOWN INTO UBERI VALLEY OVER WHICH TROOPS AND SUPPLIES WERE T
PAPUA, NEW GUINEA, 1942-10. MEN OF THE 2/33RD AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION MARCHING THROUGH THE SMALL NATIVE VILLAGE OF NAURO ON THEIR WAY THROUGH THE OWEN STANLEY RANGES TO KOKODA. NOTE EACH MAN HAS
