The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
ALICE SPRINGS, AUSTRALIA. 1942-12-08. SO THAT PERSONNEL OF 149TH AUSTRALIAN GENERAL TRANSPORT COMPANY WOULD NOT HAVE TO WALK TO A NEIGHBOURING AUSTRALIAN UNIT FOR SHOWERS, THEY SANK A WELL AND BOUGHT A COMPLETE PUMP AND WINDMILL OUT OF UNIT FUNDS FOR 18 POUNDS. THE WELL SITE WAS DIVINED BY THE COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE COMPANY WHO CALCULATED THAT THE DEPTH TO SINK FOR WATER WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET. WATER CAME IN A T 26 FEET 6 INCHES. THE SUPPLY IS SUFFICIENT FOR SHOWERS AND GARDEN. PHOTOGRAPH SHOWS THE WINDMILL AND STORAGE TANKS.
NORTHERN TERRITORY. 1942-10-04. CLOSE-UP OF THE MUD PUMP BEING INSERTED INTO THE BORE BEING SUNK BY NO. 3 BORING SECTION, 10TH ARMY TROOP, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS AT ELLIOTT CAMP ON THE ALICE SPRIN
Tripolitania, Libya. 23 February 1943. The diviner goes down to inspect the well. Water supplies are always a problem for Air Force squadrons moving forward in the desert. As a rule water is carried t
AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS: A STIRRUP PUMP WITH 30 FEET OF HOSE AND AN ADJUSTABLE NOZZLE GIVING A SPRAY OF 15 FEET FOR THE BOMB ITSELF, AND A STREAM OF 30 FEET FOR THE RESULTANT FIRE, BEING USED TO PUT OUT
Tripolitania, Libya. 23 February 1943. Water supplies are always a problem for Air Force squadrons moving forward in the desert. As a rule water is carried to the camps in bowser tanks from the neares
Cross-sectional model showing a bell-shaped water well and pump. The model includes a cross-section of the bedrock as well as the desert sand above. The well sits within a depression and is lined with
NORTHERN TERRITORY, AUSTRALIA. 1942-10-04. THE WATER PUMP WHICH SUPPLIES THE WATER FROM A NEARBY BORE FOR THE ARMY VEGETABLE FARM OPERATED BY NO. 2 AUSTRALIAN FARM COMPANY, AUSTRALIAN ARMY SERVICE COR
