The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
The armoured bulldozer 'Brutus' and another in the background at the 17th Construction Squadron or 1 Field Squadron depot, Nui Dat. 'Brutus' has been fitted with a tree splitting blade known as a Rome plough and has twin ripping claws fitted at the rear. These vehicles were used to clear large areas of jungle and mine fields often under arduous and stressful conditions. Because of the extreme tropical heat, the engines of these vehicles were always operating in the red and were often replaced after only one thousand hours of operation.
39663 Corporal, Ronald James (Ron) Devereux from the 17th Construction Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers, operating a Caterpillar, wheeled front end loader which has three ripping claws fitted at t
Study for natives building corduroy road through jungle, often in extreme conditions of heat and torrential rain. Hundreds of natives, some chopping trees and splitting wood, others laying them across
Depicts a scene of natives building corduroy road through jungle, often in extreme conditions of heat and torrential rain. Hundreds of natives, some chopping trees and splitting wood, others laying th
Armoured dozers 'Apache Power' and 'Mean Bear' at the 17th Construction Squadron depot, Nui Dat. Visible in the background is an American M48 tank, mine roller on loan to the Australians. 'Apache Powe
MOROTAI. 9 JUNE 1945. MEMBERS OF 2/1 ARMOURED BRIGADE RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON, 4 ARMOURED BRIGADE, DEMONSTRATING THE USES OF A MATILDA TANKS FITTED WITH A BULLDOZER BLADE. THE BLADE IS OPERATED BY A J
MOROTAI. 9 JUNE 1945. MEMBERS OF 2/1 ARMOURED BRIGADE RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON, 4 ARMOURED BRIGADE, DEMONSTRATING THE USES OF A MATILDA TANKS FITTED WITH A BULLDOZER BLADE. THE BLADE IS OPERATED BY A J
