The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. 1943-06-26. SAPPER OF 5TH AUSTRALIAN EMPLOYMENT COMPANY DRILLING BLASTING HOLES IN QUARRY FACE AT THE NINE MILE QUARRY.
PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. 1943-06-26. ENGINEERS OF THE 5TH AUSTRALIAN EMPLOYMENT COMPANY DRILLING CHARGE HOLES IN QUARRY FACE WITH PNEUMATIC DRILLS. LEFT TO RIGHT:- NX168787 SAPPER J.W. RIORDEN AND W1
PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. 1943-06-26. ENGINEERS DRILLING CHARGE HOLES IN QUARRY FACE. LEFT TO RIGHT:- SAPPER J.W. RIORDEN, 2/1ST AUSTRALIAN MECHANICAL ENGINEERS COMPANY; NX99111 SAPPER T. GEAREN, 21ST
PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. 1943-06-26. TROOPS OF THE 5TH AUSTRALIAN EMPLOYMENT COMPANY CLIMBING ROPE UP QUARRY FACE. LEFT TO RIGHT:- NX99111 SAPPER T. GEAREN, W11825 PRIVATE G.M. MURRAY AND NX168787 SA
PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. 1943-06-26. GENERAL VIEW OF THE CRUSHING BATTERY AT THE NINE MILE QUARRY WITH TRANSPORT IN FOREGROUND. THE PLANT AND MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT USED IS THE PROPERTY OF THE AUSTRALI
350 lbs of gelignite and monobell wired by 12 Commander Royal Engineers (Works) prior to blasting a section of the quarry face at Nine Mile Quarry, Port Moresby.
PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. 1943-06-26. NINE MILE QUARRY WAS WORKED BY NATIVE LABOUR UNTIL 1942-02, WHEN IT WAS TAKEN OVER BY THE MILITARY FORCES. IT WAS THEN WORKED FOR PERIODS OF ABOUT SIX MONTHS BY E
