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Photograph 053130 Second World War, 1939-1945DARWIN, NT. 1943-07-01. TROOPS OF 6TH AUSTRALIAN ARMY TROOP COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, LAUNCHING A BOAT ON MANTON DAM DURING THE INSTALLATION OF A BOOM DEFENCE SYSTEM.

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DARWIN, NT. 1943-07-01. MEMBERS OF THE 6TH AUSTRALIAN ARMY TROOP COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, WHO WORKED ON THE BOOM DEFENCE SYSTEM OF MANTON DAM.
DARWIN, NT. 1943-07-01. TROOPS OF 6TH AUSTRALIAN ARMY TROOP COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, LAUNCHING A BOAT ON MANTON DAM DURING THE INSTALLATION OF A BOOM DEFENCE SYSTEM.

DARWIN, NT. 1943-07-01. TROOPS OF 6TH AUSTRALIAN ARMY TROOP COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, LAUNCHING A PUNT ON MANTON DAM DURING THE INSTALLATION OF A BOOM DEFENCE SYSTEM.

DARWIN, NT. 1943-07-01. LOOKING ACROSS MANTON DAM SHOWING PLATFORM CONSTRUCTED BY THE TROOPS OF THE 6TH AUSTRALIAN ARMY TROOP COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS.

DARWIN, NT. 1943-07-01. HAULING BOOM DEFENCE FLOTATION BARRELS INTO POSITION AT MANTON DAM.

DARWIN, NT. 1943-07-01. LAUNCHING A 100 GALLON FLOTATION BARREL FOR THE BOOM DEFENCE SYSTEM AT MANTON DAM. LEFT TO RIGHT: DRIVER JUST, PETTY OFFICER STEWART AND ABLE SEAMAN ROW.

DARWIN, NT, 1943-07-10. TROOPS OF THE 6TH AUSTRALIAN ARMY TROOP C0MPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, HAULING ANTI-AERIAL TORPEDO NET ONTO A LANDING AT MANTON DAM.
