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MIRAVASI (MINVASI?), NEW GUINEA. 1943-06-29. TROOPS' TENTS OF 2/4TH AUSTRALIAN FIELD SQUADRON, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, PITCHED UNDER PALM TREES SO AS TO PREVENT DETECTION FROM THE AIR. SEATED IS VX65291 SAPPER R.R. HARLAND.
MIRAVASI (MINVASI?), NEW GUINEA. 1943-06-29. TROOPS OF 2/4TH AUSTRALIAN FIELD SQUADRON, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, FITTING CROSS PIECES INTO POSITION ON GROYNE PILES. FACING CAMERA IS WX16850 SAPPER
MIRAVASI (MINVASI?), NEW GUINEA. 1943-06-29. COOKS AT THE ENGINEERS' CAMP OF THE 2/4TH AUSTRALIAN FIELD SQUADRON, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, NX91567 SAPPER J. HODGE (LEFT) AND MEERO (RIGHT), NATIVE B
MIRAVASI (MINVASI?), NEW GUINEA. 1943-06-29. PILE-DRIVER OF 2/4TH AUSTRALIAN FIELD SQUADRON, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, WITH BARGES BOOMED TOGETHER.
MIRAVASI (MINVASI?), NEW GUINEA. 1943-06-29. TROOPS OF 2/4TH AUSTRALIAN FIELD SQUADRON, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, BOLTING CROSS PIECES TO GROYNE PILES. SUPERVISING OPERATIONS IS WX16984 LANCE-CORPOR
MIRAVASI (MINVASI?), NEW GUINEA. 1943-06-29. THE UNIT'S PILE- DRIVING BARGES WITH TROOPS OF THE 2/4TH AUSTRALIAN FIELD SQUADRON, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, AT WORK CHIPPING THE ENDS OF PILES.
MIRAVASI (MINVASI?), NEW GUINEA. 1943-06-29. CLOSE-UP OF ANCHORING PARTY TETHERING PILE- DRIVER BARGES OF THE 2/4TH AUSTRALIAN FIELD SQUADRON, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS. LEFT TO RIGHT:- WX17388 SAPPE
