The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A group of four members of the Australian forestry unit manually saw the felled wood into smaller pieces for transport. Two men saw the wood while one holds the log in place and the other is lining up the next log along the skids.
A figure stands in front of a saw mill preparing a log in preparation for rail transport. The 3rd Coy, Australian Forestry Unit based in Canonbie, Dumfrieshire, Scotland is situated in close proximity
Australian Forestry Units working in Dumfriesshire in Scotland move felled and cut wood which are then loaded onto trucks and transported to the saw mill for further processing. The use of skids or p
Depicts felled trees and shelter in the forests of Scotland, where Australian Forestry Units were stationed during the Second World War. Sheila Hawkins visited Scotland on two-weeks' leave from her jo
Depicts members of the 2nd Australian Imperial Force, Royal Australian Engineers, Forestry Units, moving felled logs in the snow. The artist inscribed on the work that this was the workers' "first sno
A group of figures, participating in a church parade, march down a Scottish street with buildings to one side and trees to the other. A view of the countryside is evident above the parade. The men de
Three members of 3 Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) participating in training exercises. From the shelter of a foxhole an unidentified man (left) prepares to drop a shell into the tube
