The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
This work was created when Dargie spent 16 days in December 1942 with the 15 Repair and Salvage Unit (RSU), Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). The natives are from a near-by village are inefficient helpers. Their honesty was also questionable in this case, as, overnight, various pieces of equipment of the plane were stolen.
Papuans are shown assisting moving a new aeroplane engine on a vessel for transportation. This was intended as a pencil study for a larger painting. This work was created when Dargie spent 16 days i
A view onto the Auro River in New Guinea, showing an RAAF salvage launch. A young New Guinea boy is pictured in the foregrond. This work was created when Dargie spent 16 days in December 1942 with t
Watercolour sketch of Papuans launching small vessels off the beach, while soldiers sit, or stand on the beach looking on. As Dargie noted, "There was an American listening post here [Otomata Point]