The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
LUTONG, BORNEO, 6 JULY 1945. CRAFTSMAN S W COFFEY, 118 BRIGADE WORKSHOPS, USING AN OXY ACETYLENE CUTTING TORCH TO CUT A HOLE IN A 1,750,000 GALLON WATER TANK. THE WATER IN THE TANK WAS ONLY THREE FEET DEEP BUT ESTIMATED CONTENT WAS 150,000 GALLONS. THE TANK WAS TOO HIGH TO PERMIT PUMPING OVER THE SIDE, HENCE THE HOLE.
BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO. 1945-08-08. SAPPER M.C. ZUBRINICH, WELDER OF 1ST PORT CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, USING AN OXY ACETYLENE CUTTING TORCH TO CUT HALF INCH MILD STEEL PLATE TO BE USED FOR THE REPAIR OF ONE
LAE, NEW GUINEA, 1944-03-24. MEMBERS OF THE 2/125TH BRIGADE WORKSHOP ATTACHED TO THE 7TH DIVISION PICTURED USING EQUIPMENT. QX14091 CORPORAL J. H. GAY (1), IN THE BACKGROUND, ELECTRICALLY ARC WELDS A
SYDNEY, NSW 1945-01-09. VX80675 CRAFTSMAN H. L. GRANT CUTTING A STRIP OF METAL WITH AN OXYACETYLENE TORCH AT THE 1ST AUSTRALIAN WATER CRAFT WORKSHOPS, CHOWDER BAY.
Brass oxy-acetylene cutting torch, lever activated, with adjustable rollers on steel keepers near the nozzle. The twin input pipes have a on-off lever, and a mixture wheel. Japanese oxy-acetylene
An unidentified soldier attends to one of a pair of water condensers. Note the shell hole near the top. As part of preparations for the winter, the condensing plant was installed to ensure a daily sup
Brass oxy-acetylene welding torch with two input pipes, two adjusting wheels and a on-off valve at the base. There is a Japanese maker's plate near the base which has the initials T Y. Japanese oxy-