The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Balikpapan, Borneo. Members of 1 Port Construction Company at work building the first pontoon wharf in the area. The vessel in the background is the United States Liberty ship, SS Julien Dubuque, the first Allied vessel to berth in the harbour since the Oboe 2 operation landing by members of 7th Australian Infantry Division.
BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO, 12 JULY 1945. UNITED STATES LIBERTY SHIP, USS JULIEN DUBUQUE, THE FIRST ALLIED VESSEL TO BERTH IN THE HARBOUR SINCE THE OBOE 2 OPERATION LANDING BY MEMBERS OF 7 DIVISION. SHOWN ALO
Balikpapan, Borneo. 1945-08-07. A Bucyrus Erie crane mounted on a pontoon being operated by members of No 1 Australian Port Construction Company during the building of a new northern approach to No 5
BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO, 13 JULY 1945. A UNITED STATES LIBERTY SHIP TIED UP AT THE PONTOON JETTY BUILT BY MEMBERS OF 1 PORT CONSTRUCTION COMPANY.
BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO, 13 JULY 1945. ENGINEERS OF 1 PORT CONSTRUCTION COMPANY REPAIRING THE JETTY SECTION OF THE PONTOON JETTY. IN BACKGROUND IS A UNITED STATES LIBERTY SHIP TIED UP AT THE JETTY.
BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO, 1945-07-03. MEMBERS OF A COMPANY, 2/10 INFANTRY BATTALION, ENJOYING THEIR FIRST BATH AND CLEAN UP AT THE ICE WORKS IN THE OIL REFINERY AREA, SINCE THE OBOE 2 OPERATION LANDING.
BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO, 19 JULY 1945. EIGHT AANS (AUSTRALIAN ARMY NURSING SERVICE) SISTERS, THE FIRST AT BALIKPAPAN SINCE THE OBOE 2 OPERATION LANDING, ARRIVED ON THE 2/2 HOSPITAL SHIP, SS WANGANELLA, TO
