The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-03. WX8229 LIEUTENANT J.A. PRESCOTT (1). 19TH LINES OF COMMUNICATION SIGNALS, CHECKING A SUBMARINE AND JUNGLE CABLE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE MARKHAM RIVER AT CUTOVER POINT.
LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-03. NX86574 SIGNALMAN R. BYRNE (1), AND WX8229 CAPTAIN J.A. PRESCOTT (2), MEMBERS OF THE 19TH LINES OF COMMUNICATION SIGNALS ALONGSIDE THE LAE TELEPHONE ROUTE ON THE NADZAB RO
LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-03. WX8229 CAPTAIN J.A. PRESCOTT (1), 19TH LINES OF COMMUNICATION SIGNALS CLIMBS A TREE 70 FEET HIGH USING 10 INCH STEEL PEGS EMBEDDED IN THE TRUNK. THE MAST SUPPORTS WIRES CR
LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-03. THE TEMPORARY CAMP SITE OF THE 19TH LINES OF COMMUNICATION SIGNALS AND THE 22ND EMPLOYMENT COMPANY AT LABU INLET, LAE BASE SUB-AREA. THE BACKGROUND IS TYPICAL OF THE JUNGL
LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-03. THE MORESBY-LAE JUNGLE CARRIER LINE WHICH IS SUPERVISED AND MAINTAINED BY THE 19TH LINES OF COMMUNICATION SIGNALS.
Lae, New Guinea. 1944-04-03. The platform high up on this tree was used for the inspection of a two inch steel cable carrying copper communication wires from Port Moresby. The cable was maintained by
LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-03. MEMBERS OF THE 19TH LINES OF COMMUNICATION SIGNALS OUTSIDE THE LAE CARRIER TERMINAL HUT WHICH JOINS THE JUNGLE TELEGRAPH LINE BETWEEN LAE AND PORT MORESBY.
