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TARAKAN ISLAND. 4 JUNE 1945. A NETHERLANDS INDIES CIVIL ADMINISTRATION NATIVE USING A PICK TO MAKE A HOLE SO THAT HE CAN CUT THE TOP OUT OF A 44-GALLON OIL DRUM. THE DRUMS ARE BEING USED BY MEMBERS OF 8 AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION SQUADRON, RAAF, TO REPAIR THE ISLAND AIRSTRIP.
TARAKAN ISLAND. 4 JUNE 1945. NATIVES OF THE NETHERLANDS INDIES CIVIL ADMINISTRATION WORKING UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF MEMBERS OF 8 AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION SQUADRON RAAF, CUTTING THE TOPS OFF 44-GALLON OI
TARAKAN ISLAND. 4 JUNE 1945. NATIVES OF THE NETHERLANDS INDIES CIVIL ADMINISTRATION WORKING UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF MEMBERS OF 8 AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION SQUADRON RAAF, FILLING 44-GALLON OIL DRUMS, WHIC
TARAKAN ISLAND. 4 JUNE 1945. NATIVES OF THE NETHERLANDS INDIES CIVIL ADMINISTRATION ABOARD TRUCKS OF 8 AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION SQUADRON, RAAF, WAITING TO BE TAKEN BACK TO THEIR VILLAGES AFTER A DAYS WOR
TARAKAN ISLAND. 4 JUNE 1945. STACKS OF MARSDEN MAT SECTIONS DUMPED ALONG THE SIDE OF THE AIRSTRIP TO BE LAID BY MEMBERS OF 8 AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION SQUADRON, RAAF. WITH THE HELP OF NATIVES OF THE NETHE
TARAKAN ISLAND, 1945-05-25. NATIVE STOREMEN CHECKING STOCKS IN THE STORES SECTION OF THE BPM OIL COMPANY WHICH HAS BEEN TAKEN OVER BY THE NETHERLANDS INDIES CIVIL ADMINISTRATION, WITH A VIEW TO REOPEN
TARAKAN ISLAND, 1945-05-25. LIEUTENANT SOUVERAN, OF THE NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES FORCES, SUPERVISING THE INSTALLATION OF A LARGE JAPANESE MADE PLANING MACHINE IN THE WORKSHOP OF THE BPM OIL COMPANY, WH
