The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
BRISBANE, QLD. 1943-11-08. AN AIRCRAFT SALVAGE BARGE NEARING COMPLETION AT THE SHIPYARDS OF DRYSDALE AND RIDGWAY AT KANGAROO POINT. 250 TONS OF STEEL ARE USED IN THEIR CONSTRUCTION AND THEY WILL CARRY 15,000 GALLONS OF FRESH WATER. THIS LARGE VOLUME OF WATER IS NEEDED TO WASH THE SALT FROM SALVAGED AIRCRAFT.
BRISBANE, QLD. 1943-11-08. AIRCRAFT SALVAGE BARGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT THE SHIPYARDS OF DRYSDALE AND RIDGWAY, KANGAROO POINT. THESE BARGES, WHEN COMPLETED, ARE FITTED WITH A 30 TON CRANE AND HAVE SUF
BRISBANE, QLD. 1943-11-08. AIRCRAFT SALVAGE BARGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT THE SHIPYARDS OF DRYSDALE AND RIDGWAY, KANGAROO POINT. THESE BARGES, WHEN COMPLETED, ARE FITTED WITH A 30 TON CRANE AND HAVE SUF
BRISBANE, QLD. 1943-11-08. WORKMEN OF DRYSDALE AND RIDGWAY, SHIPBUILDERS, KANGAROO POINT, ENGAGED IN FITTING THE 30 TON CRANE ON AN AIRCRAFT SALVAGE BARGE.
Lae, New guinea. 1944-06-18. A member of 17 Technical Maintenance Unit working on an incinerator still under construction using material salvaged from a Japanese wreck. It will dispose of food scraps,
Section of Hartley, Anglo-Iranian, Siemens (HAIS), lead, 3 inch underwater fuel supply pipe-line made up from lead pipe wrapped with two layers of paper tape, one of cotton, four layers of steel tape
Section of 3 inch HAIS pipeline converted to an ashtray. This short section of pipe has been converted to an ashtray by having a metal dish inserted into the top and thick red felt stuck to the base.
