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BARGES HILL, CENTRAL BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-06-26. A FUNICULAR RAILWAY IS BEING CONSTRUCTED BY 23 FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, TO CARRY EQUIPMENT UP OVER THE HILL. HERE, THEY ARE LIFTING AN ENGINE OUT OF A JEEP FOR MANHANDLING OVER THE RIDGE. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- GNR K. URWIN (1); BDR N. HEALEY, 2 MOUNTAIN BATTERY (2); WO 2 R.C. BROGAN (3).
BARGES HILL, CENTRAL BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-06-26. A FUNICULAR RAILWAY IS BEING CONSTRUCTED BY 23 FIELD COMPANY ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, TO CARRY EQUIPMENT UP OVER THE HILL. HERE, THEY ARE LIFTING AN E
BARGES HILL, CENTRAL BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-06-26. GNR K. URWIN (1) AND L-BDR N. HEALEY (2), MEMBERS OF 2 MOUNTAIN BATTERY DISMANTLING JEEPS FOR TRANSPORTATION OVER THE RIDGE TO THE ROAD HEAD BY A FUNICUL
BARGES HILL, CENTRAL BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-06-26. TRUCKS ON THE WAY UP THE FUNICULAR RAILWAY WHICH IS BEING CONSTRUCTED BY 23 FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, TO CARRY EQUIPMENT UP OVER BARGES
BARGES HILL, CENTRAL BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-06-26. THE BEGINNING OF THE FUNICULAR RAILWAY BEING CONSTRUCTED BY 23 FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, WHICH TRANSPORTS SUPPLIES OVER THE RIDGE TO FOR
BARGES HILL, CENTRAL BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-06-26. THE FUNICULAR RAILWAY BEING CONSTRUCTED BY 23 FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, WHICH TRANSPORTS SUPPLIES OVER THE RIDGE TO FORWARD TROOPS. THIS
BARGES HILL, CENTRAL BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-06-26. A FUNICULAR RAILWAY IS BEING CONSTRUCTED BY 23 FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, TO CARRY EQUIPMENT UP OVER THE HILL. SHOWN IS THE TUBULAR SCAFF
