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Photograph 053143 Second World War, 1939-1945DARWIN, NT. 1943-07-01. LAUNCHING A 100 GALLON FLOTATION BARREL FOR THE BOOM DEFENCE SYSTEM AT MANTON DAM. LEFT TO RIGHT: DRIVER JUST, PETTY OFFICER STEWART AND ABLE SEAMAN ROW.

The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
DARWIN, NT. 1943-07-01. SHACKLING 100 GALLON FLOTATION BARRELS ONTO "JACK STAY" AT MANTON DAM. LEFT TO RIGHT: ABLE SEAMAN ROW, PETTY OFFICER STEWART AND DRIVER JUST.
DARWIN, NT. 1943-07-01. LAUNCHING A 100 GALLON FLOTATION BARREL FOR THE BOOM DEFENCE SYSTEM AT MANTON DAM. LEFT TO RIGHT: DRIVER JUST, PETTY OFFICER STEWART AND ABLE SEAMAN ROW.

DARWIN, NT. 1943-07-01. CONNECTING "JACK STAY" TO FLOTATION BARRELS ON PLATFORM AT MANTON DAM.

DARWIN, NT. 1943-07-01. FLOTATION BARRELS, BOAT AND TRUCK LOADED WITH "JACK STAY" SEEN FROM THE WALL AT MANTON DAM.

DARWIN, NT. 1943-07-10. FLOTATION BARRELS MOORED ON THE EDGE OF MANTON DAM. NOTE "JACK STAY" FOR ANCHORING FLOTATION BARRELS WHEN THEY ARE ATTACHED TO THE ANTI-AERIAL TORPEDO NET.

DARWIN, NT. 1943-07-01. HAULING BOOM DEFENCE FLOTATION BARRELS INTO POSITION AT MANTON DAM.

DARWIN, NT. 1943-07-10. PARTLY FINISHED BOOM SYSTEM, SHOWING PYLONS ON EACH SIDE OF MANTON DAM AND WIRES HANGING FROM THE "JACK STAYS" FOR ANCHORING THE FLOTATION BARRELS.
