The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Shows Centurion main battle tank and recovery vehicles on the deck of the Landing Craft Tank (LCT) Balikpapan. The ship under way at sea. Unloading vehicles. Shots of various parts of the ship including the galley, mess, engine room, bridge etc.
The first six scenes cover the arrival of eight Australian Army nursing service sisters from the 2/2nd Australian Hospital Ship Wanganella. These sisters were the first army sisters to land at Balikpa
BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO. 1945-07-07. THESE RAAF AIRMEN MADE SURE THEY WOULD GET ASHORE WITH DRY FEET BY RIDING ON TOP OF ONE OF THE HEAVY VEHICLES MAKING ITS WAY TO THE SHORE AFTER BEING UNLOADED FROM A LA
Landing Ship Tank (LSTs) beaching and unloading; directed by RANVR Sub Lieutenant. On beach with two-way radiophone. General shots of military traffic on the Vasey Highway and three aerial shots. Wrec
WEWAK BEACH, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-18. LANDING CRAFT, TANK (LCT) LINED UP ON THE BEACHHEAD WITH VARIOUS SUPPLY CRAFT IN HARBOUR IN BACKGROUND. THE LIBERTY SHIP SAM FOYLE (IN BACKGROUND) BROUGHT 9,000 TO
Long shot panorama of harbour - many Landing craft moored along the wharf. A game of deck hockey aboard HMAS Manoora. Long shot views of islands. Me exercising throwing medicine ball on ship's deck
AT SEA, EN ROUTE TO BALIKPAPAN. 28 JUNE 1945. MEMBERS OF 7 DIVISION ATTENDING RAFT DRILL ABOARD LANDING SHIP, TANK (LST) 938 DURING THE JOURNEY TO BALIKPAPAN FOR THE OBOE 2 OPERATION. A GENERAL VIEW O
