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ABOARD A MINESWEEPER AROUND AUSTRALIAN COAST - RAKING THE FIRE IN ONE OF THE BOILER FURNACES. THE STOKERS WORK IS ALL IMPORTANT IN A WARSHIP WHICH MUST BE ALWAYS READY FOR ACTION DEMANDING HIGHER SPEEDS. NAVY. MINESWEEPING. (NEGATIVE BY C. BOTTOMLEY).
ABOARD A MINESWEEPER AROUND AUSTRALIAN COAST - A BRIEF RESPITE AFTER A HEAVY DAY'S WORK. THE CAPTAIN SHOWS KEEN INTEREST IN A GAME OF DRAUGHTS BETWEEN HIS NAVIGATOR AND CHIEF ENGINEER. NAVY. MINESWEEP
ABOARD A MINESWEEPER AROUND AUSTRALIAN COAST - A HEARTY MEAL AFTER A DAYS HARD WORK. THESE MEN ARE PRACTICALLY CONTINUALLY AT SEA ENDEAVOURING TO KEEP OUR SEA LANES FREE OF ENEMY MINES. NAVY. MINESWEE
ABOARD A MINESWEEPER AROUND THE AUSTRALIAN COAST - SOME OF THE TROOP SHOWS THEIR EAGERNESS TO PARTAKE OF A TASTY FROM THE GALLEY. NAVY. MINESWEEPING. (NEGATIVE BY C. BOTTOMLEY).
ABOARD A MINESWEEPER AROUND AUSTRALIAN COAST - A GAME OF HOUSIE BEFORE TURNING IN. SAILORS MAKE THE MOST OF THEIR REST PERIODS AS THEY ARE LIABLE TO BE CALLED TO ACTION STATIONS AT ANY MOMENT DURING W
ABOARD A MINESWEEPER AROUND AUSTRALIAN COAST - "PIPE DOWN" IN THE NAVY MEANS "TURNING IN" FOR THE NIGHT. THESE HAPPY YOUNG RATINGS ARE TYPICAL OF THE MEN THAT ARE FIGHTING THE SEA WAR ROUND THE AUST.
ABOARD A MINESWEEPER AROUND THE AUSTRALIAN COAST - AN OREPESA FLOAT BEING HAULED ABOARD AT THE COMPLETION OF OPERATIONS. THESE FLOATS ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE GEAR WHICH ENABLES A SHIP TO SWEEP FOR
