The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Shimogahara, Japan. 1948-06-04. A Japanese worker stacking pine saplings in drums ready to be fired in an oven for charcoal which is then used in BCOF blacksmiths shops.
Shimogahara, Japan. 1948-06-04. Two Japanese workers at BCOF farm, one stacking charcoal while the other cleans out the oven after the pine saplings have been fired in it. The resulting charcoal is us
Shimogahara, Japan. 1948-06-04. Drums of phosphates and fertilisers imported from Australia for use on BCOF farm.
Shimogahara, Japan. 1948-06-04. VX17870 Sergeant J. P. Heavey of Melbourne, a member of the BCOF farm staff, inspecting a dam that is filled by an overflow from the reservoir. It can be used for domes
Shimogahara, Japan. 1948-06-04. An elevated view of BCOF farm buildings in a fertile valley.
Shimogahara, Japan. 1948-06-04. VX17870 Sergeant J. P. Heavey of Melbourne, a member of the BCOF farm staff, inspects the reservoir intake, above the dam. The water can be used for domestic purposes a
Shimogahara, Japan. 1948-06-04. VX17870 Sergeant J. P. Heavey of Melbourne supervising Japanese men hoeing beans at the BCOF farm. In the foreground is some of the dwarf bamboo which proved difficult
