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Cairns, Qld. c.1944. Two members of the RAN, Tom ? and an officer, fit detonators to coils of cable on the deck of a barge moored at the wharf. The cable and associated mines are to be laid in the water out of Cairns harbour. (Original housed in AWM Archive Store)
Argus A3 35mm camera with a pop out 50mm f4 anastigmat lens. The top of the camera has a hot shoe adaptor and on the back is an f stop calculator consisting of a series of rotating discs. The modular
Cairns, Qld. c.1944. Two members of the RAN, Tom ? and an officer, fit detonators to coils of cable on the deck of a barge moored at the wharf. The cable and associated mines are to be laid in the wat
Cairns, Qld. c.1944. Lieutenant Thynne, RAN, inspects cable fitted with detonators on a barge moored at the wharf. The cable and associated mines are to be laid in waters off Cairns harbour. (Original
Cairns, Qld. c.1944. Members of the RAN prime a large mine on board a barge moored at a wharf. They are preparing the mine and associated cable fitted with detonators to be laid in waters outside Cair
Cairns, Qld. c.1944. ? Hall, a member of the RAN, stands in the hull of a barge as cable is loaded onto its deck. The cable is fitted with detonators which, with mines, are to be laid in the water out
Cairns, Qld. c.1944. Members of the RAN guide a large mine being lowered by a crane into the water out from the harbour. Note the large coils of cable fitted with detonators at their feet on the deck
Cairns, Qld. c.1944. Officers and wiremen of the RAN standing amongst cable on a mine laying plant. The mine in the background and the cable fitted with detonators were being laid off the harbour. (Or
