The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Looking across the harbour to the Thursday Island township. This was the destination for a small party of Royal Australian Artillery and Royal Australian Engineers, the recently formed Darwin Detachment, on their way to Darwin from Sydney. They dismantled military buildings for future re-erection in Darwin, which was only partially implemented.
Looking across the harbour from the Thursday Island township. This was the destination for a small party of Royal Australian Artillery and Royal Australian Engineers, the recently formed Darwin Detach
Members of the Royal Australian Engineers and Royal Australian Artillery, Darwin Detachment, dismantling barracks buildings. Members of the Royal Australian Engineers and Royal Australian Artillery, D
A garrison building, probably built in the 1890s, being dismantled. It was to be re-erected at Darwin but this was only partially implemented. The roof and second storey of the building have already b
Members of the Royal Australian Engineers and Royal Australian Artillery, Darwin Detachment, standing on the roof trusses of a barracks block in the process of dismantling it. One officer and six engi
The two bridges across the St Quentin Canal at Bellinglise, built by the Royal Engineers. The trestle bridge was rebuilt from the old one which had been only partially destroyed by the enemy in his re
Buildings at Larrakeyah Barracks taken from South South East. By 1937 the Barracks was completed, but the garrison numbered only 50. Construction of coastal defences at Emery Point was undertaken afte
