The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
The camouflaged concealed entrance to the underground Headquarters of the 9th Division. The facility was formerly used by the Italians for the storage of ammunition and general stores. 9th Division Headquarters occupied four large chambers each located 150 feet into the hillside from the cliff face. The chambers and interconnecting tunnels were constructed from stone and concrete.
The camouflaged entrance to 9th Division Headquarters seen from inside the camouflage netting. Thousands of square yards of netting were used to camouflage the face of the escarpment under which the H
France. 1944-07. A large concrete structure in the Pas de Calais area believed to be connected with Germany's threatened use of long range rockets was attacked in daylight on 1944-07-17 with 12,000 po
TOBRUK, NORTH AFRICA. 1943-06-01. SKETCHES BY MEMBERS OF HEADQUARTERS, 9TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION SIGNALS, OF THEIR UNDERGROUND QUARTERS IN AN ESCARPMENT AT FORT SOLARO. PART OF THESE UNDERGROUND QUARTER
The site of the billets in the back area at Bracquemont and Noeux les Mines, occupied continuously for two years by the headquarters of the 3rd Australian Tunnelling Company. The chalk spoil heaps wer
ETA JIMA, JAPAN. 1947-04-11. A TRAINLOAD OF AMMUNITION AT AN ENTRANCE OF AN UNDERGROUND CAVE THAT WAS USED FOR STORAGE OF ARMY AND AIR FORCE AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVES AT THE BCOF BASE AMMUNITION DEPOT
The entrance to the Advanced Headquarters of the Nos 1 and 4 sections of the 3rd Australian Tunnelling Company, in the Hulluch underground system. The Hulluch underground system was a huge subway tha
