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LIFTING A LOG ONTO A CIRCULAR SAW BENCH AT A SAWMILL, OPERATED BY AN ARMY FORESTRY UNIT UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF AN EXPERIENCED OFFICER, FORMERLY IN THE FORESTRY DEPARTMENT HAS THINNED OUT A FOREST, AND HAS BUILT ROADS OVER THE ROUGH COUNTRY. MOST OF THE MEN IN THE UNIT WERE TIMBER WORKERS IN CIVILIAN LIFE. (NEGATIVE BY H. TURNER).
MEMBERS OF AN ARMY FORESTRY UNIT FELLING TREES IN QUEENSLAND FOR ARMY USE. THIS UNIT, UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF AN EXPERIENCED OFFICER, FORMERLY IN THE FORESTRY DEPARTMENT HAS SUPPLIED THE ARMY WITH FIREW
SNIGGING LOGS TO BE TAKEN TO A SAWMILL OPERATED BY AN ARMY FORESTRY UNIT IN QUEENSLAND. THIS UNIT HAS SUPPLIED THE ARMY WITH FIREWOOD, TENT POLES, BUILDING STUMPS, TELEGRAPH POLES, PILES FOR BUILDING
Lae, New Guinea. 1944-07-26. Natives of Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit (ANGAU) cutting a large log into manageable lengths at the sawmill of 2/3rd Forestry Company in the Busu Forest.
BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, 1944-11-17. PERSONNEL OF THE 2/2ND FORESTRY COMPANY ROLLING A LARGE LOG ONTO THE LOG TROLLEY AT THE UNIT SAWMILL. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL IS:- WX15926 SAPPER V.R. RAPER (1).
BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, 1944-11-17. PERSONNEL OF THE 2/2ND FORESTRY COMPANY LOADING LOGS ONTO TIMBER JINKERS FOR TRANSPORT TO THE UNIT SAWMILL.
DARWIN, NORTHERN TERRITORY, AUSTRALIA. 1944-07-18. PERSONNEL PREPARING A LOG ON THE BREAKING DOWN BENCH AT MCMINN'S SAWMILL WHICH IS OPERATED BY THE 11TH INFANTRY BATTALION AND 11TH WORKS AND PARKS FO
