The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
NEW GUINEA. THE ASSAULT ON MOUNT TAMBU. SMOKE BOMBS BURSTING ON THE MOUNTAIN. THESE BOMBS WERE USED TO ENABLE ACCURACY OF FIRE TO BE OBSERVED. (NEGATIVE BY H. DICK).
NEW GUINEA. AN AUSTRALIAN MOUNTAIN GUN BOMBARDING JAPANESE POSITIONS ON MOUNT TAMBU FROM WHICH THE ENEMY WERE DRIVEN, ENABLING ALLIED TROOPS TO ADVANCE ON SALAMAUA. THE POSITION FOR THE GUN, AND A FIE
NEW GUINEA. SGT. CHARLES ROBERTSON OF SOUTH YARRA, VIC., CARRYING MORTAR BOMBS NEAR MOUNT TAMBU. MORTARS WERE EXTENSIVELY USED BY BOTH SIDES IN THE BITTER FIGHTING HERE. (NEGATIVE BY H. DICK).
NEW GUINEA. AMERICAN SOLDIERS WALKING THROUGH THE MUD ON MOUNT TAMBU WITH SUPPLIES OF WATER FOR THEIR MATES FURTHER UP THE MOUNTAIN SIDE. THEIR STEEL HELMETS ENABLE THEN TO CARRY WATER IN ADDITION TO
Mount Tambu, New Guinea. Australian soldiers building an ammunition dump on Mount Tambu to enable Japanese positions on the Mount and the Komiatum Track to be put under fire.
NEW GUINEA. STAFF OF A U.S. PORTABLE HOSPITAL ON MOUNT TAMBU HAVING BREAKFAST. THEY WERE WITHIN 600 YARDS OF THE JAPANESE POSITIONS (NEGATIVE BY H. DICK).
NEW GUINEA. NATIVE CARRIERS AT A LUNCH HOUR HALT AT THE FOOT OF MOUNT TAMBU. (NEGATIVE BY H. DICK).
