015706 Accession Number: 015706
Description
LAE SALAMAUA ISOLATED. PIONEERS WORKING KNEE-DEEP IN MUD AND SLIME CONSTRUCT A ROAD FOR MOTOR TRANSPORT 70 MINUTES AFTER THE AUSTRALIANS HAD LANDED NORTH WEST OF LAE. TO GET A FOUNDATION THE PIONEERS CUT TREE TRUNKS. BULLDOZERS AND CATERPILLAR TRACTORS WENT STRAIGHT INTO THE WORK OF MAKING ROADS, LAYING STEEL MESH STRIPS OVER SOFT EARTH AND TRANSPORTING SUPPLIES.
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Accession Number
015706
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
15 September 1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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