The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Soputa, Papua. 21 December 1942. Warrant Officer Class 1 D. L. Rintel (left), an Official War Photographer of the Military History Section, examines somewhat quizzically, a cluster of fruit that has been lowered from the top of a tall tree in a jungle near Soputa.
Soputa, Papua. 21 December 1942. Scene in the jungle near Soputa. The soldier on the left examines the cluster of fruit attached to the trunk of the tree, while the second soldier look to the top of t
Soputa, Papua. 21 December 1942. Two soldiers rest in the shade after a tough hike through the jungle near Soputa.
Soputa, Papua. December 1942. The bottom of a ladder leading to an observation post at the top of a very tall tree in the jungle forward of Soputa.
Soputa, Papua. 21 December 1942. An Australian soldier holding his rifle is snapped in a happy mood in the jungle near Soputa.
Soputa, Papua. 21 December 1942. A Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) Post, market by a banner, set up in a jungle clearing near Soputa.
Soputa, Papua. 21 December 1942. A happy quintet of Australian Imperial Force (AIF) personnel photographed in the jungle of Papua.
