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Photograph 016200 Second World War, 1939-1945Finschhafen Area, New Guinea. A ferry pontoon being rigged across the Bumi River to transport jeeps and facilitate supplies. Log ramps were placed on the ferry each trip for the run off.

The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
NEW GUINEA. FALL OF LAE. JEEPS BRING SUPPLIES ACROSS A JUNGLE RIVER ON THE ROAD TO LAE.
Finschhafen Area, New Guinea. A ferry pontoon being rigged across the Bumi River to transport jeeps and facilitate supplies. Log ramps were placed on the ferry each trip for the run off.

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-08-08. LOOKING ACROSS THE SWIFTLY FLOWING BUSU RIVER SHOWING THE TEMPORARY LANDING STAGE ON THE OPPOSITE BANK USED BY THE TROOPS OF THE 20TH FIELD COMPANY, TO LAND TIMBER AND OTH

Lae, New Guinea. In a frame made by the open bows of a beach landing craft and giant road-making machinery, artillery and jeeps move out across a beach north-west of Lae. This is some of the equipment

NEW GUINEA. SUPPLIES ON THEIR WAY TO THE FRONT LINE IN NEW GUINEA. JEEPS TOOK THE SUPPLIES TO THE END OF THE ROAD AND FROM THERE NATIVE CARRIERS TRANSPORTED THEM TO FRONT LINES. (NEGATIVE BY H. DICK).

NEW GUINEA. ADVANCE ON LAE. ARTILLERY BEING TOWED ACROSS THE BUREP RIVER ON THE WAY TO LAE.

NEW GUINEA. FALL OF LAE. ARTILLERY PLAYED A BIG PART IN THE FALL OF LAE. DURING THE ADVANCE ARTILLERY WAS HAULED THROUGH JUNGLES AND OVER STREAMS. A BULLDOZER CLEARS A PATH THROUGH THE JUNGLE.
