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FINSCHHAFEN AREA, NEW GUINEA. A BULLDOZER TOWS A JEEP CARRYING SUPPLIES IN BOXES AND TINS ACROSS THE QUOJA RIVER AT A CROSSING ON THE MAIN TRACK TO THE FORWARD AREAS FROM FINSCHHAFEN. THE CROSSING HAD BEEN WASHED AWAY THE PREVIOUS NIGHT BY HEAVY FLOOD WATERS. FRONT AND REAR TYRES ON THE JEEP HAVE CHAINS ATTACHED.
FINSCHHAFEN AREA, NEW GUINEA. A BULLDOZER BUILDS UP A CROSSING IN THE QUOJA RIVER ON THE MAIN TRACK TO THE FORWARD AREAS FROM FINSCHHAFEN. THE CROSSING HAD BEEN WASHED AWAY BY HEAVY FLOOD WATERS THE P
Finschhafen, New Guinea. A bulldozer builds up a crossing in the Quoja River on the main track to the forward areas from Finschhafen. The crossing had been washed away by heavy flood waters the previo
Finschhafen Area, New Guinea. Wounded soldiers in the back of the vehicle being evacuated down a boggy Sattelberg track towards Finschhafen by jeeps. Front and rear tyres have chains attached.
Finschhafen Area, New Guinea. Jeeps with heavily laden trailers of supplies in boxes and tins move up the steep boggy track from Finschhafen to Sattelberg.
Finschhafen Area, New Guinea. Jeeps with trailers heavily laden with supplies in boxes and tins move up the steep boggy track from Finschhafen to Sattelberg. Troops helps push the vehicle through the
Aitape, New Guinea. A party of engineers, working nearby, help out a cobber in a jeep, who has become bogged halfway across a stream. Note the chains on the tyres for extra traction.
