The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Jacquinot Bay, New Britain. Sapper (Spr) Neville Wiggins of Riverstone (left) and Spr Ray Skidmore of Sydney, NSW, wearing gas masks they have been using for diving helmets during the constructional work on a new slipway for barge repairs. These men often work in 30 feet of water for long periods.
Jacquinot Bay, New Britain. Sapper (Spr) Neville Wiggins of Riverstone (left) and Spr Ray Skidmore of Sydney, NSW, holding their gas masks which they have been using for diving helmets during the cons
Jacquinot Bay, New Guinea. Natives working the pumps for Australian sappers who improvised diving helmets from gas masks while building a slipway for barge repairs.
An unidentified native man looks on while NX170988 Spr R Skidmore (standing), and NX79944 Sapper (Spr ) E Nichols, both of the 17th Field Company, prepare to don their improvised diving gear while bui
NX170988 Spr R Skidmore (standing), and NX79944 Sapper (Spr ) E Nichols, both of the 17th Field Company, have their native boys mann the pumps of their improvised diving gear as they move into the wat
KALUMALAGI RIVER, JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-08-12. TROOPS AT 1 INFANTRY TROOPS WORKSHOP WORKING AT THE BEACH SLIPWAY. THE TRUCK WITH THE CRANE IS CARRYING A BOAT TO WORKSHOP FOR REPAIRS.
KALUMALAGI RIVER, JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-08-12. TROOPS AT 1 INFANTRY TROOPS WORKSHOP ERECTING A BARGE GANTRY AT THE BEACH SLIPWAY. THE GANTRY WILL BE USED TO LIFT BARGES FOR REPAIR.
