The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Karawop, New Guinea. 1945. Water for the use of troops operating in the Cape Karawop area is pumped from a creek into collapsible canvas containers from which jeeps and other water carriers are filled. The jeep right, no. 74842, is about to have a tank in its trailer filled. Private (Pte) J. McCormick of Newcastle, NSW, is standing on the trailer and Pte N. Skipton, stands beside.
Karawop, New Guinea. 1945. Private (Pte) J. McCormick of Newcastle, NSW (centre) adds some chloride to water, pumped from a creek in the Cape Karawop area to purify it for use by the troops. Pte N. Sk
Karawop, New Guinea. 1945. Sapper J. Evans of Newcastle, NSW, adjusting the pump head in a small creek from which water is drawn to provide supplies to troops operating in the Cape Karawop area.
Palestine. c. 1917. Horse drawn carts with water tanks are filled from a river, possibly by members of the 5th Light Horse Brigade. Note the large canvas containers on the edge of the water and the pu
WOODFORD, QLD. 1942-07. THE 7TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISIONAL MOBILE LAUNDRY AND FORWARD DE CONTAMINATION UNIT IS ENTIRELY SELF CONTAINED; WHEN THE NORMAL WATER SUPPLY IS NOT AVAILABLE, WATER IS PUMPED FROM A
LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-12-12. A NATIVE ASSISTANT SUPPLIED BY ANGAU TO THE ARMY CANTEENS SERVICE SOFT DRINK FACTORY IN THE LAE BASE SUB-AREA, STANDS IN A SPRING FED CREEK. HE HAS CLEARED THE WATER INTAK
Two soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), wash jeeps in a creek or dam in Korea. Note the low stone wall dividing the water. Jeep number 155258 is nearest to the cam
