The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Yamil No. 2, Maprick Area, New Guinea. 10 July 1945. One of the natives cutting the tall kunai grass on the airstrip, so that light aircraft could land to bring in supplies and take out wounded.
Yamil No. 1, Maprick Area, New Guinea. 10 July 1945. An old native man helps level the airstrip. The only tools used in making the strip were, shovels and picks, and short knives for cutting tall kuna
Yamil No. 1, Maprick Area, New Guinea. 10 July 1945. A DH82 Tiger Moth aircraft, the first plane to land on the new airstrip bringing in medical supplies of penicillin and blood serum.
RAMU VALLEY, NEW GUINEA, 1943-10-01. NATIVES CUTTING KUNAI GRASS ON THE RUNWAYS OF THE NEW AIRSTRIP. TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT WING IN THE FOREGROUND.
Yamil No. 2, Maprick Area, New Guinea. 10 July 1945. A Japanese who tried to hinder the natives while they were working on the airstrip was killed by Private L. (Curly) Belleville of Mildura, Vic. Pte
Yamil No. 1, Maprick Area, New Guinea. 10 July 1945. Natives up a tree trunk are building a hut to be used as a native hospital.
Yamil No. 2, Maprick Area, New Guinea. 10 July 1945. Wounded being carried by native boys on bush stretcher after attack on Japanese position.
