The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Near Loos, France. 7 February 1918. The 3rd Australian Tunnelling Company blowing an experimental trench with explosive which was enclosed in steel tubes three feet long and three inches in diameter and buried underground along the lines market out for the trench. With this explosion thirdy yards of trench is being excavated. See also E04560 and E04562.
Near Loos, France. 7 February 1918. A trench excavated by the 3rd Australian Tunnelling Company by using explosive encased in steel tubes three feel long and three inches in diameter, laid underground
Members of the 3rd Australian Tunnelling Company, standing in two small experimental craters about six feet deep, just blown by an explosive near Loos. Left to right: 1125 J. S. Pettigrew (in crater);
Members of the 3rd Australian Tunnelling Company, sinking a hole with a post hole borer, prior to charging and blowing a small experimental crater, near Loos. Left to right: 5313 Sapper (Spr) T. P. Du
5106 Sapper (Spr) T. Blackburn, and 4518 Spr P. R. Wilson, both cooks of the 3rd Australian Tunnelling Company, preparing dinner in the underground system known as the Hulluch and St Elie Tunnels, nea
Steel shield 3 feet 8 inches wide, x 2 feet 4 inches high, x 3/8 inches thick, through which a round hole 2 1/2 inches in diameter has been placed about two inches above cooling jacket and slightly to
A view of the wire entanglements behind Loos Tower Bridge, with Fosse 15 and Loos Crassier in the background. The 3rd Australian Tunnelling Company (3ATC) were engaged on trench shelter construction
