The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
'Fill her up here a little', says 3/5858 Lance Corporal Tong Jordan, of Melbourne, Vic (left), 4 Troop, Royal Australian Engineers, as he directs a grader with a machete, during operations to improve and lengthen the Auster airstrip at Sungei Siput. Integrated with 11th Independent Field Squadron Royal Engineers, 4 Troop are working against time to get the job completed. A caterpiller crawler tractor with attached scraper is in the background.
With raised arm and mud up to his ankles, 3/5858 Lance Corporal Tong Jordan, of Melbourne, Vic (right), 4 Troop, Royal Australian Engineers, directs a grader during the Auster airstrip construction op
Heavy construction vehicles from 4 Troop, Royal Australian Engineers, 11th Independent Field Squadron, Royal Engineers, on the move as they improve the Auster air strip at Sungei Siput. From the left
1/3762 Sapper (Spr) Ronnie Snow, of Brisbane, Qld, 4 Troop, Royal Australian Engineers, 11th Independent Field Squadron, Royal Engineers, drives a Caterpillar crawler tractor (Army registration number
With their trousers rolled up and working with machetes to cut down the tangle of undergrowth, Corporal Tony Jordan, of Melbourne, Vic (left), 4 Troop Royal Australian Engineers and Sapper Bill Farrel
'It will take us that way', says 5/834 Sergeant Rex Coverley, of Perth, WA (left), to 3/3352 Lance Corporal Keith (Doc) Everett, of Colac, Vic (right) as they take reduced levels with their theodolite
2/10763 Sapper (Spr) Gordon Tanswell, of Liverpool, NSW, 4 Troop, Royal Australian Engineers, 11th Independent Field Squadron, Royal Engineers, prepares a stew on an outdoor field cooker in the shade
