The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Two Australian naval ratings busy painting flotation buoys. After the buoys have been chipped clean of rust and marine growth, they are repaired and painted, fastened to the net and taken back to the boom defence for further duty. Identified are Ordinary Seaman (OS) B C Banks (left) and H1942 OS Christopher William Cabalzar (right).
The Royal Australian Navy on boom defence duty at Darwin harbour. Two Australian sailors busy painting flotation buoys. After the buoys have been chipped clean of rust and marine growth, they are repa
The Royal Australian Navy on boom defence duty at Darwin Harbour. An anti submarine net, suspended from flotation buoys, is being towed out to a boom in Darwin Harbour.
DARWIN, NT. 1943-07-06. BUOYS AND FLOTATION BARRELS OF DARWIN'S BOOM DEFENCE SYSTEM. HEAVY TIDAL FLOW IS SHOWN BY THE WAY THE FLOTATION BARRELS ARE CARRIED AWAY FROM THE LINE OF BUOYS.
The Royal Australian Navy on boom defence duty at Darwin harbour. An unidentified Australian sailor watches as a string of buoys supporting a boom defence net are being towed into the net area of Darw
The Royal Australian Navy on boom defence duty at Darwin harbour. A Bar Class boom working vessel, possibly HMAS Karangi, engaged on repairs to the anti submarine net. The sailors are working on one o
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) on boom defence duty at Darwin harbour. Unidentified RAN riggers, working from a Bar class, boom defence vessel, securing buoys at the boom defence line, prior to comme
