The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
350 lbs of gelignite and monobell wired by 12 Commander Royal Engineers (Works) prior to blasting a section of the quarry face at Nine Mile Quarry, Port Moresby.
Three members of 12 Commander Royal Engineers (Works) at a section of the quarry face at Nine Mile Quarry, Port Moresby, before it is blasted by a 350 lb charge of gelignite and monobell. The hill wa
The result after firing a 350 lb charge of gelignite and monobell by the 12 Commander Royal Engineers (Works) at the Nine Mile Quarry, Port Moresby.
The 12 Commander Royal Engineers (Works) firing a 350 lb charge of gelignite and monobell at the Nine Mile Quarry, Port Moresby. The hill was 150 feet higher when civil contractors commenced quarryin
PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. 1943-06-26. SAPPER OF 5TH AUSTRALIAN EMPLOYMENT COMPANY DRILLING BLASTING HOLES IN QUARRY FACE AT THE NINE MILE QUARRY.
PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. 1943-06-26. NINE MILE QUARRY WAS WORKED BY NATIVE LABOUR UNTIL 1942-02, WHEN IT WAS TAKEN OVER BY THE MILITARY FORCES. IT WAS THEN WORKED FOR PERIODS OF ABOUT SIX MONTHS BY E
PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. 1943-06-26. GENERAL VIEW OF THE CRUSHING BATTERY AT THE NINE MILE QUARRY WITH TRANSPORT IN FOREGROUND. THE PLANT AND MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT USED IS THE PROPERTY OF THE AUSTRALI
