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PORT MORESBY, PAPUA, 1944-03-21. MEMBERS OF NO.3 PLATOON, 2/16TH FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, PUTTING BRACES FOR WHARF SUPPORT INTO POSITION DURING THE BUILDING OF A NAVAL OILING WHARF. THE CRANE BEING USED IS MOUNTED ON A STEEL BARGE. SHOWN ARE: VX100071 LIEUTENANT J.R. DUNNE (1); A WAR ARTIST WITH THE RANK OF LIEUTENANT (2); NX174039 SAPPER G.E. LOCK (3); VX23335 SAPPER R.T. MORRISON (4); VX36502 SAPPER R.H. COTTELL (5).
PORT MORESBY, PAPUA, 1944-03-21. SX8649 SAPPER K. HARRIS (1), OF THE 2/16TH FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, ALONGSIDE A COMPRESSOR PLANT ON A PONTOON. THE PLANT IS USED FOR DRILLS ON A NEW
PORT MORESBY, PAPUA, 1944-03-21. A GENERAL VIEW OF THE NEW NAVAL OILING WHARF UNDER CONSTRUCTION BY THE 2/16TH FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS.
PORT MORESBY, PAPUA, 1944-03-21. VX31032 LANCE-CORPORAL C.G. GREEN (1), OF THE 2/16TH FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, TRIMMING A BRACING BEAM USED FOR WHARF SUPPORT IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF A
PORT MORESBY, PAPUA, 1944-03-21. VX84814 SAPPER J.L. KENNEDY (1) AND VX48143 SAPPER A.D. ROWE (2), MEMBERS OF NO.3 PLATOON, 2/16TH FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, DRILLING HOLES AND HAMMERI
PORT MORESBY, PAPUA, 1944-03-21. MEMBERS OF THE 2/16TH FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, FIXING THE DECKING OF A NEW NAVAL OIL WHARF INTO POSITION WITH CROWBARS. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE: VX8
NANTAMBU, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-07-26. SAPPERS OF A DETACHMENT, 53 PORT CRAFT COMPANY, REPAIRING UNDER WATER GEAR ON THE BARGE AB1236. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- CORPORAL J.P. KELLY (1); SAPPER J.R. STEWA
