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FINSCHHAFEN AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-11. RECENT HEAVY RAINS WASHED AWAY THE BRIDGE OVER THE BUMI RIVER, SO UNTIL A NEW BRIDGE CAN BE BUILT BY THE 2/3RD AUSTRALIAN FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, ALL TRAFFIC MUST BE TAKEN ACROSS THE RIVER BY MEANS OF A PONTOON BRIDGE OR BARGE. THIS PHOTOGRAPH SHOWS MEMBERS OF THE 2/3RD AUSTRALIAN ANTI-MALARIAL CONTROL UNIT CROSSING THE RIVER.
BUMI RIVER, FINSCHHAFEN AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-24. A PILE BEING HAULED INTO POSITION FOR DRIVING DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF A BRIDGE ACROSS THE BUMI RIVER BY ENGINEERS OF THE 2/3RD AUSTRALIAN FIELD
BUMI RIVER, FINSCHHAFEN AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-24. A PILE BEING HAULED INTO POSITION FOR DRIVING DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF A BRIDGE ACROSS THE BUMI RIVER BY ENGINEERS OF THE 2/3RD AUSTRALIAN FIELD
BUMI RIVER, FINSCHHAFEN AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-24. A PILE BEING HAULED INTO POSITION FOR DRIVING DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF A BRIDGE ACROSS THE BUMI RIVER BY ENGINEERS OF THE 2/3RD AUSTRALIAN FIELD
BUMI RIVER, FINSCHHAFEN AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-24. PILE DRIVER FRAME BEING TRUED UP IN PREPARATION FOR THE DRIVING OF PILES FOR A BRIDGE ACROSS THE BUMI RIVER BY ENGINEERS OF THE 2/3RD AUSTRALIAN F
NEW GUINEA. FINSCHHAFEN AREA. AFTER HEAVY RAIN MANY BRIDGES WERE WASHED AWAY IMPOSING HEAVY TASKS ON OUR TROOPS. A FERRY PONTOON IS SHOWN BEING RIGGED TO TRANSPORT JEEPS ACROSS THE BUMI RIVER. TROOPS
LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-08-09. AUSTRALIAN AND AMERICAN TROOPS CROSSING THE FIRST SPAN OF THE NEW BRIDGE ACROSS THE BUTIBUM RIVER WHICH IS BEING BUILT BY THE 20TH FIELD COMPANY, TO REPLACE THE OLD WOODEN
