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DUMPU, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-06. NATIVES EMPLOYED BY THE 18TH AUSTRALIAN ANTI-MALARIAL CONTROL UNIT DUSTING AN AREA WITH DDT POWDER IN AN EFFORT TO KILL THE MALARIAL MOSQUITO. QX44074 SERGEANT A. F. SMITH, WHO IS IN CHARGE OF THE OPERATION, CAN BE SEEN ON THE LEFT. THIS METHOD IS USED ON GRASS COVERED SWAMPY AREAS WHERE OIL CANNOT BE USED.
DUMPU, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-06. NATIVES EMPLOYED BY THE 18TH AUSTRALIAN ANTI-MALARIAL CONTROL UNIT DUSTING AN AREA WITH DDT POWDER IN AN EFFORT TO KILL THE MALARIAL MOSQUIO. THIS METHOD IS USED ON GRAS
DUMPU, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-06. QX44074 SERGEANT A. F. SMITH OF THE 18TH AUSTRALIAN ANTI-MALARIAL CONTROL UNIT FILLING A ROTARY BLOWER WITH DDT POWDER. THIS DRY POWDER IS SUBSTITUTED FOR OIL ON GRASS C
DUMPU, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-06. A NATIVE EMPLOYED BY THE 18TH AUSTRALIAN ANTI-MALARIAL CONTROL UNIT OPERATING A ROTARY BLOWER FULL OF DDT POWDER DURING AN ANTI MALARIAL CAMPAIGN IN THE AREA.
DUMPU, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-06. NATIVES EMPLOYED BY THE 18TH AUSTRALIAN ANTI-MALARIAL CONTROL UNIT FILLING THEIR KNAPSACK SPRAYS WITH MOSQUITO KILLING SPRAY.
DUMPU, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-06. WX19503 CORPORAL J. M. SAFE OF THE 18TH AUSTRALIAN ANTI-MALARIAL CONTROL UNIT SUPERVISING A GANG OF NATIVES WHO ARE DIGGING TRENCHES TO DRAIN SWAMPY AREAS WHERE THE MOSQ
DUMPU, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-06. A TEAM OF NATIVE BOYS EMPLOYED BY THE 18TH AUSTRALIAN ANTI-MALARIAL CONTROL UNIT SETTING OUT FOR THEIR DAYS WORK SPRAYING ALL MOSQUITO BREEDING PLACES WITH A SPECIAL OIL
