The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
YANCO, NSW. 1944-01-28. SAWMILL AND RAILWAY SIDING WHERE THE ITALIAN PRISONERS OF WAR OF NO. 15 PRISONER OF WAR CAMP CUT AND LOAD FIREWOOD FOR THE MILITARY UNITS IN THE AREA.
Yanco, NSW. 1944-01-31. Italian prisoners of war (POWs) from No. 15 POW Camp cutting firewood on the unit sawbench at the railway siding. When cut the firewood is supplied to the various Army and Air
Yanco, NSW. 1944-01-31. Italian prisoners of war (POWs) from No. 15 POW Camp using a cross cut saw to cut up a large tree in order to be able to transport it to the sawmill at the railway siding.
Yanco, NSW. 1944-01-31. Italian prisoners of war (POWs) from No. 15 POW Camp felling a large tree. When this tree is split it will be carted to the mill at the railway siding to be cut into firewood.
Yanco, NSW. 1944-01-31. Italian prisoners of war (POWs) from No. 15 POW Camp felling a large tree. When this tree is split it will be carted to the mill at the railway siding to be cut into firewood.
Yanco, NSW. 1944-01-31. Italian prisoners of war (POWs) from No. 15 POW Camp loading firewood logs on to a truck for transport into the mill at the railway siding.
Yanco, NSW. 1944-01-31. Italian prisoners of war (POWs) from No. 15 POW Camp splitting a large log into sizes which they can handle easily before taking the timber into the railway siding sawmill.
