The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
CAIRNS, NORTH QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA. 1944-08-30. PERSONNEL OF THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY, THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS AND THE AUSTRALIAN ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS OF THE 6TH DIVISION CONDUCTING TRIALS OF A PILOT MODEL TRUCK TRACKED 1 TON IN ORDER TO FIND THE BEST VEHICLE OF THAT TYPE FOR ACTIVE SERVICE CONDITIONS. FOR A COMPARISON TEST A TD9 TRACTOR WAS SUBMITTED TO THE SAME TESTS. AFTER TESTING THE VEHICLE IN SOFT SAND ON THE BEACH AND IN LIGHT SCRUB AND OVER MARSHY GROUND, THEY WERE FURTHER TESTED OVER TIDAL MUD FLATS. AFTER THE FINAL TEST, CARRYING A LOAD OF ONE TON, THE LOAD WAS REMOVED AND THE VEHICLES WERE DRIVEN STRAIGHT OUT OVER THE TIDAL MUD FLATS IN ORDER TO FIND OUT HOW FAR THEY WOULD PENETRATE THE MUD AREA. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TRUCK TRACKED 1 TON WAS ABLE TO VENTURE MUCH FARTHER OUT THAT THAN TD9 TRACTOR. THIS PHOTOGRAPH SHOWS THE TRUCK TRACKED 1 TON MAKING THE UNLOADED TEST
CAIRNS, NORTH QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA. 1944-08-30. PERSONNEL OF THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY, THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS AND THE AUSTRALIAN ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS OF THE 6TH DIVISION
CAIRNS, NORTH QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA. 1944-08-30. PERSONNEL OF THE R ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY, THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS AND THE AUSTRALIAN ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS OF THE 6TH DIVISIO
CAIRNS, NORTH QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA. 1944-08-30. PERSONNEL OF THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY, THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS AND THE AUSTRALIAN ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS OF THE 6TH DIVISION
CAIRNS, QLD. 1944-08-30. PERSONNEL OF THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY, THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS AND THE AUSTRALIAN ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS OF THE 6TH DIVISION CONDUCTING TRIALS OF A P
CAIRNS, NORTH QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA. 1944-08-30. PERSONNEL OF THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY, THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS AND THE AUSTRALIAN ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS OF THE 6TH DIVISION
CAIRNS, NORTH QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA. 1944-08-30. PERSONNEL OF THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY, THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS AND THE AUSTRALIAN ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS OF THE 6TH DIVISION
