069447
Photograph 069447 Second World War, 1939-1945TARAKAN ISLAND, BORNEO. 1946. AN ANTI TANK DITCH ALONGSIDE THE ANZAC HIGHWAY WHICH IS PART OF THE ISLAND DEFENCES PREPARED BY THE JAPANESE FORCES.
069460 Accession Number: 069460
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TARAKAN ISLAND, BORNEO. 1946. THE JAPANESE ANTI TANK DITCH ON THE ANZAC HIGHWAY NEAR THE AIRSTRIP SHOWING AN OIL TANK CONNECTED BY A PIPELINE TO THE DITCH WHICH THE JAPANESE FORCES USED TO FIRE THE DITCH DURING THE ALLIED INVASION OF THE ISLAND.
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069460
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