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LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-08-08. TRUCKS PULLING THE "FLYING FOX" CARRIAGE BACK ACROSS THE BUSU RIVER DURING THE BUILDING OF A PERMANENT BRIDGE BY TROOPS OF THE 30TH FIELD COMPANY. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- VX130525 LANCE CORPORAL K. DOWN (1); VX130524 CORPORAL A.W. DOWN (2); VX135175 SAPPER D.H. TUDOR (3).
LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-08-08. TROOPS OF THE 20TH FIELD COMPANY, USING A "FLYING FOX" TO TRANSPORT MATERIALS ACROSS THE RIVER DURING THE BUILDING OF A BRIDGE ACROSS THE BUSU RIVER. OVERHEAD CAN BE SEEN
LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-08-08. TROOPS OF THE 20TH FIELD COMPANY, USING THEIR "FLYING FOX" TO GET TIMBER ACROSS THE RIVER DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW BRIDGE. OVERHEAD CAN BE SEEN THE PIPES CARRYING
LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-08-08. VX117389 SERGEANT C.J. HATTERSLEY, 20TH AUSTRALIAN FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS TRAVELLING OVER THE SWIFTLY FLOWING BUSU RIVER ON A "FLYING FOX" DURING THE BU
LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-08-08. LOOKING ACROSS THE SWIFTLY FLOWING BUSU RIVER SHOWING THE TEMPORARY LANDING STAGE ON THE OPPOSITE BANK USED BY THE TROOPS OF THE 20TH FIELD COMPANY, TO LAND TIMBER AND OTH
LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-08-08. A SAPPER OF THE 20TH FIELD COMPANY, TRANSPORTING TIMBER ACROSS THE BUSU RIVER DURING THE BUILDING OF A NEW BRIDGE. NOTE THAT OVERHEAD WATER PIPES CARRYING WATER TO THE 2/7
LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-08. THE NEW SUSPENSION BRIDGE BEING BUILT ACROSS THE BUSU RIVER BY TROOPS OF THE 20TH FIELD ENGINEERS.
