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TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-07. MEN OF 8 AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION SECTION, RAAF, AND ENGINEERS OF THE 2/13 FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, REPAIRING A BRIDGE LEADING FROM ANZAC HIGHWAY TO A LARGE AIRCRAFT REVETMENT AND QUARRY AND GRAVEL PIT. THEY ARE REPLACING THE PARTIALLY BURNT WOODEN PLANKING.
TARAKAN ISLAND, 1945-05-23. LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN TABONE, 8TH AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION SQUADRON, RAAF, USING A TD14 BULLDOZER, MOVING GRAVEL FOR THE AIRSTRIP ACROSS THE QUARRY BEFORE PUSHING IT UP TO THE "
TARAKAN ISLAND, BORNEO, 1945-05-12. A MOTORCYCLIST FROM 8 AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION SQUADRON, RAAF, BEING PUSHED OUT OF THE MUD AT A BAD SPOT ON ANZAC HIGHWAY.
TARAKAN ISLAND, 1945-05-24. CORPORAL R. LATHAM (2) AND LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN (LAC) R.J. HAWTHORNE (4), MEMBERS OF 8TH AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION SQUADRON, RAAF, AT WORK DRILLING THE FACE OF A QUARRY FOR BLAS
TARAKAN ISLAND, 1945-05-24. A SECTION OF THE CHINAMAN (RAMP FOR LOADING GRAVEL ONTO TRUCKS) IN THE QUARRY WORKED BY MEMBERS OF 8TH AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION SQUADRON, RAAF.
TARAKAN ISLAND, BORNEO. C. 1945-05-10. AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH OF ONE OF THE GRAVEL PITS USED BY NO. 1 AND NO. 8 AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION SQUADRONS RAAF TO PROCURE SURFACING MATERIAL FOR THE AIRSTRIP.
TARAKAN ISLAND, BORNEO. 1945-05-19. PERSONNEL FROM 1 AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION SQUADRON, RAAF, COLLECTING RUBBLE FROM THE TARAKAN SPORTS CLUB BUILDING TO BUILD UP THE SURFACES OF THE ROADS AND AIRFIELD. R
