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TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-16. A LOAD OF GRAVEL FROM THE JUATA VILLAGE AREA, BEING DUMPED ON A SOGGY PATCH OF THE RUNWAY BY A 1 AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION SQUADRON TRUCK. IN THE BACKGROUND IS A BULLDOZER USED TO RUN OVER THE GRAVEL, USING THE WEIGHT OF ITS TRACKS AS A ROLLER.
TARAKAN ISLAND, BORNEO. C. 1945-05-10. A BULLDOZER BELONGING TO A RAAF AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION SQUADRON PUSHES GRAVEL UP A RAMP TO THE CHINAMAN LOADER WHICH RELEASES MATERIAL INTO A WAITING TRUCK BELOW
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, BORNEO, 1945-05-16. LOOKING ALONG THE RUNWAY TOWARDS THE ALMOST COMPLETED END OF THE AIRSTRIP BEING CONSTRUCTED BY 1 AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION SQUADRON RAAF.
TARAKAN ISLAND, BORNEO. C. 1945-05-10. USING PRIMITIVE HOES, THESE NATIVES WORK UNDER RAAF AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION UNIT SUPERVISION, LEVELLING GRAVEL ON THE AIRSTRIP. THESE NATIVES COME FROM THE SURROUN
TARAKAN ISLAND, BORNEO. C. 1945-05. BULLDOZER OPERATED BY A UNIT OF NO. 61 AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION WING RAAF PREPARING AN AIRSTRIP FOR USE BY AUSTER AIRCRAFT OF NO. 16 AIR OBSERVATION POST RAAF. IN THE
TARAKAN ISLAND, BORNEO. C. 1945-05-10. SHEEP'S FOOT IS THE NAME GIVEN TO THIS ROLLER DRAWN BY A BULLDOZER IN ROLLING OPERATIONS ON TARAKAN AIRSTRIP. ITS OBJECT IS TO STAMP DOWN THE ROUGH SURFACE PRIOR
