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BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-23. A MATILDA TANK OF A SQUADRON, 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT, CROSSING THE NEW MCKINNA BRIDGE OVER THE PURIATA RIVER. THIS AUSTRALIAN PANEL BRIDGE WAS THE FIRST OF ITS TYPE USED IN OPERATIONS, IS CAPABLE OF CARRYING 25 TONS AND WAS CONSTRUCTED BY 15 FIELD COMPANY ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS.
BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-23. A MATILDA TANK OF A SQUADRON, 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT, CROSSING THE MCKINNA BRIDGE OVER THE PURIATA RIVER. NAMED AFTER THE COMMANDING OFFICER OF 25 INFANTRY BATTALION, THIS AUS
BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-16. A 3 TON TRUCK CROSSING THE NEWLY CONSTRUCTED MCKINNA BRIDGE OVER THE PURIATA RIVER. AN AUSTPANEL BRIDGE CONSTRUCTED BY 15 FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, IT IS 357
BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-23. A MATILDA TANK OF A SQUADRON, 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT, CROSSING THE NEW MCKINNA BRIDGE OVER THE PURIATA RIVER DURING THE SQUADRON'S MOVE DOWN THE BUIN ROAD TO RELIEVE B SQUADRO
BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-04-23. SAPPERS OF 15 FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, HAVE JUST ROLLED A LOG OFF THE OLD MCKINNA BRIDGE DURING RECONSTRUCTION WORK. THEY ARE BUILDING A PANEL BRIDGE OVER T
BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-04-04. A MATILDA TANK FROM 8 TROOP, B SQUADRON, 2/4TH ARMOURED REGIMENT, CROSSING THE PURIATA RIVER, WITH THE OLD MCKINNA BRIDGE IN THE BACKGROUND. THE TANKS MOVED UP FROM TOKO ALON
BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-01. SAPPERS OF 15 FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, ASSEMBLING THE APPROACHES TO A NEW AUSTPANEL BRIDGE ACROSS THE PURIATA RIVER. THIS AUSTRALIAN MADE BRIDGE, USED IN OP
