The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
PURUATA ISLAND, SOUTH BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-29. CRAFTSMAN R.O. BOLGER, 42 LANDING CRAFT COMPANY, PUTTING ON A BARGE PROPELLER. THIS COMPANY HAS PLAYED AN IMPORTANT PART IN SUPPLYING FORWARD AREAS DURING THE BOUGAINVILLE CAMPAIGN AND IN RESCUING AIRMEN FROM THE SEA.
PURUATA ISLAND, SOUTH BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-29. CORPORAL H.P. SMYTH, 42 LANDING CRAFT COMPANY, RUNNING IN A BARGE ENGINE IN THE WORKSHOPS. THIS COMPANY HAS PLAYED AN IMPORTANT PART IN SUPPLYING FORWAR
PURUATA ISLAND, SOUTH BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-29. CORPORAL TUOHY, 42 LANDING CRAFT COMPANY, REPAIRING A REFRIGERATOR PUMP. THIS COMPANY HAS PLAYED AN IMPORTANT PART IN SUPPLYING FORWARD AREAS DURING THE
PURUATA ISLAND, SOUTH BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-29. AUSTRALIAN LANDING CRAFT 15'S OF 42 LANDING CRAFT COMPANY, TIED TO A BUOY AWAITING REPAIR. THIS COMPANY HAS PLAYED AN IMPORTANT PART IN SUPPLYING FORWAR
PURUATA ISLAND, SOUTH BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-29. SAPPER S. AMBROSE, 42 LANDING CRAFT COMPANY, WORKING ON A LATHE IN THE UNIT WORKSHOP. THIS COMPANY HAS PLAYED AN IMPORTANT PART IN SUPPLYING FORWARD ARE
PURUATA ISLAND, SOUTH BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-29. A 42 LANDING CRAFT COMPANY BARGE FLOATS CLEAR OF A LE TOURNEAU CRANE WHICH HAS PUSHED IT INTO THE WATER.
PURUATA ISLAND, SOUTH BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-29. A SALVAGED AUSTRALIAN LANDING CRAFT 5, NEARLY SWAMPED, AWAITING TOW BY 42 LANDING CRAFT COMPANY TO PURUATA ISLAND.
