The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-04-21. SAPPER A.G. LANGEDON (1), AND SAPPER W. PARMENTER (2), 15 FIELD COMPANY ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, TROOPS USING A CROSS CUT SAW ON THE BEARERS OF THE MCKINNA BRIDGE OVER THE PURIATA RIVER TO REPAIR DAMAGE CAUSED BY A JAPANESE RAIDING PARTY.
BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-04-20. 15 FIELD COMPANY ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS SAPPERS CLEARING THE DAMAGE TO MCKINNA BRIDGE OVER THE PURIATA RIVER AFTER A JAPANESE PATROL WHICH PENETRATED 3500 YARDS BEHIND OU
BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-04-21. A MOBILE CRANE ASSISTS 15 FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, ATTACHED 3 DIVISION, SAPPERS TO REPLACE BEARERS ON THE APPROACH TO MCKINNA BRIDGE AFTER A JAPANESE RAIDIN
BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-01. SAPPERS OF 15 FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, PLACING BEARERS INTO POSITION ON NEW AUSTPANEL BRIDGE ACROSS THE PURIATA RIVER. THIS AUSTRALIAN MADE BRIDGE IS BEING
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
Puriata River, Bougainville Island. 1945-04-03. A tractor of 15th Field Company, Royal Australian Engineers, towing a carryall across the old McKinna Bridge. The carryall was used for top dressing roa
PURIATA RIVER AREA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-04-03. LT D. KINNA, MILITARY HISTORY SECTION, STANDING NEXT TO THE MCKINNA BRIDGE SIGNPOST. THE BRIDGE IS NAMED AFTER LT-COL J.G. MCKINNA, COMMANDING OFFICER 25
