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BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-01. SAPPERS OF 15 FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, WORKING ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW AUSTPANEL BRIDGE OVER THE PURIATA RIVER WATCH A MOBILE CRANE REMOVE LAUNCHING NOSES FROM THE STRUCTURE. THIS AUSTRALIAN MADE BRIDGE, USED IN OPERATIONS FOR THE FIRST TIME, IS CAPABLE OF CARRYING A 25-TON TANK. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- LIEUTENANT C.T. EARL (1); SAPPER N.W. PUCKERIDGE (2); CORPORAL J.H. BARNETT (3); LANCE-CORPORAL R.C. STOPP (4); CAPTAIN J.G. WILLIS (5).
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. 1945-05-01. 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
BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-01. SAPPERS OF 15 FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, AND A MOBILE CRANE FITTING A GIRDER INTO POSITION AT THE APPROACHES TO THE NEW AUSTPANEL BRIDGE ACROSS THE PURIATA RI
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. 1945-04-23. 15 FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, SAPPERS TAKE TIME OFF FOR A BREW DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW AUSTPANEL BRIDGE OVER THE PURIATA RIVER. THIS BRIDGE WILL REPL
BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-04-23. SAPPERS OF 15 FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, HAULING A LOG UPSTREAM IN READINESS FOR THE PILE DRIVER DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW AUSTPANEL BRIDGE OVER THE PU
