The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-19. GUN CREWS OF 6 FIELD BATTERY, 2 FIELD REGIMENT, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY, WORKING IN THEIR FLOODED GUN PITS EAST OF THE OGORATA RIVER. DUE TO A SEVEN INCH RAINFALL IN THE LAST FIVE DAYS OUR OPERATIONS HAVE BEEN DELAYED.
SOUTH BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-21. THE FLOODED CAMP SITE OF 58/59 INFANTRY BATTALION, WEST OF THE OGORATA RIVER. OPERATIONS HAVE BEEN DELAYED OWING TO THE BUIN ROAD, OUR MAIN SUPPLY ROUTE, BECOMING IMPAS
BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-21. TRAILERS OF 29 INFANTRY BRIGADE LOADED WITH RATIONS AND TOWED BY A TRACTOR TRAIN, FLOAT ACROSS THE OGORATA RIVER. THE RIVER IS FLOODED DUE TO THE HEAVY RAINFALL.
SOUTH BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-07-20. THE 47 INFANTRY BATTALION CAMP AREA, TYPICAL OF CAMP SITES OF FORWARD BATTALIONS OPERATING EAST OF THE OGORATA RIVER. RAINFALL FOR THE MONTH REACHED 20 INCHES AND DELAY
BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-21. A 3-TON VEHICLE OF 2/11 FIELD REGIMENT TOWING A JEEP ACROSS THE FLOODED OGORATA RIVER. OWING TO HEAVY RAINFALL THE RIVERS ARE NOW IMPASSABLE TO JEEP TRAFFIC.
SOUTH BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-21. PRIVATE K.G. KIRK, 58/59 INFANTRY BATTALION, DIGGING A DRAIN IN AN ATTEMPT TO DRAIN FLOOD WATER FROM HIS TENT. THE 20-INCH RAINFALL IN THE LAST THREE WEEKS HAS FLOODED
BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-19. SERGEANT K.J. MCHARRIE WADING THROUGH THE STORE AS MEMBERS OF Q STAFF, 29 INFANTRY BRIGADE, SALVAGE EQUIPMENT AFTER FLOODING. DURING THE LAST FIVE DAYS, SEVEN INCHES OF RAIN
