The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
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 IMPASSABLE AS A RESULT OF THE HEAVY 20-INCH JULY RAINFALL.
SOUTH BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-21. A TRACTOR TRAIN CARRYING SUPPLIES TO FORWARD TROOPS WEST OF THE MIVO RIVER, PASSES THE FLOODED 58/59 INFANTRY BATTALION CAMP SITE WEST OF THE OGORATA RIVER. THE TRACTOR
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. 1945-07-29. A TRACTOR TRAIN OF 29 INFANTRY BRIGADE BOGGED IN THE QUAGMIRE WHICH ONCE WAS THE BUIN ROAD, OUR MAIN SUPPLY ROUTE. AS A RESULT OF HEAVY RAINS TRAFFIC IS HELD UP EAST OF
SOUTH BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-07-20. TROOPS OF 58/59 INFANTRY BATTALION WORKING IN THE RAIN REPAIRING THE BUIN ROAD. AS THIS IS OUR MAIN SUPPLY ROUTE IT IS ESSENTIAL TO GET SUPPLIES THROUGH. SECTIONS IMPAS
SOUTH BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-07-20. TROOPS OF 58/59 INFANTRY BATTALION, 15 INFANTRY BRIGADE, WHO HAVE JUST RETURNED FROM A JUNGLE PATROL THROUGH HEAVY RAINFALL, WELCOME A BREW AT THE YMCA TEA STALL ON THE
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 L
