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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 TRAINS ARE NOW MOVING ALL SUPPLIES AS FLOODED RIVERS AND SECTIONS OF THE ROAD ARE IMPASSABLE TO JEEPS.
SOUTH BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-21. NATIVES LOADING RATIONS INTO TRACTOR TRAIN TRAILERS AT THE DETAIL ISSUING DEPOT, HEADQUARTERS 3 SUPPLY DEPOT COMPANY, WEST OF THE OGORATA RIVER. OWING TO THE HEAVY RAIN
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. 1945-07-21. 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
SOUTH BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-29. A TRACTOR TRAIN OF 3 SUPPLY DEPOT PLATOON, CARRYING FRESH MEAT, BUTTER AND VEGETABLES, MAKING ITS WAY ALONG THE MUDDY BUIN ROAD, EAST OF THE OGORATA RIVER. FRESH RATION
BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-21. JEEPS OF 29 INFANTRY BRIGADE CARRYING STORES WEST OF THE OGORATA RIVER AND A TRACTOR TRAIN TRAVELLING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION MEET ON THE NARROW BUIN ROAD, WHICH DUE TO HEA
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.
