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SOUTH BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-24. AN RAAF AUSTER AIRCRAFT TAKING OFF FROM THE AUSTER AIRSTRIP AT MOBIAI RIVER, WHICH WAS CONSTRUCTED BY THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS. AIRCRAFT ARE OPERATED IN CO-OPERATION WITH THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARMY. OWING TO HEAVY WASHAWAYS THEY ARE NOW BEING USED TO TRANSPORT MAIL OUT FROM FORWARD BATTALIONS.
SOUTH BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-24. PERSONNEL OF 29 INFANTRY BRIGADE, LOADING MAIL INTO AN RAAF AUSTER AIRCRAFT AT THE AUSTER AIRSTRIP CONSTRUCTED BY THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS AT MOBIAI RIVER. OWING
BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-07-13. SIGNALLERS FROM 3 DIVISION SIGNALS CONSTRUCTING AN 'H' PIECE TO RUN LINES UNDER THE NEW AUSTER AIRSTRIP WHICH IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION NEAR THE MOBIAI RIVER.
SOUTH BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-20. ENGINEERS OF 11 FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, MANHANDLING A LOG FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A FLYING FOX TO GET SUPPLIES ACROSS THE FLOODED MOBIAI RIVER. THE R
SOUTH BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-24. MATILDA TANKS OF 4 TROOP, A SQUADRON, 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT, CROSSING A CULVERT ON BUIN ROAD EAST OF THE MOBIAI RIVER. THEY ARE MOVING FORWARD TO RELIEVE 2 TROOP WITH 1
BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-07-11. NATIVES WORKING UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF 3 DIVISION SIGNALS PERSONNEL DIGGING A TRENCH DURING PREPARATIONS TO RUN LINES UNDER THE NEW AUSTER AIRSTRIP WHICH IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION
SOUTH BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-24. A BULLDOZER OPERATING A RAFT ACROSS THE MOBIAI RIVER CARRYING 29 INFANTRY BRIGADE SUPPLIES. A DOUGLAS C47 DAKOTA TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT FLIES OVERHEAD TO DROP FOOD SUPPLIES
