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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 THE OGORATA RIVER DELAYING OPERATIONS.
BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-07-31. AN INFANTRYMAN OF 29 INFANTRY BRIGADE LOOKING ALONG THE BUIN ROAD WEST OF THE OGORATA RIVER. DUE TO HEAVY RAINS THE ROAD HAS NOW BECOME A QUAGMIRE AND THE ONLY MEANS OF TRAVE
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
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. TOW JEEP DRIVERS OF 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT HAVING A ROUGH RIDE WHEN THEY HOOKED ON TO A TRACTOR TRAIN RUNNING ALONG THE BUIN ROAD, WEST OF THE OGORATA RIVER. CONTINUOUS
BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-07-11. TROOPS OF 29 INFANTRY BRIGADE WASHING VEHICLES IN THE MOBIAI RIVER WHILE NATIVE CARRIERS TAKE SUPPLIES TO FORWARD COMPANY ON THE MIVO RIVER. HEAVY RAIN HAS MADE THE BUIN ROAD
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
