The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
SOUTH BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-29. THE CAMP AREA, HEADQUARTERS 29 INFANTRY BRIGADE, ON THE BUIN ROAD, EAST OF THE OGORATA RIVER. THROUGH HEAVY RAIN SECTIONS OF THE BUIN ROAD HAVE BECOME IMPASSABLE TO VEHICLES AND ENGINEERS ARE WORKING 12 HOURS A DAY IN AN EFFORT TO GET A 3 TONNER ROAD ESTABLISHED.
BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-07-31. A JEEP OF 29 INFANTRY BRIGADE TRAVERSING THE OLD BUIN ROAD WHICH HAS BECOME A QUAGMIRE DUE TO HEAVY RAIN. ON THE RIGHT A NEW 3-TONNER ROAD, CONSTRUCTED BY 15 FIELD COMPANY, R
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, 1945-07-20. 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
BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-07-31. TROOPS OF 29 INFANTRY BRIGADE WASHING THE HEAVY MUD OF THE BUIN ROAD OFF THEIR VEHICLES IN THE OGORATA RIVER AND FINDING NO SHORTAGE OF WATER.
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
SOUTH BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-29. TROOPS OF 15 FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, FREEING A BULLDOZER WHICH IS BOGGED ON THE BUIN ROAD BY MEANS OF A POWER WINCH ATTACHED TO ANOTHER BULLDOZER. HE
