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WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-06. THE BIG ROAD VIEWED FROM THE AIRCRAFT CARRYING HEADQUARTERS COMMAND, AUSTRALIAN ARMY SERVICE CORPS, 6 DIVISION, SUPPLIES. IT IS A FINE JOB BY DIVISION ENGINEERS ENABLING THE SWIFT TRANSPORT OF SUPPLIES AND STORES, AS UNITS OF 19 INFANTRY BRIGADE AND SUBSEQUENTLY 16 INFANTRY BRIGADE PUSHED RAPIDLY ON INTO THE PRINCE ALEXANDER RANGES. THE OLD JAPANESE TRACK HAS BEEN ENTIRELY REBUILT AND A NEW ROUTE TAKEN IN MANY PLACES. THE FORWARD DETAIL ISSUE DEPOT CAN BE SEEN IN THE FOREGROUND.
MAKOW, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-06. THE FORWARD DETAIL ISSUE DEPOT, HEADQUARTERS COMMAND AUSTRALIAN ARMY SERVICE CORPS 6 DIVISION, NEAR THE SUMMIT OF THE BIG ROAD. THIS MOUNTAIN DETAIL ISSUE DEPOT WAS QUIC
OVER MAPRIK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-05-06. RATIONS AND STORES FOR UNITS OF THE 17 INFANTRY BRIGADE SUPPLIED BY HQ COMMAND, AUSTRALIAN ARMY SERVICE CORPS, 6 DIVISION, BEING DROPPED FROM A 36 SQUADRON, R
WEWAK AIRSTRIP, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-06. TROOPS OF HEADQUARTERS COMMAND, AUSTRALIAN ARMY SERVICE CORPS, 6 DIVISION, AT AIR MAINTENANCE DEPOT ATTACHED TO THE DETAIL ISSUE DEPOT FASTENING PARACHUTES TO S
Detail Issue Depot, 224 Australian Supply Depot Platoon. A Brigade provost Corporal controls the traffic while a truck is being unloaded of rations and stores, some being carried away by native boys
CAPE WOM, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-07-02. MEMBERS OF 2/22 SUPPLY DEPOT PLATOON LOADING RATIONS ON A FOOD STORAGE DEPOT TRUCK FOR TRANSPORT TO A STORES ISSUE DEPOT. THE UNIT HOLDS BULK SUPPLIES INC
LAKE ROAD, FINISTERRE RANGES, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-21. A SECTION OF LAKE ROAD IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE FINISTERRE RANGES WHICH WAS BUILT BY THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEER UNITS OF THE 7TH AUSTRALIAN DIVI
