The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-06-27. A LONG SHOT OF THE BIG ROAD. ENGINEERS ARE WORKING BESIDE AN 8 DIVISION TRUCK THAT WAS CAPTURED BY THE JAPANESE DURING THE FALL OF SINGAPORE AND BROUGHT TO NEW GUINEA BY THE JAPANESE. THE UNIT SIGN CAN STILL BE SEEN ON THE OFF SIDE MUDGUARD. QUITE A LOT OF MISCELLANEOUS GOODS, ORIGINALLY BELONGING TO AUSTRALIAN, BRITISH AND AMERICAN DIVISIONS, WERE FOUND IN THIS AREA.
WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-06-27. AMONGST JAPANESE EQUIPMENT THAT WAS FOUND IN THE AREA OF BIG ROAD, WERE A NUMBER OF NEW CAR AND TRUCK TYRES. DRIVER D. COOMBS, HEADQUARTERS 6 DIVISION IS SHOWN LOOK
WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-06-27. LANCE CORPORAL S.A. CRAWFORD (1) AND SAPPER D.H. HANNAN (2) MEMBERS OF 2/1 FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, WORKING ALONGSIDE A RECAPTURED 8 DIVISION TRUC
WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-06-11. SGT R. AYRES, 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION (1), SHOWING A JAPANESE PISTOL TO A NATIVE POLICE BOY. QUITE A FEW SOUVENIRS WERE FOUND IN CAPTURED ENEMY POSITIONS, DURING UNI
WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-05-30. TROOPS OF 2/11 INFANTRY BATTALION CHANGING THE TRAY OF A JAPANESE TRUCK TO THE CHASSIS OF ANOTHER ONE WHICH HAD A COMPARATIVELY GOOD ENGINE AND LOW MILEAGE. THE TRU
WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-13. SERGEANT T. NISBET, 3 MOBILE TYRE WORKSHOP SECTION, INSPECTING A TYRE ON AN 8 DIVISION TRUCK FOUND IN THE AREA.
WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-05-30. SAPPER H J INMAN, 2/8 FIELD COMPANY ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, CHECKING A LOAD OF CORAL AFTER IT HAD BEEN TIPPED INTO THE TRUCK FOR THE NEW MAPRIK ROAD (BIG ROAD).
