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MOTUPENA POINT, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, 1945-01-26. ENGINEERS OF THE 23RD FIELD COMPANY, WORKING ON THE NEW TIMBER PILE BRIDGE ACROSS THE JABA RIVER WATCHING THE OLD PONTOON FERRY TRANSPORTING AN ARMY 3 TON TRUCK ACROSS THE STREAM. MT. BAGANA, AN ACTIVE VOLCANO CAN BE SEEN IN THE BACKGROUND.
MOTUPENA POINT, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, 1945-01-26. SAPPERS OF THE 23RD COMPANY, WORKING ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PERMANENT TIMBER PILE BRIDGE ACROSS THE JABA RIVER. THE PONTOON FERRY WHICH IS TO BE REPL
MOTUPENA POINT, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, 1945-01-26. NX162279 CORPORAL D.P. COOPER, 23RD FIELD COMPANY, USING A COMPRESSED AIR DRILLING MACHINE DURING THE BUILDING OF A WOODEN PILE BRIDGE ACROSS THE JABA
MOTUPENA POINT, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, 1945-01-26. SAPPERS OF THE 23RD FIELD COMPANY, WORKING ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW TIMBER PILE BRIDGE OVER THE JABA RIVER.
MOTUPINA POINT AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-01-20. LOOKING NORTH ALONG THE BEACH FROM THE POSITION OCCUPIED BY NO.5 BATTERY, 2ND FIELD REGIMENT. IN THE BACKGROUND CAN BE SEEN THE ACTIVE VOLCANO, MT
MOTUPENA POINT, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, 1945-01-26. TROOPS OF THE 23RD FIELD COMPANY, PLACING A STRINGER IN POSITION NEAR THE UNIT PILE DRIVER AND CRANE WORKING FROM THE NORTH SIDE OF THE JABA RIVER DURI
BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, 1945-01-19. A PONTOON FERRY TRANSPORTING AN AUSTRALIAN ARMY JEEP ACROSS THE JABA RIVER.
