The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A group of unidentified Australian soldiers, possibly members of the 3rd Australian Tunnelling Company, in a tunnel in the Hulluch underground system known as 'Charing Cross'. On the left is a pile of timber and several sets of wheels, which fit the tracks seen in the centre. The Hulluch tunnels could accommodate 2000 troops and were excavated at a depth of 30 to 40 feet, forming a huge subway consisting of several miles of galleries, large chambers for dining rooms, sleeping apartments and offices. The tunnels were all ventilated by power fans and lighted with electricity provided by the Australian Electrical and Mechanical Mining and Boring Company. The 3rd Australian Tunnelling Company was at the time engaged in various defensive works in this area.
5106 Sapper (Spr) T. Blackburn, and 4518 Spr P. R. Wilson, both cooks of the 3rd Australian Tunnelling Company, preparing dinner in the underground system known as the Hulluch and St Elie Tunnels, nea
The entrance to the Advanced Headquarters of the Nos 1 and 4 sections of the 3rd Australian Tunnelling Company, in the Hulluch underground system. The Hulluch underground system was a huge subway tha
A view of the Mine Rescue Station of the 3rd Australian Tunnelling Company at Hulluch Tunnels, near Loos. Seen here is 1057 Sapper E. Kelly on duty, wearing the proto-apparatus and carrying a canary
Men of the 3rd Australian Company excavating a chamber in the chalk in the Hulluch subway system. The chalk was dug out with miners' picks and filled into bags. These bags were trucked along the gal
The Gobron Subway at Vimy, France, used by the Australian Electrical and Mechanical Mining and Boring Company (AEMMB).
The debris-strewn entrace to the Hulluch Engine Room used by the Australian Electrical and Mechanical Mining and Boring Company (AEMMB).
