During the New Guinea war, this Australian Army engineering unit was involved in the project to build the 100km 'Bulldog Road'. The task forged a lifelong spirit of comradeship and mateship in this unit of about 250 men, demonstrated in their post-war commitment to each other.
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Seller: Adelaide Booksellers, Clarence Gardens, SA, Australia
Hardback. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Tall Quarto Size. Fine condition in pictorial laminated boards. No DJ as issued. LIke new. Illustrated with Black & White Photographs and Drawings and Maps. Index to names. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 159 pages. During the Pacific campaigns, this unit was one of eight engineer and one infantry companies sent to New Guinea & tasked to build the "Bulldog-Wau Road" from the south coast to the battle front at Wau. The road was a critical supply line for our troops fighting the advancing Japanese. The conditions on the Owen Stanley Range forged a lifelong spirit of mateship and comradeship that has endured over the years. Seller Inventory # 214902
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Seller: Arapiles Mountain Books - Mount of Alex, Castlemaine, VIC, Australia
Hard Cover. Condition: F. First Edition. 4to. original pictorial laminated boards; pp. viii, 160 (last blank), with illustrations. A fine copy. Seller Inventory # 037300
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Seller: Dial-A-Book, NARRABEEN, NSW, Australia
Condition: Near Fine. F. 4to. laminated boards, hardcover. 159pp. index, b/w illus. Near Fine, inscription on fep."Compliments of the Shire Military History Club". Seller Inventory # 68061
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