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Inter War, Western Australia, Rottnest Island, Army Jetty, Barge "Angus", 1937

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1937

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Constructing Rottnest Defence Infrastructure 1935-1939

Overview

The barge "Agnus" berthing at the Army Jetty, Rottnest and photographed circa 1936-37. The barge was operated by a private contractor, FA Ball and Sons and transported much of the heavy equipment, guns etc to Rottnest. The heavy lift gantry can be seen an

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cwa-org-32-AMWA65045

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War and Conflict

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P2020.99.237
MIL1988.121

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-32.001234269558, 115.54983486168

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Rottnest Island

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Tuesday, 3 December, 2024

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