Photographs of Australian field engineers during bridge-building exercises

PXA 7260

fonds

between 1914 and 1918

Graphic Materials, Photographs

9650109

14 photographs - gelatin silver - 15.2 × 20.5 cm or smaller

The 'Marchants Studio, Gawler' stamp on five photographs indicates a South Australian setting, possibly the military training camp at Gawler, which included bridge-building training exercises.
Reference:
"The Military Camp : under canvas at Gawler ". The Adelaide Chronicle, 18 April 1914, page 42. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/88833243 (accessed 22 June 2020)

14 photographs showing the bridge-building exercises undertaken by a unit of field engineers training for service during World War 1. The collection comprises a small album containing nine photographs (7.0 × 11.4 cm), and five larger photographs on card mounts blind-stamped 'Marchants Studio, Gawler' (15.2 × 20.5 cm or smaller).

The photographs show the construction of two bridges made from rough timbers, one bridge being a barrel pontoon. Some photographs show field engineers standing on the structures, possibly to demonstrate their strength. A formal group photograph is also included.

Out of copyright:
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

Dates based on military training camps during World War 1