Clearing in preparation for the Dunk Island airstrip
1938 - 1939
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Copy print showing the area being cleared for an airstrip on Dunk Island. Hugo Brassey commenced planning the aerodrome in 1938. An old McCormick Deering T20 tractor which had tracks was used, and also hand tools including axes and cross-cut saws. Eventually the strip reached a length of 1000 yards
Title:
Clearing in preparation for the Dunk Island airstrip
Date of work:
1938 - 1939
Search dates:
01 Jan 1938 - 31 Dec 1939
Level of description:
Item from Collection: L Anderssen / L Hardy collection
Type of materials:
Graphic materials
Part of:
Collection: L Anderssen / L Hardy collection
Custodial history:
From the collection of Cassowary Coast Regional CouncilDigitised from an original photograph loaned to the Dorothy Jones Library Heritage Collection
Use restrictions:
Copyright free. Please acknowledge Cassowary Coast Libraries
General notes:
Information with photo: “Clearing the airstrip.”P04933
Record types:
Photographs
Record number:
13422