LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-04. FOUR NEW ZEALAND SCIENTISTS FROM THE C.S.I.R. (COUNCIL FOR ...

Place Oceania: New Guinea1, Papua New Guinea, Morobe Province, Lae
Accession Number 075669
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-04. FOUR NEW ZEALAND SCIENTISTS FROM THE C.S.I.R. (COUNCIL FOR SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH) NEW ZEALAND WHO ARE ON LOAN TO THE AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCES AND ATTACHED TO THE ASSISTANT MASTER-GENERAL OF THE ORDNANCE BRANCH (E) NEW GUINEA FORCE WHILE THEY ARE WORKING ON AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE EFFECTS OF HEAVY JUNGLE GROWTH ON THE PROPAGATION OF RADIO SIGNALS. THEY ARE: LIEUTENANT ST.CLAIR (1); LIEUTENANT MENZIES (2); LIEUTENANT WHALE, OFFICER- IN- CHARGE (3); LIEUTENANT ORANGE (4).