253RD SIGNALS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, US ARMY
TOWNSVILLE, QLD
IN AUSTRALIA DURING WWII

The 56th Edition of US Army Station List dated 23 June 1943 showed that the 23rd Sig Cons Co comprised 6 Officers and 253 Enlisted Men was located in the Townsville area.

Photo:- NAA Photo via Craig Marsterson

Men of the 253rd Sig Cons Co US Army, using a Bulldozer
to dig in an underground cable into the Bohle River

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Laying cable across Bohle River

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Laying cable across Bohle River

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Laying cable across Bohle River

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Burying cable across Bohle River

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Straining wires with equalising blocks

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Straining wires with equalising blocks

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Plough being winded along by winch on 4 ton truck

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Plough being winded along by winch on 4 ton truck

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Plough being winded along by winch on 4 ton truck

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Bulldozer used to plough in underground cable

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Cable feeding into plough

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Cable feeding into plough

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Cable feeding into plough

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The mole plough being used

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US personnel re-arming a pole

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Existing pole

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