1.
MLV COLLEGE HOSTEL -- "HOME" FOR THE TROOPS
0.06

2.
MV TROOPS PREPARING TO LEAVE
0.14

3.
MV TURF CLUB SIGNBOARD (PAN) TRUCK TOWARD STABLE
0.22

4.
LV LOADING EQUIPMENT INTO TRUCK (2 SHOTS)
0.32

5.
MLV MOVING TRUCK (PAN) MORE EQUIPMENT ON GROUND
0.40

6.
MV TROOPS ARRIVE AT JESSELTON AIRPORT
0.54

7.
MV TROOPS LINING UP (2 SHOTS)
1.03

8.
CU AIR FORCE PERSONNEL (BACK FACING CAMERA) BRIEFING TROOPS
1.05

9.
MLV LOADING EQUIPMENT INTO PLANE (4 SHOTS)
1.37

10.
MV PROPELLORS
1.39

11.
MV PLANE TAXIING OFF
1.44



Initials DS/S/MR/SGM



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Background: TWO HUNDRED AUSTRALIAN ARMY ENGINEERS OF THE SEVENTH FIELD SQUADRON LEFT THE PORT CITY OF JESSELTON ON TUESDAY (JUNE 9) FOR DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE SABAH, (NORTH BORNEO) JUNGLE TO BUILD ROADS AND BRIDGES AS PART OF AUSTRALIA'S CONTRIBUTION TO BUILDING UP MALAYSIAN BORNEO.

THE ENGINEERS, WHO ARRIVED IN JESSELTON DIRECT FROM AUSTRALIA ABOARD THE ASSAULT-CARRIER, H.M.A.S. SYDNEY ON JUNE 4, LEFT FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE DESTINATIONS IN GROUPS OF 50 AND 60.

THEY TOOK WITH THEM EARTHMOVING EQUIPMENT FOR OPENING UP THE STEAMY AND MOUNTAINOUS INTERIOR OF SABAH WHERE THE PEOPLE, UNTIL RECENTLY, HAVE BEEN LIVING AT A LOW LEVEL OF SUBSISTENCE. NEW ROADS WILL OPEN UP MANY THOUSANDS OF ACRES FOR CULTIVATION, THEREBY HELPING THE LOCAL PEOPLE TO ACHIEVE A BETTER STANDARD OF LIVING.

THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY ENGINEERS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN MALAYSIAN BORNEO UNTIL THE END OF THIS YEAR. THEN, THEY ARE EXPECTED TO CARRY OUT SIMILAR TYPES OF CIVIL ENGINEERING PROJECTS IN SARAWAK.