An improvised diving helmet first used by Australians during the Libyan campaign, was demonstrated at a military camp in New South Wales yesterday. An instructor demonstrated to Field Engineers how the equipment made from a Service, respirator would operate to a depth of 15ft and enable the diver to smooth the river bed with a compressed-air jet or explore the hed for bridge foundations. Left: Fitting bags of lead to the divers ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Thu 25 Jun 1942, Page 6
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