052723
Photograph 052723 Second World War, 1939-1945TOBRUK, NORTH AFRICA. 1943-06-01. TWO SKETCHES OF SIGNALS SECTION, HEADQUARTERS, 9TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION. LEFT, SLEEPING QUARTERS; RIGHT, ONE OF THE ENTRANCES ON THE ESCARPMENT.
052719 Accession Number: 052719
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TOBRUK, NORTH AFRICA. 1943-06-01. SKETCHES BY MEMBERS OF HEADQUARTERS, 9TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION SIGNALS, OF THEIR UNDERGROUND QUARTERS IN AN ESCARPMENT AT FORT SOLARO. PART OF THESE UNDERGROUND QUARTERS ARE ANCIENT ROMAN WELLS AND STOREHOUSES WHICH WERE ENLARGED, IMPROVED, AND CONNECTED BY A SERIES OF CONCRETE LINED PASSAGES BY THE ITALIANS IN THE YEARS BEFORE THE WAR OF 1939 TO 1945. THIS SKETCH SHOWS ENTRANCES AND SANDBAGGED BLAST WALLS AT THE BASE OF THE ESCARPMENT HOUSING THE SIGNALS SECTION.
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052719
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