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TRIPOLI, SYRIA. 1942-06-09. A STUDY OF BROTHER NA'AMTHALLAH, A MARONITE MONK FROM A MONASTERY IN THE SYRIAN HILLS. BORN IN THE LEBANON, HE STUDIED SCULPTURE IN BRUSSELS AND PARIS FOR 2 1/2 YEARS BEFORE RETURNING TO THE MONASTERY. HE, WITH TWO ASSISTANTS, WAS COMMISSIONED TO FASHION A NUMBER OF PLAQUES IN STONE DEPICTING THE RISING SUN WITH THE WORDS "AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH MILITARY FORCES". ONE OF THESE PLAQUES WILL BE SET IN THE EMBANKMENT WALL OF THE MAJOR BRIDGES IN THE RAILWAY BEING CONSTRUCTED BETWEEN BEIRUT AND TRIPOLI BY NO. 2 AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY.
TRIPOLI, SYRIA. 1942-06-09. RISING SUN EMBLEM ON STONE PLAQUE SET IN THE EMBANKMENT WELL ON THE HEADLAND SOUTH OF DOG RIVER ON THE BEIRUT TRIPOLI SECTION OF THE HAIFA TRIPOLI LINK IN THE CAIRO LONDON
TRIPOLI, SYRIA. 1942-06-09. A MARONITE MONK, BROTHER NA'AMTHALLAH, FROM A MONASTERY NEAR THE HEADQUARTERS OF NO. 2 AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY AT WORK ON THE CARVING OF A RISING SUN ON A S
TRIPOLI, SYRIA. 1942-06-09. BROTHER NA'AMTHALLAH, A MARONITE MONK FROM A MONASTERY IN THE HILLS ABOVE BYBLOS, HEADQUARTERS OF NO. 2 AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, CARVING A RISING SUN ON A S
TRIPOLI, SYRIA. 1942-06-09. CLOSE-UP OF THE CARVING ON A STONE PLAQUE EXECUTED BY A MONK FROM A MARONITE MONESTERY IN THE SYRIAN HILLS AND TWO LEBANESE STONEMASONS. THESE MEN WERE COMMISSIONED TO FASH
MAAMELTEIN, LEBANON. 1942-12-19. ROAD CULVERT NEAR MAAMELTEIN BUILT BY THE AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE GROUP DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE RAILWAY LINE FROM BEIRUT TO TRIPOLI FOR
JOUNEE, LEBANON. 1942-12-19. BRIDGE NEAR JOUNEE SHOWING RISING SUN PLAQUE CARVED BY BROTHER NA'AMTHALLAH, OF MAAMELTEIN, AND OTHER LEBANESE MONKS. THE BRIDGE WAS CONSTRUCTED BY THE AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY
