H02650 Accession Number: H02650

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AIN DUK, JORDAN VALLEY. C. 1917. THE PHOTOGRAPH SHOWS CANALIZATION OF A STREAM CARRIED OUT BY AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS TO PREVENT THE WATER BECOMING STAGNANT AND REDUCING THE RISK OF AN OUTBREAK OF MALARIA.

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Accession Number
H02650
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
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Colour: Black & white
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Whole
Item Count
1
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Copyright expired - public domain

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