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Photograph 005391 Second World War, 1939-1945TOBRUK - AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS CLEARING THE BLOCKADE FROM THE ROAD LEADING INTO TOBRUK. (NEGATIVE BY F. HURLEY).

The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
TOBRUK - THE BLOCKADE ACROSS THE ROAD TO TOBRUK. FURTHER BACK ALONG THE BRITISH SIDE THERE WAS A SHARP TURN WHICH OBSCURED THIS POSITION & SEVERAL CARS RAN INTO THE FIRE BEFORE THEY WERE AWARE OF ITS EXISTENCE. (NEGATIVE BY F. HURLEY).
TOBRUK - AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS CLEARING THE BLOCKADE FROM THE ROAD LEADING INTO TOBRUK. (NEGATIVE BY F. HURLEY).

TOBRUK - THE DEFENCE POSITION ON THE ROAD APPROACHING TOBRUK. NOTE WIRE, CONCRETE PILLBOX & THE ANTI TANK GUN THAT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF THE Y.M.C.A. CAR. (NEGATIVE BY F. HURLEY).

BARBED WIRE DEFENCES ACROSS THE EL ADEM ROAD APPROACHING TOBRUK. THE SENTRY ON GUARD IS NX24343 PRIVATE EARL, OF WAVERLEY, SERVING WITH THE 2/13TH BATTALION. (NEGATIVE BY F. HURLEY).

TOBRUK - MEN OF THE AUSTRALIAN FORCES HAVING PENETRATED THE ITALIAN DEFENCES TO THE EDGE OF THE HARBOUR, REASSEMBLE BEFORE GOING ON INTO THE TOWN. OIL TANKS CAN BE SEEN BURNING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF TH

2/11TH FIELD REGIMENT ON ITS WAY ALONG A ROAD IN NORTHERN PALESTINE. (NEGATIVE BY F. HURLEY).

TROOPS MOVING INTO TACTICAL POSITION ALONG THE SYRIAN BORDER ON THE EVE OF INVASION. (NEGATIVE BY F. HURLEY).
