The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
TRUCKS CAPTURED FROM THE ITALIAN ARMY IN LIBYA, PASSING OVER A BRIDGE BUILT BY AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS FROM EMPTY OIL DRUMS. THIS BRIDGE IS ON THE ROAD TO BENGHAZI. (NEGATIVE BY F. HURLEY).
THIS SQUARE IN BENGHAZI, WAS THE PRIDE OF THE ITALIAN COLONISTS. FACING THE SQUARE IS THE MAGNIFICENT PALACE BUILT FOR MARSHAL GRAZIANI, FORMER ITALIAN COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF IN LIBYA, ACCORDING TO ROME M
BENGHAZI. THE PIAZZA MUNICIPIO...RECENTLY THE SCENE OF THE HANDING OVER OF THE CITY TO THE AUST. FORCES BY THE LOCAL CIVIL AUTHORITIES AFTER THE ITALIAN ARMY HAD RETREATED. (NEGATIVE BY F. HURLEY)
ITALIAN MERCHANT SHIP SCUTTLED IN THE HARBOUR OF BENGHAZI. (NEGATIVE BY F. HURLEY).
SUEZ CANAL, 1916. RAFT CONSTRUCTED OF EMPTY OIL DRUMS, BUILT BY MEMBERS OF THE 7TH AUSTRALIAN FIELD COMPANY ENGINEERS. CONSTRUCTION WORK AND NATIVE DHOWS CAN BE SEEN IN THE BACKGROUND.
MADDALENA. THE CIVIC CENTRE OF THIS NEW ITALIAN SETTLEMENT IN LIBYA IS TYPICAL IN ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS TO THE MASS OF THE ITALIAN WORK IN THIS COUNTRY. (NEGATIVE BY F. HURLEY).
BENGHAZI RAILWAY WORKSHOPS. LANCE SERGEANT G.A. WEAVER AT TABLE ISSUING STORES AND CPL. L.J. FAWCETT RECEIVING STORES FROM ITALIAN STOREMAN. (NEGATIVE BY F. HURLEY).
