P02041.009 Accession Number: P02041.009

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El Auja (Auja el Hafir), Palestine. c.1917-05. The damaged remains of a bridge which was blown up by members of the Camel Brigade and C Squadron, 11th Australian Light Horse Regiment (11ALH), who spent four days on a demolition raid to destroy the railway line running south from Beersheba to Ashluj and Auja. (Donor N. MacDonald)

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Accession Number
P02041.009
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film copy negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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