The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
TOBRUK. A PATENT STILL FOR PURIFYING WATER, INVENTED BY LT. J. BLAIR-YUILL, 345 COY ROYAL ARMY SERVICE CORPS (CENTRE OF PICTURE). MANY STILLS, SIMILAR TO THIS ONE, HAVE BEEN IMPROVISED BY THE UNITS IN TOBRUK AND THE SEA FRONT HAS MANY SUCH EQUIPMENTS FOR THE DISTILLING OF SEA-WATER BY VARIOUS UNITS. (NEGATIVE BY F. HURLEY).
THE WADI AUDA, WEST OF THE TOWN OF TOBRUK, SITE OF THE 2/4TH FIELD COY., AND THE 2/4TH FIELD PARK COY. WATER IN THIS WADI IS PUMPED BY THE ENGINEERS TO THE VARIOUS UNIT WATER POINTS. (NEGATIVE BY F. H
TOBRUK. ITALIAN PRISONERS AT TOBRUK FILLING THEIR WATER BOTTLES AT THE TANK KEPT FOR THEM IN THE PRISON COMPOUND. (NEGATIVE BY F. HURLEY).
IMPROVISED RAFTS FOR GUNS. THIS PICTURE SHOWS THE CROSSING OF WATER (RIVERS, CANALS, ETC.) BY SEMI IMPROVISED RAFTS CARRYING GUNS AND THE MEN CONCERNED ARE DOING THIS FOR THE FIRST TIME. BRITISH ARMY.
AT SEA. GUARDS MOUNTED ON THE DECK OF THE TRANSPORT SHIP KEEP A LOOK OUT FOR ENEMY AIRCRAFT AND AT THE SAME TIME STAND GUARD OVER THE COMFORTS FUND STORES THAT THEY ARE TAKING TO THE TROOPS IN TOBRUK.
BEIRUT. ALONG THE NORTH COAST. NATIVE SCRAPING SALT FROM THE CONCRETE PANS THAT ARE CONSTRUCTED CLOSE TO THE WATER'S EDGE FOR THE PURPOSE OF EXTRACTING SALT FROM THE SEA-WATER. (NEGATIVE BY F. HURLEY)
BEIRUT. ALONG THE NORTH COAST. NATIVE SCRAPING SALT FROM THE CONCRETE PANS THAT ARE CONSTRUCTED CLOSE TO THE WATER'S EDGE FOR THE PURPOSE OF EXTRACTING SALT FROM THE SEA-WATER. (NEGATIVE BY F. HURLEY)
