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Photograph H03736 First World War, 1914-1918Palestine. c. 1916. Camels being used to transport water troughs across the desert.

The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Asluj, Palestine. c. 1917. Camels being ridden across the desert near Asluj. A horse accompanying the camels is ridden by an Australian soldier.
Palestine. c. 1916. Camels being used to transport water troughs across the desert.

An unidentified soldier on his donkey gazing across the barren plains. Each regiment of the Australian Light Horse operating in Palestine had a few donkeys which were ridden by batmen and grooms.

Jordan River, Palestine. c. 1917. Australian Army medical supplies packed on camels being led by Australian soldiers across a pontoon bridge.

Orange Grove, Palestine. c. 1917. An Australian soldier filling horse drawn water casks from a supply point near Deiran.

Palestine. c. 1917. A derrick and skip designed by an Australian Army field squadron for clearing damaged wells at Asluj and Khalasa.

Palestine. c. 1917. An Australian Army Holt caterpillar tractor towing two trailers across the desert.
