012744 Accession Number: 012744

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1942-07-02. A SPLENDID FEAT OF RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION IS NOW NEARING COMPLETION IN SYRIA. BRITISH, AUSTRALIAN AND SOUTH AFRICAN ENGINEERS, SUPERVISING AN ARMY OF OVER 20,000 LABOURERS OF MANY NATIONALITIES, HAVE CARRIED OUT THE WORK, WHICH WILL LINK THE IMPORTANT SEAPORTS OF HAIFA AND TRIPOLI, AND GIVE AN UNBROKEN CONNECTION BETWEEN LIBYA, PALESTINE, SYRIA AND TURKEY. A GUARD POST NEAR THE SITE OF AN INSCRIPTION BEING CUT INTO A CLIFF BY FORMER STONEMASONS WX3695 PRIVATE G. S. SKIPWORTH AND PRIVATE J. D. GOVAN. (NEGATIVE BY HURLEY).

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Accession Number
012744
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
2 July 1942
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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