013054 Accession Number: 013054

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EXPERIMENTS IN THE GROWNING OF VEGETABLES AND FRUIT ALONG THE TRANS-CONTINENTAL ROAD HAVE PROVED HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL. SMALL FARMS HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED AND AFTER TWO MONTHS HAVE BEGUN TO SUPPLY LARGE QUANTITIES OF PRODUCE TO ARMY CAMPS THROUGHOUT THE NORTH. BORE WATER IS USED TO IRRIGATE THESE FARMS AND THE LABOUR IS DRAWN FROM EXPERIENCED LAND-WORKERS IN THE ARMY RANKS. (NEGATIVE BY MCNEIL).

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Accession Number
013054
Photographer
John Earl (Earl) McNeil
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
10 August 1942
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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