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Photograph 012939 Second World War, 1939-1945FORMING A NEW SECTION OF ROAD. THE BULLDOZERS SCOOP OUT THE EARTH ON THE HILLSIDE AND FILL IN A DEPRESSION. (NEGATIVE BY PARER).
150142 Accession Number: 150142
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Northern Territory, Australia. July 1942. Forming a new section of the Alice Springs-Darwin 1000 mile road. Bulldozers scoop out the earth from the hillside to fill in a depression.
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150142
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