The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
One of the drains from the swamps, in the Jordan Valley, in Palestine, leading through the jungle. The swamps had to be treated against malaria.
Eastern side of Jordan Valley, looking from Ghoraniye bridgehead. The scene of the Turkish attack, already mentioned, against the bridgehead in April 1918. In the background can be seen the mountains
Sanitary service - draining a swamp in the Jordan valley. The treatment of the Jordan Valley was one of the leading examples of the sanitation, that was vital in all theatres of war. Under the directi
A view of one of the hill faces that had to be wrested from the enemy at Ghoraniye in the Jordan Valley, Palestine.
FRENCHS FOREST, NSW. 1943-06-12. AFTER LEAVING THE TREATMENT SHED, THE WATER DRAINS INTO SLUDGE TANKS, THEN THROUGH STONE FILTERS. FROM THERE THROUGH SAND FILTERS, AFTER WHICH IT IS TREATED WITH CHLOR
A regiment of the Australian Light Horse on the march. Leading the column is Brigadier General Charles Frederick Cox. Caption from Grafton Galleries exhibition of May 1918: Riding through Bethlehem.
A view of Auja, in the Jordan Valley, showing one of the canals that were cut to carry the water from the swamp areas. The object of this was to reduce the breeding ground of the mosquito and thus mi
