The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Only mule teams could travel narrow steep paths like the one shown here where a team is being trained to carry goods for Australian Forces.
Because of the nature of the country, mule teams were largely used for transporting goods in many areas of Syria. Here a mule team is shown taking supplies to the 2/31st Infantry Battalion when movin
PAPUA, NEW GUINEA. 1942-08. MUCH OF THE SUPPLIES FOR THE FORWARD AREA IN NEW GUINEA WHERE THE COUNTRY IS INACCESSIBLE TO WHEELED TRANSPORT, IS TAKEN FORWARD BY MULE PACK TEAMS WHICH ARE OPERATED BY 1S
PAPUA, NEW GUINEA. 1942-08. MUCH OF THE SUPPLIES FOR THE FORWARD AREA IN NEW GUINEA WHERE THE COUNTRY IS INACCESSIBLE TO WHEELED TRANSPORT, IS TAKEN FORWARD BY MULE PACK TEAMS WHICH ARE OPERATED BY 1S
PAPUA, NEW GUINEA. 1942-08. MUCH OF THE SUPPLIES FOR THE FORWARD AREA IN NEW GUINEA WHERE THE COUNTRY IS INACCESSIBLE TO WHEELED TRANSPORT, IS TAKEN FORWARD BY MULE PACK TEAMS WHICH ARE OPERATED BY 1S
PAPUA, NEW GUINEA. 1942-08. MUCH OF THE SUPPLIES FOR THE FORWARD AREA IN NEW GUINEA WHERE THE COUNTRY IS INACCESSIBLE TO WHEELED TRANSPORT, IS TAKEN FORWARD BY MULE PACK TEAMS WHICH ARE OPERATED BY 1S
Mule teams were used to cross this type of country in Syria. The teams were trained in mountain passes such as the one seen in this picture.
