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Photograph H00781 First World War, 1914-1918The bridge and an old building at River Auja. The millrace is a breeding ground for mosquitoes.

The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
PALESTINE. C. 1916. RIVER AUJA MILL RACE, A BREEDING GROUND FOR MOSQUITOES, THE SOURCE OF MALARIA FOR TROOPS.
The bridge and an old building at River Auja. The millrace is a breeding ground for mosquitoes.

FINSCHHAFEN AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-09. QX44130 CAPTAIN J.L. GROOM, COMMANDING OFFICER 15TH MALARIA CONTROL UNIT (1), AT WAREO EXAMINING A SHALLOW SUNLIT POOL BESIDE A NATIVE TRACK, A POTENTIAL BREE

El Auja, Palestine. c. 1916. The Pyramid Cliff in the Jordan River Valley at El Auja. (Donor A. Campbell)

A dust scene at Auja, showing the 8th Australian Light Horse, taking their horses to water at Auja Ford. In the Jordan Valley the troops suffered severly from excessive heat, dust, flies, and mosquito

El Auja, Palestine. c. 1916. A group of Australian Light Horsemen raising some dust in the Jordan River Valley at El Auja. (Donor A. Campbell)

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
