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Photograph 021698 Second World War, 1939-1945BAALBEK, SYRIA. 1941-11. A MECHANICAL DITCH DIGGER AT WORK ON THE ANTI-TANK OBSTACLE, CONSTRUCTED BY MEN OF THE 2/16TH FIELD COMPANY, HQ 6TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION NEAR DJEDEIDE.

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BAALBEK, SYRIA. 1941-11. A MEMBER OF THE 2/16TH FIELD COMPANY, HQ 6TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION, USING A PNEUMATIC DRILL IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ANTI-TANK DITCH NEAR DJEDEIDE.
BAALBEK, SYRIA. 1941-11. A MECHANICAL DITCH DIGGER AT WORK ON THE ANTI-TANK OBSTACLE, CONSTRUCTED BY MEN OF THE 2/16TH FIELD COMPANY, HQ 6TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION NEAR DJEDEIDE.

BAALBEK, SYRIA. 1941-11. A MECHANICAL DITCH DIGGER AT WORK ON THE ANTI-TANK OBSTACLE, CONSTRUCTED BY MEN OF THE 2/16TH FIELD COMPANY, HQ 6TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION NEAR DJEDEIDE.

BAALBEK, SYRIA. 1941-11. MEN OF THE 2/16TH FIELD COMPANY, HQ 6TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION, SUPERVISING THE WORK OF DIGGING TANK DITCHES IN THE VALLEY. MORE THAN 400 CIVILIANS WERE ENGAGED IN THE WORK.

BAALBEK, SYRIA. 1941-11. MEN OF THE 2/16TH FIELD COMPANY, HQ 6TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION, SUPERVISING THE WORK OF DIGGING TANK DITCHES IN THE VALLEY. MORE THAN 400 CIVILIANS WERE ENGAGED IN THE WORK.

TRIPOLI, SYRIA. 1942-03. SYRIAN LABOURERS USING A CEMENT MIXER UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF LANCE CORPORAL V.A. RUSSELL AND SAPPER E.J. CATTELL OF THE 2/13TH FIELD COMPANY. ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS. THE

SYRIA. 1941-12. PRIVATE MCDOWELL OF THE 2/1ST AUSTRALIAN FIELD HYGIENE SECTION, 6TH DIVISION, DUSTING THE EDGE OF A SWAMP IN THE BAALBEK VALLEY AS AN ANTI-MALARIAL PRECAUTION.
