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SYRIA. 1941-12. IN ORDER THAT THE CARRIER PIGEONS WOULD NOT BE BRUISED WHILE BEING CARRIED BY DESPATCH RIDERS, THEY WERE CAREFULLY STRAPPED INTO ELASTIC HAMMOCKS WHICH SWUNG FREELY IN THE BASKET. ON RELEASE THE BIRDS RETURNED TO THEIR HOME LOFTS.
SYRIA. 1941-12. IN ORDER THAT THE CARRIER PIGEONS WOULD NOT BE BRUISED WHILE BEING CARRIED BY DESPATCH RIDERS, THEY WERE CAREFULLY STRAPPED INTO ELASTIC HAMMOCKS WHICH SWUNG FREELY IN THE BASKET. ON R
SYRIA. 1941-12. IN BASKETS SUCH AS THIS, CARRIER PIGEONS WERE CARRIED BY DESPATCH RIDERS. EACH BASKET HELD FOUR BIRDS. THEY WERE RELEASED AS REQUIRED WITH MESSAGES.
VICTORIA. 1943-04-13. CARRIER PIGEONS ARRIVING AT LOFTS OF NO. 3 SECTION (HQ) CARRIER PIGEON UNIT NO. 17 LOFT. THESE BIRDS HAVE JUST ARRIVED FROM COASTAL WATCHING POINT, AFTER HAVING BEEN HELD IN BASK
SYRIA. 1941-12. PIGEONS BEING PLACED IN TRANSIT BASKETS AT 1ST AUSTRALIAN CORPS SIGNALS. THESE BASKETS WERE USED FOR SHORT DISTANCES AND WERE NOT FITTED WITH ELASTIC HAMMOCKS AS SEEN IN A PREVIOUS PHO
SYRIA. 1941-12. A DESPATCH RIDER OF 1ST AUSTRALIAN CORPS SIGNALS PREPARING TO SET OUT ON A TRIP WITH CARRIER PIGEONS IN THE BASKET ON THE REAR OF HIS MOTOR CYCLE. THEY WERE USED TO TAKE MESSAGES BACK
Collapsible carrier pigeon transport basket, to take up to ten or fifteen birds. The split cane basket is attached to a wooden frame with a masonite base. Each side of the basket is attached to the ba
