The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
TRIPOLI, SYRIA. 1942-06-06. SAPPERS OF THE NO. 2 AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY AND BASUTOS FROM SOUTH AFRICA WORKING TOGETHER ON THE RAILWAY BEING CONSTRUCTED FROM BEIRUT TO TRIPOLI. THE BASUTO IN THE FOREGROUND IN LEVERING UP SLEEPER AND RAIL FOR SPIKING. MOST OF THE BASUTOS WORKED IN THE MINES ON THE RAND, NEAR JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA.
TRIPOLI, SYRIA. 1942-06-06. SAPPERS OF NO. 2 AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY AND BASUTOS FROM SOUTH AFRICA LAYING PLATES FOR THE NEW RAILWAY UNDER CONSTRUCTION FROM BEIRUT TO TRIPOLI. THIS SEC
FIDAR, SYRIA. 1942-06-06. SAPPER OF NO. 2 AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY WORKING A DOUBLE-ACTION WINCH USED TO HOIST CONCRETE TO BE TIPPED INTO PIERS BEING CONTRUCTED TO TAKE RAILWAY OVER THE
TRIPOLI, SYRIA. 1942-06-06. BASUTOS FROM SOUTH AFRICA UNDER SUPERVISION OF SAPPERS OF NO. 2 AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY PLATE- LAYING FOR THE RAILWAY UNDER CONSTRUCTION BY AUSTRALIAN ENGIN
TRIPOLI, SYRIA. 1942-06-09. PILED RAILS AT SIDING NEAR RIFLE RANGE ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF TRIPOLI. THIS WILL ULTIMATELY BE A GENERAL MARSHALLING YARD FOR THE RAILWAY BEING CONSTRUCTED FROM BEIRUT TO TRIP
Tripoli, Syria. June 1942. A camp of a company of railway construction workers comprising Australian officers and NCOs and Basuto NCOs and men from South Africa. They are involved in the construction
TRIPOLI, SYRIA. 1942-06-06. A SAPPER OF NO. 2 AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LAYING PLATES ON THE NEW RAILWAY LINE NEAR TRIPOLI, THIS IS PORTION OF A RAILWAY BEING CONSTRUCTED BY AUSTRALIAN A
