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TRIPOLI, SYRIA. 1942-06-09. SAPPERS OF NO. 2 AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY ASSEMBLING THE SUPERSTRUCTURE OF A DECKSPAN BRIDGE, SOUTH OF BYBLOS. WHEN ASSEMBLED IT WILL BE LAUNCHED ON TO PIERS BEING BUILT IN THE RIVER BED, THE HIGHEST BEING 62 FEET ABOVE FOUNDATION LEVEL. FOUR SPANS, EACH OF 75 FEET WERE USED IN THE BUILDING OF THIS PARTICULAR BRIDGE, WHICH IS PART OF THE RAILWAY BEING CONSTRUCTED BY THE AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES, BETWEEN BEIRUT AND TRIPOLI, PART OF THE PLAN TO LINK UP CAIRO AND LONDON BY RAIL WITH THE LAYING OF THE TRACK FROM HAIFA TO TRIPOLI. INCLUDED IN THE PICTURE ARE SAPPER W.R. DAVEY, SAPPER A.R. READ, SAPPER W.A. CASE, SAPPER W. HOUNSLOW AND CORPORAL H.A. KNOWLES, ALSO BESUTOS FROM SOUTH AFRICA AND NATIVE LABOURERS.
TRIPOLI, SYRIA. 1942-06-09. SAPPER W.R. DAVEY AND SAPPER A.R. READ, OF NO.2 AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY BOLTING TOGETHER PORTIONS OF THE SUPERSTRUCTURE OF A DECK-SPAN BRIDGE TO CARRY THE R
BYBLOS, SYRIA. 1942-06-06. BASUTOS UNDER AUSTRALIAN SAPPER SUPERVISION WORKING CONCRETE MIXER ON BRIDGE BEING CONSTRUCTED TO CARRY RAILWAY OVER WADI, NOW DRY, SEEN ON LEFT OF PICTURE. THE BRIDGE WHEN
BYBLOS, SYRIA. 1942-06-06. VIEW AT NAHR DJADZ OF THE ERECTION OF PIERS TO CARRY RAILWAY BRIDGE OVER THE WADI. THE RAILWAY IS BEING CONSTRUCTED BY NO. 2 AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY AIDED BY
BYBLOS, SYRIA. 1942-06-06. PARTLY COMPLETED BRIDGE IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE RAILWAY FROM BEIRUT TO TRIPOLI BY NO. 2 AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY. THIS BRIDGE WAS ONE OF THE BIGGEST JOBS O
BYBLOS, SYRIA. 1942-06-06. GROUP OF NCOS AT NO. 2 AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY'S MESS. THE PERSONNEL OF THIS UNIT ARE ENGAGED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF A RAILWAY FROM BEIRUT TO TRIPOLI, BEING
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
