024362 Accession Number: 024362

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TRIPOLI, SYRIA. 1942-06-09. CONSTRUCTION OF RAILWAY LINE FROM BEIRUT TO TRIPOLI. ENGINE CREW ABOUT TO BACK UP TO A TRAIN OF BALLAST TRUCKS AT THE TRIPOLI RIFLE RANGE SIDING. SAPPER J. ROBINSON IS SHOWN LOOKING BACKWARDS AND LANCE CORPORAL R. GOULD IS IN THE BACKGROUND. BOTH ARE OF NO. 3 AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY.

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Accession Number
024362
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
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Colour: Black & white
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Whole
Item Count
1
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