The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A construction train where a line had been put down. Local people were largely employed under the supervision of Australians in the construction of railways in the Palestine campaign.
Women and children clear away vines and timber after the men have cut down the trees. The village construction is under the supervision of ANGAU. The local people, evacuated from Japanese held territo
The first train to Jerusalem after the line had been built by Australians. The line started from Kantara on the Suez Canal and was designed for the movement of troops and supplies for operations in S
The railway station near Islahiye on the Taurus Mountain railway. Local people are sitting next to the railway line in the foreground. Australian prisoners of war were employed for some time on the
PUT PUT, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-10-21. A JAPANESE NAVAL GUN WREATHED IN FUMES AFTER GELIGNITE RAMMED DOWN ITS BARREL EXPLODED. IT WAS DESTROYED BY JAPANESE SOLDIERS WORKING UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF SAPPER
Local people and a soldier (far right) watching the body of a camel being burnt. The dead bodies of animals were cremated during the Palestine campaign to prevent disease.
The dead bodies of animals were cremated during the campaign in Palestine to prevent disease. Local people attached to the Australian Light Horse are here seen preparing the body of a camel for the f
