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A horse drawn sand cart, with wide tyred wheels, for conveying sick and wounded men across the ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
A horse drawn sand cart, with wide tyred wheels, for conveying sick and wounded men across the desert. Two men are seated inside and one outside, all unidentified.C01003
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A PICTURE THAT ILLUSTRATES THE TREACHEROUS NATURE OF THE LAND SURFACE OVER WHICH BATTLES ARE NOW ...
Photograph
Maker: Hurley, James Francis (Frank)
A PICTURE THAT ILLUSTRATES THE TREACHEROUS NATURE OF THE LAND SURFACE OVER WHICH BATTLES ARE NOW BEING FOUGHT IN THE WESTERN DESERT. PATCHES OF LOOSE QUICKSAND PROVE TRAPS FOR THE UNWARY TANK DRIVER A...013277
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AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS ON LEAVE IN ATHENS TAKE THE ROAD TO THE ACROPOLIS TO GET A BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF ...
Photograph
Maker: Silk, George
AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS ON LEAVE IN ATHENS TAKE THE ROAD TO THE ACROPOLIS TO GET A BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF THEIR NEW SURROUNDINGS. THE A.I.F. IN GREECE. MEN OF THE A.I.F., AFTER MONTHS IN THE DESERT, EMBARKED ...006792
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Bell, William John (Sergeant, b.1890 - d.1918)
Private Record
Maker: Bell, William John
Collection relating to service of 53 Sergeant William John Bell, 1 Light Horse Field Ambulance, ANZAC and Egypt, 1914-1917. Collection includes diary kept by Bell with movements and locations.1DRL/0110
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Biddle, Frederick Leslie (Major, b.1885 - d.1917)
Private Record
Maker: Biddle, Frederick Leslie
Collection relating to the First World War service of Major Frederick Leslie Biddle DSO, 2 Field Artillery Brigade, Egypt, Gallipoli and France, 1914-1917. Collection consists of seventy-five letters...1DRL/0119
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Brind, Eric Thomas (Major, b.1884 - d.1916)
Private Record
Maker: Brind, Eric Thomas
Collection relating to service of Major Eric Thomas Brind, 23 Battalion, Egypt, Gallipoli and France, 1915-1916. Collection includes copies of diary for 1916 and copies of letters to family in Austra...1DRL/0153
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Brown, Francis Cecil (Private, b.? - d.1918)
Private Record
Maker: Brown, Francis Cecil
Collection relating to service of 3212 Private Francis Cecil Brown, 55 Battalion, Egypt and France. 1916-1918. Collection includes letters written home to family in England. Copies made 1928 by Aust...1DRL/0160
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Burgess, Joseph Bird (Gunner, b.1892 - d.1917)
Private Record
Maker: Burgess, Joseph Bird
Collection relating to service of 11920 Gunner Joseph Bird Burgess, 53 Battery Australian Field Artillery, Egypt and France, 1916-1917. Collection includes copies of letters sent home to family in A...1DRL/0163
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Burrett, Athol Frederick (Major, b.1894 - d.1965)
Private Record
Maker: Burrett, Athol Frederick
Collection relating to service of Major (Maj) Athol Frederick Burrett DSO, 3 Battalion, France, 1915-1916. Collection includes diary for period 29 December 1915-4 May 1916 when 3 Battalion trained in...1DRL/0165
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Burton, Francis James (Lieutenant, b.? - d.1917)
Private Record
Maker: Burton, Francis James
Collection relating to service of Lieutenant Francis James Burton, 4 Light Horse Regiment, Egypt, Gallipoli and Palestine, 1914-1917. Collection includes copies of letters written home to family in A...1DRL/0168
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Callary, Philip Ignatius (Captain, b.1886 - d.1915)
Private Record
Maker: Callary, Philip Ignatius
Collection relating to service of Captain Philip Ignatius Callary, 9 Light Horse Regiment, Gallipoli, 1915. Collection includes letters written home to family in Petersburg, South Australia.1DRL/0178
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Camel train
Art
Maker: McCubbin, Louis Frederick
Loaded camel train heads into the desert from Gamli to Esani on the next stage of the supply lines progress, 1930. This is the second in a series of eight paintings accompanying the Palestine dioramas...ART91021
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Coen, Francis (Captain, b.1884 - d.1916)
Private Record
Maker: Coen, Francis
Collection relating to service of Captain Francis Coen, 18 and 19 Battalion, Gallipoli, Egypt and France, 1915-1916. Collection includes typewritten copies of letters sent home to his mother in Yass,...1DRL/0203
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Collins, Thomas Patrick (Private, b.? - d.1915)
Private Record
Maker: Collins, Thomas Patrick
Collection relating to service of 1250 Private Thomas Patrick Collins, 16 Battalion, Egypt, 1915? Collection includes a printed newspaper clipping of a copy of a letter written by Collins home to his...1DRL/0207
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Condon, Richard Merrick (Second Lieutenant, b.? - d.1916)
Private Record
Maker: Condon, Richard Merrick
Collection relating to service of Lieutenant Richard Merrick Condon, 22 Battalion, Egypt, Gallipoli and France, 1915-1916. Collection includes diaries of Condon written while on service and letters w...1DRL/0210
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Cooper, Gordon Colin (Lance Corporal)
Private Record
Maker: Cooper, Gordon Colin
Collection relating to 475 Private Gordon Colin Cooper, 1 Australian Light Horse Regiment, Egypt and Palestine, 1916-1918. Typescript copies of diaries contain brief entries covering Cooper's time wi...2DRL/1114
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Cooper, Gordon Colin (Lance Corporal, b.1893 - d.1948)
Private Record
Maker: Cooper, Gordon Colin
Collection relating to the First World War service of 475 Private Gordon Colin Cooper, 1 Australian Light Horse Regiment, Egypt and Palestine, 1916-1918. Collection consists of three original diaries...1DRL/0211
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Cotterill, Eric Roland (Lieutenant, b.1892 - d.1915)
Private Record
Maker: Cotterill, Eric Roland
Collection relating to the service of Lieutenant Eric Roland Cotterill, 13 Battalion, Egypt and Gallipoli, 1915. Collection includes copies of letters written by Cotterill home to family in Australia...1DRL/0217
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Crow, Robert Harold (Lieutenant, b.? -d.1915)
Private Record
Maker: Crow, Robert Harold
Collection relating to service of Lieutenant Robert Harold Crow, 13 Battalion, Egypt, 1914-1915. Collection includes letters written home to family in Waverley, NSW.1DRL/0226
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d'Alpuget, Jacques Montague (Lieutenant, b.1886 - d.1916)
Private Record
Maker: D'Alpuget, Jacques Montague
Collection relating to service of Lieutenant Jacques Montague d'Alpuget, 54 Battalion, Egypt and France, 1916. Collection includes letters written home to his family in Sydney.1DRL/0231
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Davidson, William (Major, b.1866 - d.1915)
Private Record
Maker: Davidson, William
Collection relating to service of Major William Davidson, 1 Battalion, Egypt, Gallipoli, 1915. Collection includes copies of letters written by Davidson home to his wife and family in Australia. Cop...1DRL/0235
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Desert sandhills: sketch for Romani model
Art
Maker: McCubbin, Louis Frederick
Depicts a sketch of desert sandhillls for the Romani diorama. Louis McCubbin was in Romani in 1920. Louis McCubbin enlisted with the 14th Battalion AIF in 1916, serving in France from November 1917 w...ART11427.006
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Desert sandhills: sketch for Romani model
Art
Maker: McCubbin, Louis Frederick
Depicts a sketch of the desert sand hills in Egypt for the Romani diorama. Louis McCubbin was in Romani in 1920. Louis McCubbin enlisted with the 14th Battalion AIF in 1916, serving in France from No...ART11427.010
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Desert sandhills: sketch for Romani model
Art
Maker: McCubbin, Louis Frederick
Depicts a sketch of desert sand hills for the Romani diorama. Louis McCubbin was in Romani in 1920. Louis McCubbin enlisted with the 14th Battalion AIF in 1916, serving in France from November 1917 w...ART11427.007
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Desert sandhills: sketch for Romani model
Art
Maker: McCubbin, Louis Frederick
Depicts a sketch of the desert sand hills for Romani diorama. Louis McCubbin was in Romani in 1920. Louis McCubbin enlisted with the 14th Battalion AIF in 1916, serving in France from November 1917 w...ART11427.009
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Desert sandhills: sketch for Romani model
Art
Maker: McCubbin, Louis Frederick
Watercolour sketch depicting the desert sandhillls around Romani for the Romani diorama. Louis McCubbin was in Romani in 1920. Louis McCubbin enlisted with the 14th Battalion AIF in 1916, serving in ...ART11427.004
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Desert sandhills: sketch for Romani model
Art
Maker: McCubbin, Louis Frederick
Depicts a sketch of desert sandhillls for the Romani diorama. Louis McCubbin was in Romani in 1920. Louis McCubbin enlisted with the 14th Battalion AIF in 1916, serving in France from November 1917 w...ART11427.005
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Design for Omar
Art
Maker: Fullwood, A. Henry
This drawing is one of two works that A Henry Fullwood submitted for the State Library of Victoria mural competition held in 1922. The mural design was one of 13 entrants by artists including Hilda Ri...ART92736
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Diary of Ion Llewellyn Idriess, 1916-1917
Digitised Collection
Maker: Idriess, Ion Llewellyn
Diary relating to First World War service of 358 Trooper Ion Llewellyn Idriess, 5th Light Horse Regiment. First entry is dated 16 November 1916 and the last is dated 24 February [1917]. In this diary,...RCDIG0000452
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Diary of Ion Llewellyn Idriess, August 1916
Digitised Collection
Maker: Idriess, Ion Llewellyn
Diary relating to First World War service of 358 Trooper Ion Llewellyn Idriess, 5th Light Horse Regiment. Entries are mostly undated, but one entry, dated "13th" [of August] describes in great detail ...RCDIG0000450
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Diary of Ion Llewellyn Idriess, October 1916
Digitised Collection
Maker: Idriess, Ion Llewellyn
Diary relating to First World War service of 358 Trooper Ion Llewellyn Idriess, 5th Light Horse Regiment. Entries are mostly undated, but one entry is dated 1 October [1916]. In this diary, Idriess me...RCDIG0000451
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DURING A PARADE AT MAIN HEADQUARTERS, 9TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION, AT WHICH OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE ...
Photograph
Maker: Smith, E E
DURING A PARADE AT MAIN HEADQUARTERS, 9TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION, AT WHICH OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE DIVISION DECORATED FOR GALLANTRY IN THE RECENT OPERATIONS IN THE WESTERN DESERT WERE INVESTED WITH THE R...024957
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DURING THE DRIVE WHICH HAS CARRIED THE 8TH ARMY FROM EGYPT TO THE BORDERS OF TRIPOLI, ALL SORTS ...
Photograph
Maker: Hurley, James Francis (Frank)
DURING THE DRIVE WHICH HAS CARRIED THE 8TH ARMY FROM EGYPT TO THE BORDERS OF TRIPOLI, ALL SORTS OF WEATHER WAS EXPERIENCED. BLINDING DUST GAVE WAY TO RAIN WHICH MADE THE DESERT INTO A SWAMP. HERE IS A...014170
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EGYPT - A TYPICAL DESERT "DIGGER". (NEGATIVE BY G. SILK).
Photograph
Maker: Silk, George
EGYPT - A TYPICAL DESERT "DIGGER". (NEGATIVE BY G. SILK).004807
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EGYPT - FREE FRENCH FORCES. A PATROL OF SPAHIS GALLOPING DOWN THE SIDE OF A SAND DUNE BEFORE ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown British Official Photographer
EGYPT - FREE FRENCH FORCES. A PATROL OF SPAHIS GALLOPING DOWN THE SIDE OF A SAND DUNE BEFORE ADVANCING ON THE ENEMY.004838
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EGYPT - FULL SPEED AHEAD, WITH SAND RISING IN THEIR WAKE - THE BREN GUN CARRIERS ROMP OVER THE ...
Photograph
Maker: Silk, George
EGYPT - FULL SPEED AHEAD, WITH SAND RISING IN THEIR WAKE - THE BREN GUN CARRIERS ROMP OVER THE SWELLS AND FALLS OF THE DESERT DUNES. (NEGATIVE BY G. SILK).004809
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EGYPT, 1916. ON ACCOUNT OF SAND THE 12TH FIELD COMPANY ENGINEERS, AIF, WERE FORCED TO MARCH IN ...
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EGYPT, 1916. ON ACCOUNT OF SAND THE 12TH FIELD COMPANY ENGINEERS, AIF, WERE FORCED TO MARCH IN SINGLE FILE FROM ISMAILIA TO SERAPEUM ON THE ONLY HARD TRACK ALONG THE BANKS OF THE CANAL. (DONOR CAPTAIN...H03528
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EGYPT, 1916. SOME MEMBERS OF THE 12TH FIELD COMPANY ENGINEERS, AIF, ON BOARD RAFTS WHICH THEY HAD ...
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EGYPT, 1916. SOME MEMBERS OF THE 12TH FIELD COMPANY ENGINEERS, AIF, ON BOARD RAFTS WHICH THEY HAD CONSTRUCTED. THE RAFTS WERE TOWED TO ISMAILIA ON THE SUEZ CANAL AND THEN BY STEAMER TO SERAPEUM. THE C...H03521
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EGYPT - THE FREE FRENCH FORCES. AMID THE DUNES IN THE DESERTS, A SPAHI PATROL DEPARTS.
Photograph
Maker: Cranstone, Edward Lefevre (Ted) Unknown British Official Photographer
EGYPT - THE FREE FRENCH FORCES. AMID THE DUNES IN THE DESERTS, A SPAHI PATROL DEPARTS.004828
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EL ALAMEIN, EGYPT. 1942-10. GENERAL VIEW OF THE AUDIENCE AT A CONCERT GIVEN IN THE FORWARD AREA ...
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EL ALAMEIN, EGYPT. 1942-10. GENERAL VIEW OF THE AUDIENCE AT A CONCERT GIVEN IN THE FORWARD AREA NEAR EL ALAMEIN BY THE 9TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISIONAL CONCERT PARTY. NO MAKE-UP IS USED BY THE PERFORMERS AND...025077
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EL ALAMEIN, EGYPT. 1942-10. GENERAL VIEW OF THE AUDIENCE AT A CONCERT GIVEN IN THE FORWARD AREA ...
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EL ALAMEIN, EGYPT. 1942-10. GENERAL VIEW OF THE AUDIENCE AT A CONCERT GIVEN IN THE FORWARD AREA NEAR EL ALAMEIN BY THE 9TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISIONAL CONCERT PARTY. NO MAKE-UP IS USED BY THE PERFORMERS AND...025081
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EL KANTARA, EGYPT. 1942-01. A FREIGHT TRAIN ON THE MAIN LINE WHICH WAS CONSTRUCTED BY THE 2ND ...
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EL KANTARA, EGYPT. 1942-01. A FREIGHT TRAIN ON THE MAIN LINE WHICH WAS CONSTRUCTED BY THE 2ND RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS. THE COUNTRY SHOWN IN THIS PHOTO IS TYPICAL OF TH...023293
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EL KANTARA, EGYPT. 1942-01. A FREIGHT TRAIN ON THE MAIN LINE WHICH WAS CONSTRUCTED BY THE 2ND ...
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EL KANTARA, EGYPT. 1942-01. A FREIGHT TRAIN ON THE MAIN LINE WHICH WAS CONSTRUCTED BY THE 2ND RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS. THE COUNTRY SHOWN IN THIS PHOTO IS TYPICAL OF TH...023292
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EL KANTARA, EGYPT. 1942-01. A TRACTOR DRAWN SAND SCOOP CLEARING THE LINE LAID BY THE 2ND RAILWAY ...
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EL KANTARA, EGYPT. 1942-01. A TRACTOR DRAWN SAND SCOOP CLEARING THE LINE LAID BY THE 2ND RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS IN THE SUEZ CANAL ZONE.023296
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EL KANTARA, EGYPT. 1942-01. A TRACTOR DRAWN SAND SCOOP CLEARING THE LINE LAID BY THE 2ND RAILWAY ...
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EL KANTARA, EGYPT. 1942-01. A TRACTOR DRAWN SAND SCOOP CLEARING THE LINE LAID BY THE 2ND RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS IN THE SUEZ CANAL ZONE.023297
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EL KANTARA, EGYPT. 1942-01. NATIVE LABOURERS WITH THE 2ND RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, ROYAL ...
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EL KANTARA, EGYPT. 1942-01. NATIVE LABOURERS WITH THE 2ND RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, PACKING UP A SECTION OF THE TRACK FROM WHICH THE SAND HAS BLOWN.023295
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EL SHATT, SUEZ, EGYPT. 1943-01. RETURN OF THE 9TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION AND HEADQUARTERS ...
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EL SHATT, SUEZ, EGYPT. 1943-01. RETURN OF THE 9TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION AND HEADQUARTERS A.I.F.(M.E.) FROM THE MIDDLE EAST. SCENE AT A STAGING CAMP NEAR THE EMBARKATION PORT. TROOPS ARE SEEN EATING THEI...050238
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EL SHATT, SUEZ, EGYPT. 1943-01. RETURN OF THE 9TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION AND HEADQUARTERS ...
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EL SHATT, SUEZ, EGYPT. 1943-01. RETURN OF THE 9TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION AND HEADQUARTERS A.I.F.(M.E.) FROM THE MIDDLE EAST. SCENE AT A STAGING CAMP NEAR THE EMBARKATION PORT. TROOPS ARE SEEN EATING THEI...050239
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EL SHATT, SUEZ, EGYPT. 1943-01. RETURN OF THE 9TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION AND HEADQUARTERS ...
Photograph
EL SHATT, SUEZ, EGYPT. 1943-01. RETURN OF THE 9TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION AND HEADQUARTERS A.I.F.(M.E.) FROM THE MIDDLE EAST. HERE, WHILST WAITING IN A STAGING CAMP FOR EMBARKATION, TROOPS ARE SEEN LINED ...050237
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EL SHATT, SUEZ, EGYPT. 1943-01. RETURN OF THE 9TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION AND HEADQUARTERS A.I.F. ...
Photograph
EL SHATT, SUEZ, EGYPT. 1943-01. RETURN OF THE 9TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION AND HEADQUARTERS A.I.F. (M.E.) FROM THE MIDDLE EAST. HERE, WHILST WAITING IN A STAGING CAMP FOR EMBARKATION, TROOPS ARE SEEN LINED...050236
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Ethell, John Oliver (Lieutenant)
Private Record
Maker: Ethell, John Oliver
Collection relating to service of Lieutenant John Oliver Ethell, 23 Battalion, Sinai and France, 1915-1917. Collection includes a diary and letters written home to family in Australia.1DRL/0268
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Evans, Gilbert George Henry (Private)
Private Record
Maker: Evans, Gilbert George Henry
Collection relating to service of 148 Private Gilbert George Henry Evans, 21 Battalion, Egypt, Gallipoli, and France, 1915-1916. Collection includes letters written home to family in Australia.1DRL/0271
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Ferry Post, Ismailia
Art
Maker: Lambert, George
Depicts a landscape showing a bay with a dhow and feluccas, and various buildings and tents on the hills on the other side of the bay. There is a camel in the left foreground. Ferry Post was the Camel...ART02715
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FILLING WATER TINS FROM A 500-GALLON WATER TANK AT REAR HEADQUARTERS, 9TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION.
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FILLING WATER TINS FROM A 500-GALLON WATER TANK AT REAR HEADQUARTERS, 9TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION.024690
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Fitzsimmons, John Francis (Private)
Private Record
Maker: Fitzsimmons, John Francis
Collection relating to service of 2176 Private John Francis Fitzsimmons, 3 Light Horse Regiment, Palestine, 1918. Collection includes a letter written to a former employer, Mr Howden.1DRL/0292
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FRONT LINE MASS PARADE. THE MEN COME DOWN IN BATCHES FROM THE FRONT POSITIONS FOR THIS PARADE ...
Photograph
FRONT LINE MASS PARADE. THE MEN COME DOWN IN BATCHES FROM THE FRONT POSITIONS FOR THIS PARADE EVERY EVENING AND OBTAIN THEIR ONE HOT MEAL FOR THE 24 HOURS.024745
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General William Bridges and his staff watching the manoeuvres of the 1st Australian Division in the desert in Egypt, March 1915
Art
Maker: Coates, George Meeson, Dora
Depicts a group portrait of officers of the Australian Imperial Force, 1st Australian Division in the desert in 1916, some standing and some seated at tables. Standing l-r: Colonel N R Howse VC, Colon...ART09425
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Haldane, Douglas (Private, b.1893 - d.1978)
Private Record
Maker: Haldane, Douglas
Collection relating to the First World War of 1561 Private Douglas Haldane, 1st Battalion. Collection consists of two typed transcrips of Haldane's war diaries from 1915 and 1916. The former covers ...PR01677
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Hudson, Ernest Alfred Knight, DSO (Major, b.1872 - d.1918)
Private Record
Maker: Ernest Alfred Knight
Collection relating to the service of Major Ernest Alfred Knight Hudson, DSO, Anzac Mounted Divisional HQ, Egypt, 1915-1918. Collection includes letters written by Hudson to his wife in Australia, wh...1DRL/0364
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IDKU, EGYPT, 1943. PILOT OFFICER T.H.S. JAMES OF 451 SQUADRON RAAF TAKING DESERT BATH WITH WATER ...
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IDKU, EGYPT, 1943. PILOT OFFICER T.H.S. JAMES OF 451 SQUADRON RAAF TAKING DESERT BATH WITH WATER FROM A CANVAS BASIN ON A SUPPORTING STAND. (DONOR J.S. ARCHBOLD)P00869.043
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Idriess, Ion Llewellyn (Trooper, b.1889 - d.1979)
Private Record
Maker: Idriess, Ion Llewellyn
Collection relating to service of 358 Trooper Ion Llewellyn Idriess, 5 Light Horse Regiment, AIF, Gallipoli, Egypt, Palestine, 1915-1918. The collection consists of eight original, handwritten diarie...1DRL/0373
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IN BETWEEN THE RELATIVELY SHORT PERIODS OF CONCENTRATED ACTIVITY, DESERT WARFARE SETTLES DOWN TO ...
Photograph
Maker: Hurley, James Francis (Frank)
IN BETWEEN THE RELATIVELY SHORT PERIODS OF CONCENTRATED ACTIVITY, DESERT WARFARE SETTLES DOWN TO THE TRENCH AND OUTPOST SYSTEM. WHEN SIDES "DIG IN" AND RENDER THEMSELVES AS INCONSPICUOUS AS POSSIBLE. ...013461
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Jackson, Pelham Steane (Trooper, b.1889 - d.1917)
Private Record
Maker: Jackson, Pelham Steane
Collection relating to the service of 164 Trooper Pelham Steane Jackson, 11 Light Horse Regiment, AIF, Egypt, Gallipoli, Palestine. Collection includes original letters and a diary written by Trooper...1DRL/0380
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James, Frank Goulburn (b.1915 - d.1994)
Private Record
Maker: James, Frank Goulburn
Original diaries (plus transcript) describe training and action with 2/2 Field Regiment in Egypt, Palestine, Libya (including Tobruk); they also mention the fighting withdrawal in Greece; escape to, l...PR00607
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Letters from Eric Roland Cotterill to his Mother, 1915
Digitised Collection
Maker: Cotterill, Eric Roland
Photostat copies of letters relating to the First World War service of 2nd Lieutenant Eric Roland Cotterill, 13th Battalion. The original letters were written by Eric Cotterill to his Mother in Austr...RCDIG0000222
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Letters from Francis James Burton to his Family, 1914-1917
Digitised Collection
Maker: Burton, Francis James
Photostat copies of letters relating to the First World War service of Lieutenant Francis James Burton, 4th Light Horse Regiment. The original letters were written between 27 September 1914 and 10 Oc...RCDIG0000217
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Letters from Fred Leslie Biddle to his Family, 1914-1915
Digitised Collection
Maker: Biddle, Frederick Leslie
Letters relating to the First World War service of Captain Fred Leslie Biddle, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade. The letters were written by Fred Biddle to his family in Australia between 13 November 1914...RCDIG0000202
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LIEUTENANT W.J. WILKIE, OFFICER IN CHARGE OF THE CAMOUFLAGE SECTION, 9TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION, AND ...
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LIEUTENANT W.J. WILKIE, OFFICER IN CHARGE OF THE CAMOUFLAGE SECTION, 9TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION, AND PRIVATE B.N. SHANAHAN DISCUSSING DRAWINGS OF DUMMY EQUIPMENT ON THE DRAFTING TABLE. THIS SECTION, AS W...024679
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Mackenzie, Arthur Arundel, MC (Captain, b.1891- d.1970)
Private Record
Maker: Mackenzie, Arthur Arundel
Collection relating to the service of Captain Arthur Arundel Mackenzie MC, Imperial Camel Corps and (later) 14 Light Horse Regiment, AIF, Egypt, Syria, 1918-1919. Collection consists of seven letters...1DRL/0446
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Magdhaba
Art
Maker: Lambert, George
George Lambert visited Magdhaba while en route to Cairo in 1918: "We proceeded on camels to Magdhaba, along the bed of the Wadi El Arish, a distance of some twenty odd miles, arriving at sundown. The ...ART09844
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MERSA MATRUH, EGYPT. 1942-11. A GERMAN 150 MM sFH18 MEDIUM HOWITZER USED IN THE WESTERN DESERT ...
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MERSA MATRUH, EGYPT. 1942-11. A GERMAN 150 MM sFH18 MEDIUM HOWITZER USED IN THE WESTERN DESERT CAMPAIGN AND CAPTURED DURING THE RECENT BRITISH ADVANCE.050008
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Mills, Arthur James, DSO, VD (Lieutenant Colonel, b.1883 - d.1964)
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Maker: McLaurin, Archibald McGibbon Mills, Arthur James
Collection relating to the service of Lieutenant Colonel Arthur James Mills, DSO, VD, 1 Light Horse Regiment; 1st & 4th (Anzac) Battalions, Imperial Camel Corps; 15 Light Horse Regiment, 1915-1919, Eg...1DRL/0501
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Mosque Mohammed Ali
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Maker: Elliott, Dudley Marwood
A small sketch of the buildings of the Mohammad Ali mosque in Egypt. The drawing is by Lt. Dudley Marwood Elliott. He served with the 11th Battalion, Australian Infantry and died of wounds on 18 Sept...ART09447.003
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Mount Meredith, Romani
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Maker: Lambert, George
Depicts a Camel wearing a saddle and bridle in front of a sandy ridge. This work was painted on 18 March 1918 in the Romani area. Mount Meredith was named after Brigadier General J B Meredith, command...ART02694
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Omar (cartoon for mural)
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Maker: Fullwood, A Henry
This drawing is one of two works that A Henry Fullwood submitted for the State Library of Victoria mural competition held in 1922. The mural design was one of 13 entrants by artists including Hilda Ri...ART19785
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Operation Bulimba (2/15th Battalion attack near Tel el Eisa, Egypt), September 1942
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
Tel el Eisa; 2/15th Australian Infantry Battalion; QX5634 Corporal Horton Ford McLachlan (later Sergeant, DCM) 2/15 Btn 2 AIF, unidentified Australian and German soldiers; Operation, Battle of Alam el...ART27559
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PROBABLY EGYPT, C. 1915. GROUP PORTRAIT OF AUSTRALIAN OFFICERS IN FRONT OF A MOSAIC MADE OF ...
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PROBABLY EGYPT, C. 1915. GROUP PORTRAIT OF AUSTRALIAN OFFICERS IN FRONT OF A MOSAIC MADE OF STONES IN THE SAND DEPICTING AN ELEPHANT AND THE MOTTO 'NO SURRENDER'P00591.029
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Rafa from One-Tree Hill
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Maker: Lambert, George
Depicts a view from south east of Hill 255. Rafa is on the border between Egypt and Palestine on the Gaza strip and was captured by the ANZAC Mounted Corps on 9 January 1917. The two graves marked in ...ART02693
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ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH SERVICE IN THE SAND DUNES BETWEEN BATTERIES OF FIELD GUNS AT EL ALAMEIN.
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ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH SERVICE IN THE SAND DUNES BETWEEN BATTERIES OF FIELD GUNS AT EL ALAMEIN.025043
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ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH SERVICE IN THE SAND DUNES BETWEEN TWO BATTERIES OF FIELD GUNS AT EL ALAMEIN.
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ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH SERVICE IN THE SAND DUNES BETWEEN TWO BATTERIES OF FIELD GUNS AT EL ALAMEIN.025042
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Romani
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Maker: McCubbin, Louis Frederick
Watercolour sketch of the Romani area landscape. McCubbin was in Romani in 1920. Louis McCubbin enlisted with the 14th Battalion AIF in 1916, serving in France from November 1917 with the 10th Field ...ART03140
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Romani, Mount Royston in background
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Maker: Lambert, George
Lambert was fascinated with the desert; its changing patterns and sharp contrasts. He advised other artists; 'Leave your pigments at home. Approach nature with a simple palette but an extravagant love...ART02704
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SIDI ABD EL RAHMAN, EGYPTIAN WESTERN DESERT. 1942-11. VIEW OF THE WESTERN DESERT BATTLEFIELD ...
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SIDI ABD EL RAHMAN, EGYPTIAN WESTERN DESERT. 1942-11. VIEW OF THE WESTERN DESERT BATTLEFIELD LOOKING TOWARDS EL ALAMEIN FROM AN OBSERVATION POST ON THE TOWER OF THE ARAB MOSQUE AT SIDI ABD EL RAHMAN U...050010
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Soldiers clearing the rail line after a sand storm.
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Maker: Unknown
Soldiers clearing the rail line after a sand storm.A01866
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THREE-TON TRUCK OF AN A.I.F. CONVOY BEING HAULED OUT OF SOFT SAND NEAR 26TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY ...
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THREE-TON TRUCK OF AN A.I.F. CONVOY BEING HAULED OUT OF SOFT SAND NEAR 26TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE HEADQUARTERS.024485
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Transport column
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Maker: Herbert, Harold
Convoy of trucks and other vehicles crossing through the Sinai desert.ART30053
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Turkish buildings by the wadi, at Magdhaba
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Maker: Lambert, George
Lambert painted this watercolour in mid March 1918 when he visited Magdhaba. Using the available shade at midday, George Lambert painted this from the hospital window opposite the Turkish buildings. T...ART02792
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Two men with a Bren gun
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
Depicts two unidentified soldiers with a Bren gun, Egypt.ART21882
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Wady bed at Magdhaba
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Maker: Lambert, George
Depicts a view of Wadi el Arish with sand hills and mountains at Magdhaba. Lambert visited this area in March 1918 during his first tour of Palestine. Magdhaba was the scene of a battle on 23 December...ART02777
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WATER IS BOUGHT TO THE DESERT NOW THAT THE A.I.F. HAVE COME TO CAMP IN EGYPT. (NEGATIVE BY F. ...
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Maker: Hurley, James Francis (Frank)
WATER IS BOUGHT TO THE DESERT NOW THAT THE A.I.F. HAVE COME TO CAMP IN EGYPT. (NEGATIVE BY F. HURLEY).003788
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-10. ANTI-MINE ROLLERS FITTED TO TRUCK. THESE ROLLERS MADE FROM OLD ...
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-10. ANTI-MINE ROLLERS FITTED TO TRUCK. THESE ROLLERS MADE FROM OLD PETROL DRUMS AND PIECES OF PIPING AND FILLED WITH CONCRETE ARE ATTACHED TO A TRUCK AS SEEN IN THIS PICTUR...025166
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-10. ANTI-MINE ROLLERS FITTED TO TRUCK. THESE ROLLERS MADE FROM OLD ...
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-10. ANTI-MINE ROLLERS FITTED TO TRUCK. THESE ROLLERS MADE FROM OLD PETROL DRUMS AND PIECES OF PIPING AND FILLED WITH CONCRETE ARE ATTACHED TO A TRUCK AS SEEN IN THIS PICTUR...025165
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-07-20. AUSTRALIANS BATHING IN THE SEA NEAR EL ALAMEIN. WATER ...
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-07-20. AUSTRALIANS BATHING IN THE SEA NEAR EL ALAMEIN. WATER RATIONING MAKES SEA BATHING AS MUCH A SOURCE OF HEALTH AS OF PLEASURE IN A DESERT CAMPAIGN. FORTUNATELY, AT PRE...024610
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-07. AUSTRALIAN TROOPS BUYING GOODS FROM THEIR UNIT CANTEEN IN THE ...
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-07. AUSTRALIAN TROOPS BUYING GOODS FROM THEIR UNIT CANTEEN IN THE FORWARD AREA. DISPLAY FACILITIES ARE SOMEWHAT LIMITED. THE TWO APPENDAGES ON TOP OF THE CAR ARE STEEL T...024806
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-30. AUSTRALIAN TROOPS VIEW WITH CURIOSITY THE WRECKAGE OF AN OLD ...
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-30. AUSTRALIAN TROOPS VIEW WITH CURIOSITY THE WRECKAGE OF AN OLD FABRIC-COVERED FIAT BIPLANE SHOT DOWN BEHIND THE AUSTRALIAN LINES. NOTE ENTRANCE TO DUGOUT IN THE FOREGR...024939
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-07-22. BACK VIEW OF LIEUTENANT T.F. TIMSON, AUSTRALIAN FIELD SECURITY ...
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-07-22. BACK VIEW OF LIEUTENANT T.F. TIMSON, AUSTRALIAN FIELD SECURITY SERVICE (RIGHT) AND TWO GERMAN OFFICERS CAPTURED BY TROOPS OF THE 9TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION IN THE OPERA...024641
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-10. CALM BEFORE THE STORM. PEACEFUL REFLECTIONS IN THE LAKE AT EL ...
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-10. CALM BEFORE THE STORM. PEACEFUL REFLECTIONS IN THE LAKE AT EL ALAMEIN SHORTLY BEFORE THE ANTI-AXIS DRIVE BEGAN ON 23RD OCTOBER, 1942.025169
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-10-27. COOKHOUSE FOR AUSTRALIAN TROOPS IN THE DESERT, SHOWING OVEN ...
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-10-27. COOKHOUSE FOR AUSTRALIAN TROOPS IN THE DESERT, SHOWING OVEN CONSTRUCTED FROM A LARGE DRUM COVERED WITH "CEMENT" MADE OF SAND & WATER.025200
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-10-27. COOKHOUSE FOR AUSTRALIAN TROOPS IN THE DESERT, SHOWING OVEN ...
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-10-27. COOKHOUSE FOR AUSTRALIAN TROOPS IN THE DESERT, SHOWING OVEN CONSTRUCTED FROM A LARGE DRUM COVERED WITH "CEMENT" MADE OF SAND & WATER.025201
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-12. EL ALAMEIN RAILWAY STATION CEMETERY WHERE BRITONS, ...
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-12. EL ALAMEIN RAILWAY STATION CEMETERY WHERE BRITONS, PALESTINIANS, AUSTRALIANS AND ALLIED AIRMEN ARE BURIED. NOTE THE DUST STORM WORKING UP ON THE LEFT AND ABOUT TO BL...024831