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Dawn take-off of the 'Dougs' from Garbutt
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Douglas planes of a Royal Australian Air Force Transport Squadron take off for the forward areas with their load of troops and supplies from Garbett Airfield, one of the busiest air fields in Australi...ART25597
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Northward bound troop train pauses at Rockhampton for lunch at the station and a beer or two at the Terminus Hotel
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Northbound troop train pauses at Rockhampton for lunch at the station and a beer or two at the Terminus Hotel. This elegant station was built in England and shipped to Queensland during the latter par...ART25563
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Pre-dawn muster, Garbutt airfield, Townsville
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
All ranks of Australian and American troops bound for overseas and active service, wait outside the old Air Transport shed to listen for their names to be called over the loud speaker by an American c...ART25598
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Road to Atherton
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Atherton Tableland was, for a long period of the war, a vast camp area and hundreds of thousands of troops passed through the various camps. From August 1945 in his capacity as official war artist Eme...ART25640
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The narrow-gauge, one-truck railway bridge into Townsville
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Over this small bridge, crossing Ross Creek, passed all troops and war equipment entering north by train. Dominating the port of Townsville is Castle Hill, towering almost 1,000' above the bay. From A...ART25551
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These three locomotives also served
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
A night scene in the Roundhouse at Rockhampton Railway Yards. The engine in the foreground is a U.S.A Lend Lease locomotive, a small number of which were shipped from America during the war. The two...ART25557
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Troop train crossing Herbert River Bridge during floods
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
This somewhat perilous crossing was made after the bridge had been tested and the flood waters were receding.ART25556