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  1. A bridge on the Jericho main road, crossing the Wady Kelt, with Mount Temptation (Jebel ...

    Photograph

    Maker: Unknown

    A bridge on the Jericho main road, crossing the Wady Kelt, with Mount Temptation (Jebel Karuntal), in the distance. Note the Australian Light Horsemen bathing in the foreground.

    B00042

  2. A cartoon drawn on the wall of one of the buildings at Magdhaba, showing a Light Horse trooper, a ...

    Photograph

    Maker: Unknown

    A cartoon drawn on the wall of one of the buildings at Magdhaba, showing a Light Horse trooper, a kangaroo and a surrendering enemy soldier.

    B00861

  3. A dust storm at the Stationary Field Ambulance Hospital lines at Mena.

    Photograph

    A dust storm at the Stationary Field Ambulance Hospital lines at Mena.

    H00721

  4. A dust storm passing over the Australian Light Horse camp, near the House of the Good Samaritan, ...

    Photograph

    Maker: Unknown

    A dust storm passing over the Australian Light Horse camp, near the House of the Good Samaritan, between Jerusalem and Talaat Dum.

    B02504

  5. A game of cricket was played on Shell Green in an attempt to distract the Turks from the imminent ...

    Photograph

    Maker: Bean, Charles Edwin Woodrow (C E W)

    A game of cricket was played on Shell Green in an attempt to distract the Turks from the imminent departure of allied troops. Major George Macarthur Onslow of the Light Horse in batting, is being caug...

    G01289

  6. A general view of the city, in the early morning. The Australian Mounted Division was approaching ...

    Photograph

    Maker: Unknown

    A general view of the city, in the early morning. The Australian Mounted Division was approaching Homs in support of the 5th British Cavalry Division when the armistice with Turkey was proclaimed; thi...

    B00727

  7. A group of Australian Light Horsemen crossing the Barr Yusef Canal by punt on their way to ...

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    Maker: Unknown

    A group of Australian Light Horsemen crossing the Barr Yusef Canal by punt on their way to Bahnassa.

    J02253

  8. A group of Australian Light Horsemen on a wharf. This group is probably part of the advance party ...

    Photograph

    A group of Australian Light Horsemen on a wharf. This group is probably part of the advance party of the 8th light Horse regiment which left Melbourne on 12 February 1915 on board troop transport A35 ...

    J02770

  9. A group of infantrymen and light horsemen in a trench on the Gallipoli Peninsula. The ...

    Photograph

    A group of infantrymen and light horsemen in a trench on the Gallipoli Peninsula. The lighthorseman on the left at the back who is smoking a pipe is 211 Trooper (Tpr) Andrew Powell Yeates, 9th Light H...

    C00667

  10. A group of Light Horsemen stand beside a German locomotive built in 1917, for use on the Hejaz ...

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    Maker: McPherson, Duncan

    A group of Light Horsemen stand beside a German locomotive built in 1917, for use on the Hejaz railway and captured by the Australian Light Horse.

    B00095

  11. A group of Turkish officers under guard of Australian Light Horsemen near an old mosque.

    Photograph

    Maker: McPherson, Duncan

    A group of Turkish officers under guard of Australian Light Horsemen near an old mosque.

    B00094

  12. A group of unidentified Australian Lighthorsemen digging trenches on the banks of the Wady ...

    Photograph

    Maker: Unknown

    A group of unidentified Australian Lighthorsemen digging trenches on the banks of the Wady Ghuzze. Note the emu feather attached to the felt hat of the man in the foreground.

    A00036

  13. A group of unidentified Australian light horse men digging trenches on the banks of the Wady ...

    Photograph

    Maker: Unknown

    A group of unidentified Australian light horse men digging trenches on the banks of the Wady Ghuzze.

    A00035

  14. A group portrait of members of the 5th Australian Light Horse in front of their tented camp.

    Photograph

    Maker: Unknown

    A group portrait of members of the 5th Australian Light Horse in front of their tented camp.

    B00010A

  15. A LIGHT HORSE FATIGUE PARTY, DETAILED TO ASSIST IN THE TRANSPORT OF THE 2ND AUSTRALIAN STATIONARY ...

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    A LIGHT HORSE FATIGUE PARTY, DETAILED TO ASSIST IN THE TRANSPORT OF THE 2ND AUSTRALIAN STATIONARY HOSPITAL GEAR TO THE SITE AT EL ARISH, IN 1917. THEY HAD A GREAT DEAL OF TROUBLE WITH THE CAMELS, AS T...

    J03015

  16. A LIGHT HORSEMAN HAVING PUTTIES PUT ON BEFORE EMBARKING FOR THE FRONT.

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    A LIGHT HORSEMAN HAVING PUTTIES PUT ON BEFORE EMBARKING FOR THE FRONT.

    P00152.006

  17. A light horseman in his bivouac on a hillside in the Jordan Valley during July 1918. At this ...

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    A light horseman in his bivouac on a hillside in the Jordan Valley during July 1918. At this time the temperature was 120 degrees. The man has been identified as 2002 Trooper (Tpr) Hugh Robert Cam...

    J05984

  18. A LIGHT HORSEMAN TRYING HIS POWER TO CHARM A SNAKE. (PURCHASED FROM MR. S. SAYERS.)

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    A LIGHT HORSEMAN TRYING HIS POWER TO CHARM A SNAKE. (PURCHASED FROM MR. S. SAYERS.)

    J02747

  19. AMMAN, PALESTINE. 1918-10-28. A GROUP OF AUSTRALIAN LIGHT HORSEMEN AT THE RAISING OF THE HEJAZ ...

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    AMMAN, PALESTINE. 1918-10-28. A GROUP OF AUSTRALIAN LIGHT HORSEMEN AT THE RAISING OF THE HEJAZ FLAG AFTER THE TOWN WAS OCCUPIED BY ALLIED FORCES. (DONOR MAJOR SMITH)

    H02837

  20. Amman, Transjordan. 1918-10. Australian Light Horsemen at the salute during the unfurling of the ...

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    Amman, Transjordan. 1918-10. Australian Light Horsemen at the salute during the unfurling of the Hejaz flag. (Donor Major Smith)

    H02915

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