Accession Number | 150255 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white |
Physical description | Black & white |
Maker |
Hurley, James Francis (Frank) |
Place made | British Mandate of Palestine: Palestine |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
Palestine-Syria. July 1942. An outstanding feat of railroad construction is now nearing ...
Description
Palestine-Syria. July 1942. An outstanding feat of railroad construction is now nearing completion. Australian, British and South African engineers, supervising an army of some 20,000 labourers of many nationalities have constructed the link between the important sea ports of Haifa and Tripoli to give an unbroken rail connection between Libya, Palestine, Syria and Turkey. About 80 per cent of the country traversed by this new link is solid rock involving long stretches of tunnelling, bridging and solid cutting. An engineer supervises native labourers in the use of a rock drill in one of the tunnels.