MAAMELTEIN, LEBANON. 1942-12-19. ROAD CULVERT NEAR MAAMELTEIN BUILT BY THE AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY ...

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MAAMELTEIN, LEBANON. 1942-12-19. ROAD CULVERT NEAR MAAMELTEIN BUILT BY THE AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE GROUP DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE RAILWAY LINE FROM BEIRUT TO TRIPOLI FOR WHICH THE GROUP WAS RESPONSIBLE. CAPTAIN C.G. ROBERTS, (LEFT) OF THE RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION GROUP, AND CORPORAL R.A. DENNETT, OF THE MILITARY HISTORY AND INFORMATION SECTION, ARE LOOKING AT A RISING SUN PLAQUE CARVED BY A LEBANESE MONK FROM A MONASTERY IN THE DISTRICT.