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Inter War, Western Australia, Rottnest Island, Military Railroad. Crayfish Engine, 1936

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Constructing Rottnest Defence Infrastructure 1935-1939

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A working party being transported to 9.2 inch gun battery from the barracks at Rottnest sometime in 1937 by locomotive "Crayfish". Engineer personnel on the locomotive; artillery personnel on the railway truck. Information supplied by AD (Bill) Holder Apr

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cwa-org-32-AMWA65095

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War and Conflict

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P2020.99.136
MIL1988.174

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-32.007804777173, 115.53924536331

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Tuesday, 3 December, 2024

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