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Australian Army Museum of Western Australia > Records

World War 2, Western Australia, East-West Highway, 1941

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1941

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Building the East-West Highway / Madura Pass to Eucla

Overview

Building East-West Highway Madura Pass to Eucla View of tent structure

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-32-P1900.2301

Item type

Themes

War and Conflict

War and Conflict > World War 2

Year

Geotag

-31.66548196338, 128.93170481505
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Last modified

Tuesday, 13 January, 2026

Completeness

83

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