Lifting the Pontoons. — The fir trees on our side of the Canal are discernible. The pontoons were sunk by rifle fire. The large holes were made with axes to render the boats unserviceable

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Black and white photograph of the pontoons being lifted out of the Suez Canal.

Lifting the Pontoons.
The fir trees on our side of the Canal are discernible. The pontoons were sunk by rifle fire. The large holes were made with axes to render the boats unserviceable.

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Title: The New Zealanders at Gallipoli

Author: Fred Waite

Publication details: Whitcombe and Tombs Limited, 1919, Christchurch

Part of: New Zealand Texts Collection

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