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A VIEW OF THE RAILWAY STATION AT TEL ELEISA, SCENE OF SOME OF THE MOST INTENSIVE FIGHTING EXPERIENCED BY OUR FORCES AT PRESENT ENGAGED IN THE WESTERN DESERT. TEL EL EISA IS THE ARABIC FOR "HILL OF JESUS". (NEGATIVE BY HURLEY).

First Alamein: Ruin Ridge

Unexpected losses and operational failures on the final line of defence in Egypt 1942.

By Nicole Townsend

Second World War 1939 - 1945
Members of the ski school line up to practice the kick turn.

Ascending the Summit

In December 1941, the 1 Australian Corps Ski School opened in Lebanon.

By Amanda Swadling

Second World War 1939 - 1945
Servicemen sit among the sandhills of El Alamein for a church service in September 1942

Sermon on the Sandhills

Sometimes the footage is not the most interesting part of a film.

By Sarah Kershaw

Second World War 1939 - 1945