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22-12-11, 23:54
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Alaska Highway
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljnsEwPJFLM
This is a really outstanding 35 minute, full colour, movie of the construction of the Alaska Highway - one of the great feats of WW2. Apart from wonderful close shots of engineers' machinery working, there is an endless parade of "spot that truck" Lang 
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23-12-11, 19:24
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Good Find
Hi Lang
That is a really good find, it amazes me that film particularly color film keeps turning up. This one will drive some of the guys in our MV club crazy. Cheers Phil
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Phil Waterman `41 C60L Pattern 12 `42 C60S Radio Pattern 13 `45 HUP http://canadianmilitarypattern.com/ New e-mail Philip@canadianmilitarypattern.com
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23-12-11, 23:42
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Road building
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That film was worth posting, another piece of history, I really enjoyed the film. I wonder if there is a similar film made of the construction of the road from Alice Springs to Darwin by USA troops during WW2.  Cheers Tony 
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Anthony (Tony) VAN RHODA. Strathalbyn. South Australia
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23-12-11, 23:56
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The track from Alice to Darwin was constructed before the US entered the war, I was on the Back to the Track re-enactment in 1995 and learnt a lot about this. There are couple of good books covering the army convoys, one being The Long Road North, by Alex Tanner.
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Richard 1943 Bedford QLD lorry - 1941 BSA WM20 m/cycle - 1943 Daimler Scout Car Mk2 Member of MVT, IMPS, MVG of NSW, KVE and AMVCS KVE President & KVE News Editor
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#5
24-12-11, 00:48
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Tony,
As Richard says, the Alice Springs road was commenced prior to the war and upgraded constantly during the early years (it was nearly all sealed by the end of the war). The construction was carried out under contract to the Federal Government by various State works departments. On the other hand the US Army Engineers were responsible for the east west Barkly Highway from Mount Isa to Tennant Creek where it joined the Alice Springs to Darwin Road. Lang
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24-12-11, 08:20
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Oop's
Richard - Lang
Thanks for the correct information. Funny how you go through life listening to people who tell you a story and it seems to stick. I have always been told the yanks built the road and it just stuck. I think I will now take my foot out of my mouth.    Merry Christmas to you all. Tony
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Anthony (Tony) VAN RHODA. Strathalbyn. South Australia
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