?u * c°n,*ruc.t,°™ °f Ae 1000-mile road linking Alice Springs with Darwin is of great military importance now that Australia has become one of the most important bases for offensive action against the Japanese. It has linked the main production centres of the south with the field armies of the north. From the railhead at Alice springs, this vital artery of supply, daily carries tons of stores and equipment along the road hitherto followed on'y "««ional herds of cattle from inland stations. Top: A group of transports moving out across Stuart rlain. Below: Supplies are dropped along the road for transportation to outlying camps and are carried by camel team* operated by aboriginals. i —Commonwealth Department of Information.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 200, 25 August 1942, Page 2

?u * c ° n, * ruc . t, °™ °f Ae 1000-mile road linking Alice Springs with Darwin is of great military importance now that Australia has become one of the most important bases for offensive action against the Japanese. It has linked the main production centres of the south with the field armies of the north. From the railhead at Alice springs, this vital artery of supply, daily carries tons of stores and equipment along the road hitherto followed on 'y "««ional herds of cattle from inland stations. Top: A group of transports moving out across Stuart rlain. Below: Supplies are dropped along the road for transportation to outlying camps and are carried by camel team* operated by aboriginals. i —Commonwealth Department of Information.