Camel Transport in Desert

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
42/88
Date Released
2 Nov 1942
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Mrs Roosevelt Sees for Herself
  2. 2Camel Transport in Desert
  3. 3Prime Ministers and General Smuts at Dover
  4. 4Wendell Willkie Back in USA
  5. 5Tough Tactics
  6. 6Americans V British - Boxing

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Summary
Ruwallah Arabs who volunteered their help in transporting petrol from Damascus to Palmyra by camel train. Four of the 12 gallon drums are loaded onto each camel and the Arabs give a thumb print as signature for delivery. Thus prepared they set off on their six day trek.
Keywords
Animals
Locations
Syria
Length of story (in feet)
102
Story extras:
Film clip
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