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Description: There were no army camps within Logan City, but a camp for American soldiers, Camp Cable, was built in heavily undulating country between Tambourine and Logan Village (Queensland, Australia). The camp was built by the CCC the Civil Constructional Corps and retained the natural vegetation to conceal buildings,roadways and site works.The Camp was used for training by the American 32nd Infantry Division and the 1st Marine Division.(Information taken from: Buchanan, Robyn. Logan: rich in history, young in spirit , 2000) Image shows American soldiers using a pully mechanized by a stationary engine to pull a rectangular item from the ground.
Title: Americans in Camp Cable, Queensland
Credit: John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland
Author: Unidentified
Usage Terms: Public domain
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