Overseas travel of Malcolm Archbald SMITH
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Description | Travel | Relaxation | Plantation | Local Life |
Sudan - Construction of the camp
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A train arrives ...
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... with a delivery of building packs ...
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... and other materials.
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Unloading takes place.
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The concrete mixing plant.
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View around the camp construction site.
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Erecting the water tower.
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The water tower in position.
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Clearing the ground.
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Installing drains.
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A tractor dragging a container.
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A lorry tries to drag a skid-mounted building ...
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... but needs assistance from a tractor.
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A pack of three Supacom buildings delivered to site.
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Supacom buildings being unpacked and erected.
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Pouring concrete bases.
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Working on Supacom buildings.
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Erected Supacom buildings allocated as billets for Boyton's employees.
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Rondarvel huts for the workers.
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An ovaldarvel being built in the traditional style but with European refinements. [03-O-32] | ||
Transport around the site was provided by an old Hants & Dorset bus. This is Paddy about to board. [03-N-26] | ||
The bus, number 833, had originally worked from Lymington, not far from Malcolm's home. [03-Q-02] | ||
A Landrover was available for running around.
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There was also this old Skoda car, known locally as the Russian Rolls Royce.
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