Return of the Anzac Mounted Division British occupation of the Jordan Valley
talaat ed dumm. model t ford car on side road
on 13 june 2 brigades moved out return via talaat ed dumm jericho, reaching bivouac area in vicinity of ain es duk on 16 june. here spring gushes out mass of stones in arid valley , within few yards became full flowing stream of cool , clear water, giving flow of 200,000 imperial gallons (910,000 l) per day. part of stream ran across small valley along beautiful, preserved, roman arched aqueduct of 3 tiers.
for rest of june, while australian mounted division @ solomon s pools, anzac mounted division held left sector of defences, digging trenches , regularly patrolling area including occasional encounters enemy patrols.
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