Locals with a cartload of melons on the Maadi to Cairo Road, Egypt - Photograph taken by George Kaye

Two locals with a cartload of melons in the melon market, Cairo - Photograph taken by George Kaye

Scene in a village between Maadi and Cairo, Egypt - Photograph taken by George Kaye

Elevated view of the melon market on Maadi Road, Egypt - Photograph taken by George Kaye

Loaded donkey near Cairo, Egypt - Photograph taken by George Kaye

Scene at the Cairo melon market, Egypt - Photograph taken by George Kaye

Donkey carts loaded with crates in Cairo, Egypt - Photograph taken by George Kaye

Young local woman on a cart in Cairo, Egypt - Photograph taken by George Kaye

Cattle being driven near Cairo, Egypt - Photograph taken by George Kaye

Markoub loads of onions, Egypt - Photograph taken by George Kaye

New Zealand soldiers buying melons in Cairo during World War II - Photograph taken by George Kaye

The melon market on the Mad Mile, Cairo - Photograph taken by George Kaye

Primus stall in the native area of Cairo, Egypt - Photograph taken by George Kaye

General view of 4th Armoured Brigade workshops in Maadi, Egypt - Photograph taken by George Kaye

Bargeload of melons being unloaded and sold near the 'Mad Mile', Cairo - Photograph taken by George Kaye

Distant view of the melon market, Cairo - Photograph taken by George Kaye

Construction site of El Djem Theatre in Maadi Camp, Egypt - Photograph taken by George Kaye

An ox cart travelling along a street in Cairo, Egypt - Photograph taken by George Kaye

NZ Engineers constructing El Djem Theatre in Maadi Camp, Egypt - Photograph taken by George Kaye

NZ Engineers constructing El Djem Theatre in Maadi Camp, Egypt - Photograph taken by George Kaye

Man winnowing near Tura, Egypt - Photograph taken by George Kaye

Vendors at the melon market, Cairo - Photograph taken by George Kaye

Wallads fishing in a canal, Egypt - Photograph taken by George Kaye

Repair work noted at 4th Armoured Brigade workshops in Maadi, Egypt - Photograph taken by George Kaye

Unloading chaff from native boats, Egypt - Photograph taken by George Kaye