  In our systematic optical galaxy search behind the southern Milky Way, 3760
(mostly unknown) galaxies with diameters D > 0.2 arcminutes were identified in
the Crux region (287 < l < 318 degrees, |b| < 10 degrees, Woudt &
Kraan-Korteweg 1997). Prior to this investigation, only 65 of these galaxies
had known redshifts. In order to map the galaxy distribution in redshift space
we obtained spectra for 226 bright (B_J < 18.0 mag) objects with the 1.9m
telescope of the South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO). Two main
structures crossing the Galactic Plane in the Crux region have now become
clear. A narrow, nearby filament from (l,b) = (340 deg, -25 deg) to the
Centaurus cluster can be traced. This filament runs almost parallel to the
extension of the Hydra-Antlia clusters found earlier and is part of what we
have earlier termed the ``Centaurus Wall'' extending in redshift-space between
0 < v < 6000 km/s (Fairall & Paverd 1995). The main outcome of this survey
however, is the recognition of another massive extended structure between 4000
< v < 8000 km/s. This broad structure, dubbed the Norma Supercluster (Woudt et
al. 1997), runs nearly parallel to the Galactic Plane from Vela to ACO 3627
(its centre) from where it continues to the Pavo cluster. This massive
structure is believed to be associated with the Great Attractor. The survey has
furthermore revealed a set of cellular structures, similar to those seen in
redshift space at higher galactic latitudes, but never before seen so clearly
behind the Milky Way.
