[Editor: These untitled news items, including some letters from Australian soldiers and reports of farewell functions for departing soldiers, are extracts from the general news section published in The Maitland Weekly Mercury (West Maitland, NSW), 9 October 1915.] [World War … [Read more...] about [World War One news items] [9 October 1915]
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Treating the wounded: Doctor describes scenes: Chaplains lead charges [1 June 1915]
[Editor: A letter regarding the Dardanelles campaign, during the First World War. Published in The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 1 June 1915.] Treating the wounded. Doctor describes scenes. Chaplains lead charges. Sydney, Monday. — Dr. Colin Chisholm Ross, of Sydney, … [Read more...] about Treating the wounded: Doctor describes scenes: Chaplains lead charges [1 June 1915]
“Turks won’t reap the barley” [25 June 1915]
[Editor: A letter from an Australian soldier. Published in The Register, 25 June 1915.] “Turks won't reap the barley.” Following are extracts of a letter from Capt. Kayser, 12th Battalion, to his wife, dated from Gallipoli Peninsula, Anzac Cove, May 15:— “We none of us … [Read more...] about “Turks won’t reap the barley” [25 June 1915]
Heroes of the Dardanelles [6 June 1915]
[Editor: An article about the early days of the Gallipoli campaign, including extracts from the letters of Australian soldiers. Published in The Sunday Times (Perth, WA), 6 June 1915.] Heroes of the Dardanelles Graphic accounts of the fighting at Gaba Tepe — West … [Read more...] about Heroes of the Dardanelles [6 June 1915]