22 Jun 1918
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Newspaper
Bacchus Marsh Express
Location
Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 22, 1918
Page
1
A fragmented listing shows Sacchus Marsh Telephone Exchange operating around 8 pm daily alongside various local advertisements. Names, firms, and places appear in a jumbled collage including grain companies, milk factories, hotels, railway stations, printers, and multiple business and personal names such as Jay Hot, Bryan, and McDowall, with scattered notes on suppliers and services.
In this scrambled excerpt a narrator recalls a tense moment with Dick and Ralph, detailing ambitions, fear, and uncertain outcomes. The voice hints at broken plans and dangerous stakes amid a chaotic scene, with references to a “lame act” and a looming threat from an unseen rival.
The document describes Australian divisions in France being reduced as reinforcements are withdrawn. Battalions are disbanded one by one, with mentions of specific units and depot retention. The piece notes overall manpower cuts amid heavy fighting and outlines anticipated future reductions and storage of battalion records.
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