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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 25, 1915
Page
7
Analyzed wartime handling of captured arms. Explains that destruction of seized weapons varies by weapon type and unit policy. Describes officers selecting trophies, methods of destruction, and cases where rifles or armor are kept as mementos by soldiers or authorities.
A descriptive account of the elephants used in India as a heavy artillery corps within the eastern empire. The piece notes the elephants’ size, discipline, and role alongside camel and horse units in campaigns toward Khartoum and Gordon’s campaigns. It discusses elephant care, equipment, and the strict routine of training, with emphasis on the bond between elephants and drivers.
The elephants halted at the mid dle and, in unison, refused to budge while Thor aimed at the elephant’s paradise. They stayed content, wallowing in the river, deaf to scolding as limited rations and sugar-cake scraps lingered in the lines for weeks. One elephant named Bey remained for theme dave, and Botther had lived for three dave before payment.
A former passenger recalls befriending Nellie the elephant aboard a ship. Years later in Central Park she recognizes him and performs tricks, accepting apples from him as she greets the party. The keeper notes Nellie will remember him and invites further visits.
Scientists demonstrate tidal effects inside the planet by filling a buried pipe with water and observing regular ocean-like tides produced by the Moon and Sun. The experiment reveals the Earth behaves as an elastic body with interior tidal responses, not a solid steel mass.
Bill Slogg, a local celebrity, faces charges after a chair was broken over his wife during a dispute described as an accident. The judge rebukes him for alleged brutality and defends the integrity of the proceedings.
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