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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jan 30, 1919
Page
1
A World War II style account describes a tank advancing through wood toward a machine gun nest. The crew faces shelling and tracer fire as they silence the nest, sustain injuries, and witness a plane and another tank follow, with casualties and heroic, grim resolve noted in the closing lines.
The report describes the first phase ending as tanks settled in a grassy hollow beyond captured trenches. Sixteen tanks sat in a line under light foliage, dreaming of a jump. In the white mist they resembled giant frogs before a 22 minute future assault on a distant village. Officers and men rested near cars, eating and smoking as tension rose.
A compilation noting a scheme to aid six charged soldiers becoming mercantile marine officers, rumors of mining work stoppages in South Cog wines, ships returning to Sydney, dairy output drops in Victoria, a prosperous Java year foreseen, large sugar crop expectations, wheat concerns, German internees, Broken Hill council nominations, Navy service term expirations, anti German sentiment at a Sydney meeting, Caledonian Collieries production records, union wage demands, and war council actions with Watt’s brief remark.
Do you have boils and a polluted blood due to bowel intoxication. Physicians blame auto intoxication from constipation for many diseases including consumption. Najol, a lubricant by Standard Oil Company New Jersey, is not absorbed, does not cause griping, and is sold by stores and chemists.
At the Victoria Hotel the catering for first mile orders is moderate. A new feature is the PREE cab service, expanding hotel offerings with a transport option for guests. Highlights include eased access and potential cost considerations for patrons seeking quick local travel.
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