03 May 1918
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Newspaper
Kerang New Times
Location
Kerang, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 03, 1918
Page
1
A garbled old railway timetable and parish conversation mix emerges. The text references the parish master and local names, mentioning a matron and laments about timing, with stray phrases about owners, wives, and village life woven through.
A garbled narrative mixes Dr Morse Indian root pills and a talking dog trained by an expert with a rural church scene. It references bears, a farmer invited by nobility, a sermon, and a pulpit dispute as a dizzy, fragmented vignette unfolds.
A British battalion motto recalling the "Our backs to the wall" stance. Soldiers wore distinguishing insignia on caps, earned in a fierce earlier battle against overwhelming odds. Field Marshal Haig's order urged persistence amid fatigue and injuries, stressing duty to defend homes and freedom and urging all to help the battle-worn mates.
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