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Newspaper
Prahran Chronicle
Location
Prahran, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 27, 1917
Page
3
A sailor recalls a deadly attack at sea during a landing near Gali Poloi. He describes a sudden explosion that killed many aboard, the boat sinking, and his own injuries leaving him a lifelong cripple. He details the chaotic scene, tormented by shrapnel, and the grim aftermath as corpses were identified.
A drill sergeant berates recruits in a vivid wartime scene. He mocks their mixed backgrounds and poor posture, singles out Numbers seven and nineteen, and repeats the commands to keep their heads up amid the tense training atmosphere.
A theatre scene ends with smoke and a suspected fire prompting audience fear. A hero in the stall rope stage directions evacuates calmly as smoke spreads and the crowd settles back after his warning to stay seated.
A mash of witty anecdotes and social vignettes features Pat and Bridget’s wedding and crowd reaction, a boastful Golding exchange about his beginnings, a Londoner seeking a criminal lawyer, brave Australian troops with a hopping wounded private, a cautious suitor courting a widow, pavement artists boasting, and light capers about manuscript submissions and a curate’s classroom mischief.
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