Australians in Cairo Stir with Rough Frontier Valor
Australians in Cairo draw crowded attention with swagger and laughter as they parade through city streets. The piece notes their wealth, rowdy entertainment, and fearless military bearing, contrasting with British officers and evoking a vivid, boisterous portrait of wartime presence amid Egypt’s capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Khokol
Arso Dhowel
New York
Saeco
Tormenen
Shell
Shell Evenins
Viet
Jann Poe
Pioneer Farmer Faces Insolvency Court Hearing
An Adelaide Insolvency Court hearing reviewed a Mawoonm farmer's finances, showing assets of £700 with debts and costs. The family, supported by a Patriotic Fund grant, faced starvation risks with nine or ten dependents and were described as living on bread and water during the drought. The report notes no illicit activities by the bankrupt and details farming operations including horses and butchery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fem
Mawoonm
Adelaide Tesolvency Court
Bnaamwent
War tale from Mesopotamia report reveals wounded rider
Ali Hussein of the Indian Army Transport in Mesopotamia reports himself with a bullet in his shoulder. A doctor asks about his loss of weight. he replies that the battle was three dares ago and he had no time to report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teliorp
Gleseet Hospital
Enberk
Amenor
Bardiy
Cairo
Stringer
Rome
Ltr
Ali Hussein
Mesopotamia
Sahih
Sabib
Ton Mane
Peter
France
Inslenia
Conseil de Guerre
Courtmartian
Monsieur
Hobart
Rervad
Melba
Kathleen O'Connell
Eho
Honeet Toll
London
Bass Waore
Leytourny T. W. Barrett
The Death Sentence and War Cour t Martial Tale
A wartime officer explains court martial procedures and executions in the army. He recalls past cases, describes the firing squad method, and notes how discipline and loyalty to France shape punishment. He also recounts a soldier who died fighting after a pardon arrived and mentions a Gallipoli burial note from Turkey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Staal Breweh
France
England
Jie
Ieee
Corrludell
Far Western Warn TV whisky tale in eight year sale
A rambling tale from a far western outback town recalls a eight year period of rumoured whisky manufacture and a sale that reshaped a Cooper's Creek business. The story links rising costs with stock use for blending and a humorous hotelkeeper anecdote about a bottle that vanished with a boat. The improvised tale ends with a toast to a sensational dram and a burned handkerchief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Anstralls
Commonwealth
Cooper's Creek
Queensland
Thal
Far West
Tme
Roman
Beerfare
Gallipoli comrades and a Christmas of tales told
A collage of WWI era vignettes recalls three friends sharing a dugout at Gallipoli, a nurse’s request, songs of child stars turned adults, and a Welsh doctor’s note on Jack Simpson and Murphy the donkey. It weaves humor, heroism, and hardship through memory, performance, and war tales.
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Somifing Yankee
Hue
Cateo
Servente
Egypt
Camel Corpe
Gallipoli
Serres
Nius
Homer
Pont
Wratine Church
Couvrts-Martial
Pelee
Lee
Vietory
Pearce
S Secretary
United States
Efeet
Turkey
Thiburhed
Gallipal
Jack
Jacek
Isaacs
Battefield
Gallipotl
C.C
Tom
D.C.M
Lsance
Hans
Heela
Fritz
Kamerade
Viney
Viskey
Mike
Orlel
Argos
Geethurst
Treasury
Sydney
Zeno
Goewurst
Wiedow
Narbor
Phese
M. Forrest
Sydney “Mall
Yu Guother
al Tie
Josh Billiogs
Norea
Jina
Owen
Iver
Bibby
Imi
L. Eileen
Simpson
Murphy
Anzac
Jack Simpson
Fellowes
Bahadur
Donker
Hajput
India
Mme
Cnstomary
Manny
Cuny Minult Courts
Awstratlan
Tommy Corian
Berth Wort
Lle
Melita
Leche
Ace
Loriablie
Gront
the Aferncios
Rusia
Wally
Ecntinne
Wwe
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