Daily Advertiser (Wagga Wagga, NSW : 1911 - 1954), Thursday 27 July 1916, page 2

AT

AUSTRALIANS

FROM

TRIBUTE

POZIERES.

NEW

YORK.

NEW
YORK, Wednesday.
The
New
York papers pay a tribute
to the great- bravery of the Australians
Oiie corres
iu their attack at Pozieres.
front writes as fol
on
the West
is
asking,
How
lows:
Everybody
are
about
the Australians? How
they
fire hid the
ruins
sticking
it?' Curtain
where
the Australians on
of Pozieres,
on
ojie
Sunday established themselves
pondent.

**

side of the street, with

The Germans
the other.
on
unremitting fire, and burst

the

(-ermnns

kept up

an

after burst
of shell occurred,
rainiug bullets nnd
explosives
the
Australians,
high
upon
and
the

churning
scene

with

oners,
not

two

news

with holding

content

the street, had

ging. bombing,
piles of

amid

earth.
Bnek
from
pris
guns nnd more
that the Australians,

the

up

came

one

side

of

taken

both, and, dig

ducking, and
rushing
fallen bricks and debris,

to the mastery of the

From
vantag-point
any
it was
an
unforgettable sight, with the
dust of the traffic iu the rear
and
the
clouds of shell smoke
hanging low over

pressing

were

whole

the

011

village.

field

of

battle.'

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