FOUR stamps represent a loaf of bread in France. A loaf of bread is a blessing to a poor family whose men have gone to the war. There are towns and villages whore the privations of the women and children are intense. The commissariat of the army is wonderfully managed—the soldiers are all well fed, but there are places ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 605 wordsReuter's correspondent at Cairo, cabling to London on Wednesday, says:—"Influenza and pneumonia form the majority of cases of sickness among the Australian troops. Seven fell while climbing the pyramid of Cheops. Four were killed, and the others seriously hurt. One injured his spine, and will be crippled for life." On Saturday the Minister for Defence stated that no report had reached him of deaths due to injuries received in attempts to climb the pyramids. As a matter of fact there is practically no danger in climbing the Great Pyramid (Cheops) in the ordinary way, but accidents might easily ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Sydney Mail (NSW : 1912 - 1938), Wed 10 Mar 1915, Page 10
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