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Fix this textMONTHLY MAGAZINE OF THE 30th BATTALION,
Fix this textN.S.W. SCOTTISH REGIMENT.
Fix this textHEADQUARTERS, DRILL HALL, MILLER'S POINT. SYDNEY.
Fix this textCommanding Officer: Lt.-Col. H. B. TAYLOR, M.C., V.D.
Fix this textVol. 2. No. 5. NOVEMBER, 1936. PRICE, 3d.
Fix this textIncidents in the Life of the
Fix this text30th Battalion, AJ.F.
Fix this text(By LIEUT.-COLONEL H. SLOAN.)
Fix this textCHAPTER V.
Fix this textALTHOUGH, as stated in the previous chapter, the duties at Ferry
Fix this textPost during our first sojourn there were fairly strenuous, a
Fix this textnumber of incidents occurred to relieve the monotony which may
Fix this textbe worth recording.
Fix this textIt will be remembered that a large force of Turks had invaded
Fix this textEgypt in this neighbourhood during the earlier months of 1915, appar-
Fix this textently with the view to seizing the important railway junction of Ismalia,
Fix this textvisible evidence of which was forthcoming in the shape of shot perfor-
Fix this textated steel boats which were left stranded on the shores of Lake Timsah.
Fix this textSome of our enterprising signallers, who, with a platoon of infantry,
Fix this textwere stationed at Ridge Post and Benchmark '(small posts a few miles
Fix this textto the north), salvaged one of these which was partially embedded in
Fix this textthe sand, and, after plugging the holes with various substances and
Fix this textmaking it reasonably watertight, enjoyed a great deal of fun when off
Fix this textduty, journeying between their station, and Ferry Post. The usual
Fix this textprocedure was to use a horse to tow the pontoon south and utilise the
Fix this textslow current, ever flowing north, on the homeward trip. Ihe real func-
Fix this texttion of the horse was to draw an ordinary railway sleeper horizontally
Fix this textalong the sandy shore of the Canal each evening, thus forming a smooth
Fix this textsurface, the object of which was to indicate if efforts to place mines or
Fix this textother obstacles in the waterway had been made during the previous
Fix this textnight. |
Fix this textFish were fairly plentiful in Lake Timsah on our arrival, due to
Fix this textthe fact that for some time previously the local fishermen had, for mili-
Fix this texttary reasons, been prohibited from following their calling. This safety
Fix this textmeasure, however, was overcome by our unit providing a fully armed
Fix this textman to take charge of each boat; in return for which we were to receive
Fix this texthalf of the fish caught. Our Sergt.-Cook, the versatile McDuff, was
Fix this textappointed to take delivery of each catch, and his interpretation of half
Fix this textthe fish was as follows: If a boat landed, say, 40 fish, Mac took 20 of
Fix this textthem, but these 20 were the LARGEST ones. The unfortunate gippos
Fix this textviolently raged and gesticulated in protest but to no purpose. Mac was
Fix this textadamant, 20 was half of 40?in Australia, anyhow.
Fix this textIt's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
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