BLOW AT THE TURK
HEAVY FIGHTING IN PALESTINE BRITISH ATTACK THE GAZA DEFENCES ENEMY'S FIRST LINE CAPTURED (Eec. November i, 11.20 p.m.) London, November 3. An official report from Egyp' states "After a heavy bombardment wo attacked on Thursday night tho western and south-western defences of Gaza. We captured tlio Turkish first lino on a front of five thousand yards* and repulsed threo counter-attacks with h&ivy enemy losses/ —Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Asen.lleuter.
thini* remains «if the old town. Seme of the buildings! wore found to bo mined. Tho water supply and pumping plant are practically intact. Considerable quantities of barley 'were found in the storehouses. Prisoners are still coming in, and already over fifteen hundred huvo been counted. Nine guns and a number of machine-gund were captured."—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn,-Reutor.
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 35, 5 November 1917, Page 5
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128BLOW AT THE TURK Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 35, 5 November 1917, Page 5
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