Australia

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 37, 14 June 1915, Page 5

Australia

AUSTRALIAN CASUALTIES. • Unitbd Peebb Annotation Sydney, .Tune 13. I The thirty-seven casualty list is:— Died of Wounds—Captain Hooke, Lieutenants Hurley and MeWilliams. | Wounded.— Lieutenant-Colonel Burnage ■ Captains Nicholas, (irimwood, Jackson, Tierby, Forsyth; Lieutenants Hartnell, Sinclair, Smith, Wilson, Cooper, Olden, Slierwood, Rowan, Campbell, Colpitts, Tridd, Williams, McLoughry, Taylor. I Killed in Action.—Eighty-two noncommissioned officers and men. Died of Wounds.—Sixteen. Died of Disease.— Five. I Dangerously 111.—Five. I Wounded.—One hundred and three. Missing.—One. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. (Received 9.35 a.m.) Sydney, June 14. Numbers of crack shots from rifle clubs are recruiting, and their services jas being utilised as sharpshooters.

The railwaymen and fcramwaymen on their own initiative provided the aid to the Wounded Fund with one of the finest patriotic displays ever witnessed in Sydney. It was two miles in length, and was splendid, clever, and emblematic in design. THE CASUALTIES. (Received 10.45 a.m.) Melbourne, June 14. Australian casualties to date 7623 including 1158 dead. GERMAN MURDERERS. FURTHER TREACHERY EXPOSED (Received 10.45 a.m.) Sydney, June 14. Chaplain Robertson writes from Egypt i "There is no end to German treachery. They shouted: 'Cease fire, stretcher bearers are coming.' They were stretcher-bearers but on the stretchers were machine guns. They then fired on our dressing-sheds and hospital ships." ' MAKING SHELLS IN AUSTRALIA (Received 10.10 a.m.) Melbourne, June 10.

' It is stated that the Australian productions of important parts of shells is in sight. The Broken Hill Company's London manager made application to the War Office and obtained the formula of a special steel needed, while the Sunshine Harvester Co. has, working independently, obtained the requisite machinery and arranged with the Imperial authorities to supply a large number of shell-cases monthly, working in conjunction with the Broken Hill Company's Waratah Steel Works. They will thus turn out shell cases suitable for eighteen-inch British artillery. It is anticipated the Australian shells will be in use before Christmas. (Received 10.45 a.m.) Melbourne, June 14. In the manufacture of shells the Sunshine Harvester Company will act upon information obtained by the head of the firm in England and the chief engineer in Canada and America, where he has spent three months investigating. All information is placed at Mr Pearce's disposal. AUSTRALIAN TROOPS' EAGERNESS. (Received 10.10 a.m.) Sydney, June 14.

An officer, writing from Alexandria, after describing the cheerfulness and impatience to return to the firing line of the Australian wounded, adds: "But you should hear their opinion of seaside campers, football wasters and such tripe It would blister your ears." He finishes: "All maintain everywhere that one trained Australian is equal to three of any other of the trained men." » HOTTLE-WORKERS' STRIKE ENDS (Received 10.45 a.m.) Sydney, June 14. The bottle-workers' strike has ended, the men resuming under the orders of the Federal Council and their Union.