The British offensive is being pressed hard, and already the Germans' third line of defences is being attacked. After bombardment on Saturday evening the Australian troops stormed Pozieres from east and west, and the British from the south. The Australians got into the place, but the British received a check. So far the messages are meagre, but they indicate that after desperate bane-to-hand fighting, the village was occupied, and that the ...
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Article : 23 wordsAn epic struggle is in progress at Pozieres. The Australians are fighting terrifically on both sides of the village, and the British made a frontal attack. ...
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Article : 91 wordsPozjeres is at cross roads, and on the crown of the ground that rises from the valley of the Ancre, being about 500 feet above sea level. To the west and north the ground falls gently—towards Bapaume, on the north, and Thiepval, on the west. The Australians attacked from east and west, and the British from the south, and apparently captured the place, part of which was then retaken by the Germans in a counter-attack. Yesterday ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Tue 25 Jul 1916, Page 5
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