Item 01: Sam Norris war diary, 1 February 1915 -1 May 1915 - Page 47

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[Page 47]

professor will discover that the Arabs are a lost tribe of Australian bushmen. Some of the newspaper sellers call out things in English & I am sure they cannot know their real meaning.

21st March 1915 Sunday

We received part of our pay yesterday (82 ½ P.T.) & leave. Tramed into Cairo & had dinner. Wandered round a bazaar or two & then tramed to the Citadel. This beautiful place was built in 1179 by the famous Saladin with stones taken from the small Pyramid. s .The building stands upon a hill & natural rock forms a foundation for it. From it an excellent

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