Item 01: Frank Hurley war diary, 21 August-28 October 1917 - Page 61
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[Page 61]
8th September. Saturday
All day with the 28th Brigade, 2nd Division, near Renescue. Col. Reid gave me every assistance in his power and arranged routine drill for the camera & Cine. The men are practically all W. Australians. Their training reflects credit on their commanding officer, the men are well disciplined, their evolutions resembling a great machine. They performed exercises with the bayonet, Physical drill, Lewis gun exercise, & Signal Exercise etc. with a perfectness only attained by continued training & rigid discipline. The men are in fine fettle & will give an account of themselves in the very near future. Wintry conditions are beginning. The leaves are turning Autumn tints & the atmosphere is assuming the typical fogginess of winter. The Hay is being stacked & the ground retilled. The country looks beautiful.