Item 01: Frank Hurley war diary, 21 August-28 October 1917 - Page 82
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men are miners, & here they are applying their knowledge to supreme advantage whilst the Boche shells whizz & burst around them. We were held up here for a couple of hours during the bombardment of the approach, but subsequently made a detour & reached Ypres In safety, where only occasional long range shells were bursting. Went to Kemmel in afternoon.
18th Septr. Tuesday
Weather corning up bad, - I went to Ralencourt (45 miles distant) to the censor & passed through a batch of 80 negatives. I thoroughly enjoyed the trip, a pleasant relax from my arduous spell of developing & field work. On our return we made a number of detours through the small villages to the fine town of Aire. Aire puts me in mind of Boulogne. Like all other French towns it has a magnificently spired church.
We passed on our way great numbers