Item 01: Frank Hurley war diary, 21 August-28 October 1917 - Page 96
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pillbox fortifications commanded a sweep over the entire positions occupied by us, but we did it & Australians played the greatest part. The Menin Heights command the country ahead for many miles & it would not be surprising if the Boche made another "strategic" retreat to higher ground.
His Gothas became very audacious during the afternoon & a whole squadron came over & bombed one of our cross roads near Westhoek. Our machines took to flight on account of the superior capabilities of the Gotha, which is a far superior machine to ours. He also shelled heavily the Menin Road putting many dumps ablaze. We were compelled to make a considerable detour & reached Ypres in safety. Both of us nearly got hit, however here by a 5.9 which blew up a ruin alongside. A great squadron of 15