Item 03: Frank Hurley war diary, 24 January-13 August 1918 - Page 67
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stream on the town outskirts. Being curious of investigating Jericho, I rode through it, and must say I was disgusted with its filthiness and squalor. The Turks during their residence, had not improved the cleanliness or sanitation of the village, and which, by way of showing their
appreciation for hospitality(?) received from the dwellers, pillaged them the night before we took possession. Jericho is just a small, uninteresting, dirty little village, and but for its biblical interest and romantic situation is a place to avoid. The Turks, who are grand past masters in the at of retiring left behind a number of their wounded, in a shamble they called hospital. They left behind no booty, and evacuated with all their artillery. We captured only some 30 prisoners – wretched specimens of beings, unshaven, unkempt and hungry