Australian troops on their way to the front line trenches. 1918.

I thought this was quite a sad photo from World War I, I wonder how many of these ‘tired but grimly determined’ young men trudging their way to the front line in 1918 ever made it home.

It is unfortunate that there is no mention of the location where this photo was taken, it would really be interesting to know. A photo like this just brings up so many questions!

How far had these young men walked, and how far did they have to go before they made it to the front? How do you think the people who lived in the house in the background felt about the column of soldiers passing by?

Bendigonian 12 Sep 1918 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article89091261

Unexploded bomb found in Ballarat museum. 2012.

I was very excited to read this article this afternoon and I had to share it with you

Unexploded bomb found in Ballarat museum | Herald Sun.

It is good to see that the tradition of unexploded bombs being found in inappropriate places (like ovens, octopuses and sharks) continues to this day.

An unexploded World War I bomb was found in a Ballarat museum by a volunteer doing some packing. Possible death was probably not what that person expected to find amongst the exhibits!

The kids were excited when I read the article to them, we have been to this museum, the thought of being in a room with something like that was utterly delicious to them. They wanted to rush back there immediately! They were disappointed when I told them the bomb would be taken care of by then and would not be a danger any more…

From now on I expect every time we go to a museum they will view each piece of military hardware with suspicion! Or is that anticipation? 🙂