The enemy spent eighty bombs and forty-five eight-inch shells destroying this water point (top centre) in the Tobruk sector, but water was readily obtainable at a dozen nearby spots. Australians coming back from the front line duty were amused and delighted at the waste of ammunition.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 228, 26 September 1941, Page 7
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46The enemy spent eighty bombs and forty-five eight-inch shells destroying this water point (top centre) in the Tobruk sector, but water was readily obtainable at a dozen nearby spots. Australians coming back from the front line duty were amused and delighted at the waste of ammunition. Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 228, 26 September 1941, Page 7
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