Newspaper article - 100 years on: The Battle of Polygon Wood

Analysis of an article from the Sydney Morning Herald about the 1917 Battle of Polygon Wood, published on the centenary anniversary of the commencement of the battle. The article uses extracts from war journalist, C.E.W. Bean, who was present during the battle and described the involvement of the Australian army. There is an activity on the role of journalists reporting from war zones. This resource is part of a unit of work on Australia in World War I, Stage 5 NSW *History K-10 Syllabus *for the Australian Curriculum.