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08/07/2025

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07/07/2025

German messenger dog gas mask, WWI. Captured by 41st Australian Infantry Battalion and now part of the collection of the Australian War Memorial.
During the First World War thousands of dogs were trained to perform duties such as delivering messages to the front, carrying equipment, and assisting with the wounded. They were exposed to many of the same dangers as the men on the front line. With the introduction of gas warfare, both sides of the conflict developed masks to protect dogs.
This example was used by a German messenger dog before it was captured by the 41st Battalion on 25 August 1918 near the town of Bray. Like many dog gas masks, it is designed to protect the eyes and ears, and prevent inhalation of gas. It has no canister for filtering the air, and worked by impregnating potassium carbonate and hexamine into the fabric.
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06/07/2025

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04/07/2025

As efforts to manage the shothole borer continue, Sabrina Hahn has advised all gardeners to avoid wood mulch.

"I think any movement of wood around the state is going to be dangerous until we know exactly where it's popping up," Sabrina told Leonie Harris on ABC Radio Perth Saturday Breakfast.

"We need to think about biosecurity now, particularly for our growers."

Gardeners who have a home mulcher can continue to use their own prunings on their garden beds. For those who buy mulch, Sabrina recommends opting for a heat-treated option.

"They can heat treat it to a very high temperature, then it's going to kill any polyphagous [shot hole borer] and the fusarium [fungus] that the polyphagous borer brings with it."

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