WIT a small party of signallers I got shunted into Abbeville, where for some reason we were detained and given fatigue work. Two of the troops ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 176 wordsDOES any old 27th Battalion man know what became of the clock presented to the battalion by the O.C., Lieut-Colonel Dolman, prior to our ...
Article : 232 wordsTHE NEAR-RAINBOW (Reg. No. Umpteen thousand): I wonder if I'll ever bump a shell with my number on it? THE ORIGINAL (Reg. No. 15): D'yer think there'd be room on a ruddy shell ter put it on? ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 39 wordsRECENT calumnies ascribe to Empire troops, and to the Digger in particular, the grossest disregard for the proprieties where ...
Article : 305 wordsI FOR one can appreciate the sketch in "S.W.," of 41133, where a Digger private is depicted as remaining in the sitting position while an officer ...
Article : 278 wordsAFFABLE PADRE: Ha, ha! Been looking on the luscious wine when it was red, eh? THE SUFFERING DIGGER: No, Padre, just common old heer, that was awful flamin' flat. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 33 wordsREADERS of the Unofficial History page will regret to learn of the passing of one of the oldest and most valued contributors to this page in the ...
Article : 190 wordsWAS in Malta early in 1915, and, when allowed out of hospital, took a stroll to the Grand Harbor to have a look at the "Swiftsure." ...
Article : 108 wordsTALKING of "souvs.," I have a five-centime piece I picked up in Bapaume, of the year five. The explanation is that the French ...
Article : 132 wordsHORRORS of F.P. No. 1 ("S.W.," 912'33), whereby a "Tommy" was stretched on a wheel, brings to mind a "Guard" of 11th9th, A.I.F., in Egypt, ...
Article : 128 wordsTHOUSANDS of Diggers who have passed through Randwick Military Hospital said: "She was a bonzer woman" when they learned of the ...
Article : 78 wordsQ.M. (outfitting Digger): Well, that completes your outfit. DIGGER (having come through rain): Does it! Wot about a blanky life belt? ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 24 wordsONE day when I was on duty in a hospital in France a Cuban laundress ran in wildly, and, with waving arms and shrieking voice, seemed to ...
Article : 138 wordsGUIDE! What a thankless job! Subject to all the abuse about the place--whether deserved or not. The knack of getting lost, together with ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 297 wordsWHEN occupying an old German trench on the Wytschaete sector, the troops of a unit of the 1st Brigade were amazed to see a girl, wearing the ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 188 wordsTHOSE who were there will remember B5 Sap, leading into Lone Pine on the Peninsula. At the Pine end there used to stand a large wooden notice: ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 98 wordsMR. W. J. SHARPLES, whose present address is 96 Peel St. North, Ballarat, Vic., states that some years ago, when working on the Ocean Road, at ...
Article : 70 wordsLATEST recruit to join the ranks of broadcasters is Major Paul Goldenstedt, whose Digger reminiscences have entertained readers of "Smith's" ever ...
Article : 101 words"BEACHY BILL," the Turkish gun, was well known to those on Anzac, and was responsible for the loss of many brave men. ...
Article : 162 wordsIN THE NECK ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 146 wordsFOR the purpose of forming an Association of members of the 14th Battalion, A.I.F., all Diggers who served with that unit, and who are resident in ...
Article : 50 wordsA. Y. (Newtown, N.S.W.): Your claim for the original of Frank Dunne's strip, on the ground that a mistake was made in depicting the Digger saluting ...
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Smith's Weekly (Sydney, NSW : 1919 - 1950), Sat 12 May 1934, Page 16
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