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  2. UNOFFICIAL HISTORY OF THE A.I.F.

    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 words
  3. Where Are These Relics?

    DOES 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 words
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    THE 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 words
  5. Blush, You Crusaders!

    RECENT calumnies ascribe to Empire troops, and to the Digger in particular, the grossest disregard for the proprieties where ...

    Article : 305 words
  6. "Salute, Salaam!"

    I 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 words
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    AFFABLE 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 words
  8. Vale, Charles Gilmour

    READERS 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 words
  9. Half and Half

    WAS 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 words
  10. Not So Old!

    TALKING 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 words
  11. Australian Methods

    HORRORS 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 words
  12. Diggers' Friend

    THOUSANDS of Diggers who have passed through Randwick Military Hospital said: "She was a bonzer woman" when they learned of the ...

    Article : 78 words
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    Q.M. (outfitting Digger): Well, that completes your outfit. DIGGER (having come through rain): Does it! Wot about a blanky life belt? ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 24 words
  14. One From A Nurse

    ONE 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 words
  15. A Guiding Star?

    GUIDE! 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 words
  16. "Bluey's" Sister

    WHEN 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 words
  17. Tricked

    THOSE 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: ...

    Article : 124 words
  18. War Time-Table

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 98 words
  19. Medals, etc., Lost and Found

    MR. 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 words
  20. "Goldie" to Broadcast

    LATEST recruit to join the ranks of broadcasters is Major Paul Goldenstedt, whose Digger reminiscences have entertained readers of "Smith's" ever ...

    Article : 101 words
  21. Locating "Beachy Bill"

    "BEACHY BILL," the Turkish gun, was well known to those on Anzac, and was responsible for the loss of many brave men. ...

    Article : 162 words
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    IN THE NECK ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 14 words
  23. Diggers Who Want Work.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 146 words
  24. 14th Battalion Association

    FOR 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 words
  25. Answer to Correspondent

    A. 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 ...

    Article : 96 words
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