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

    MR. C. J. MASON, of Huonville. Tas., outlined through "Smith's" some months ago a scheme for a monster re-union of 60,000 Diggers in Melbourne ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 321 words
  3. On [?]our

    A MOB of us were returning from hospital after Allenby had broken through the Guza-Beersheba line and our O.C., for the ...

    Article : 245 words
  4. THE DIGGERS' OUTLOOK

    TO the Editor, "Smith's Weekly." Sir,--Is it not time we dispelled the impression, that the Diggers are a forlorn lot--a dying remnant? Perish ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 401 words
  5. The Price of Empire

    THERE was an elderly Irish soldier who patrolled the gateway leading into the ever-growing cemetery at Etap[?]es. We passed him every ...

    Article : 223 words
  6. Death From Exposure

    MR. A. B. CAMERON, of Dannevirke, Hawke's Bay, N.Z., forwards a cutting from the local newspaper concerning the death of a returned soldier. ...

    Article : 181 words
  7. Tangled Rope

    FOR no apparent reason a captive balloon on the Somme suddenly ripped and burst. A second or two later two human projectiles were seen to get ...

    Article : 160 words
  8. This is Serious

    STAN CROSS'S picture reminds me: One of the most fearful experiences of the War was the pasting we received at Dickebush from a German ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 307 words
  9. The Diggers' Lawyer

    I FIRST met "Shakes" at Bedford, where he enjoyed a reputation of being able to crawl out of any charge laid against him, and naturally his advice ...

    Article : 153 words
  10. Fearless Ravens

    AN Australian crow suddenly dumped down in Egypt would have been amazed at the fearless way in which his near relatives, the ravens ...

    Article : 163 words
  11. Life in a Brewery

    IN the early days of the A.I.F. in Charlerol we were billeted for a short while at the suburb of Marchienne au Pont, and our sleeping quarters were ...

    Article : 171 words
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    FIRST DIGGER (in trenches, to second Digger): One thing about this flamin' job, yer not afraid 'v getting the sack. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 21 words
  13. The Beloved Padre

    A MEMBER of the A.I.F. whose death at Passchendaele so affected battle-weary Diggers that volunteers carried his body six miles back for proper burial ...

    Article : 187 words
  14. TATTOO

    IT is highly probable that from November 11 of this year, the death in civilian life of a Victorian Digger will be honored by ...

    Article : 92 words
  15. Barged Into a Harem

    DURING the Egyptian rising, the outcome of which kept the Light Horse in Egypt several months after the Armistice, we were engaged in ...

    Article : 196 words
  16. A "Kultur" Incident

    THERE is one part of Jerry's "U" boat dirty work that is hard to forget, and that is the memory of the sinking of the Australian hospital ship ...

    Article : 254 words
  17. "Memories"

    AS part of my change from a 10-note, I received a florin. It is dated 1914. On either side of the King's head cut by some sharp instrument, are ...

    Article : 85 words
  18. Diggers' Re-Unions In Brisbane

    RE-UNIONS of the Queensland units take place in Brisbane during the Show Week in August. The dates coincide with momentous anniversaries ...

    Article : 300 words
  19. Answers To Correspondents

    J.A. (Coorparoo, Q.): Sorry, but we can't admit your claim. Whisky spelt any other way tastes as good, and some dictionaries put an "e" in it. ...

    Article : 51 words
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    IT'S AN ILL WIND ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 4 words
  21. Diggers Who Want Work

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 133 words
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