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  2. A Nasty Moment.

    Just before the Somme offensive started we were in the line in front of Albert and near Becordel Chateau. For some days the front line had been practically ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 427 words
  3. A Digger's Diary

    Dear "Non.-Com."—In a recent issue of the red page, the memories of "3436, 51st" made me curious, as it did you. All good diggers love an argument and I want to ...

    Article : 519 words
  4. Personal War Tales.

    Starr Sheills, a Queenslander, and myself were sitting in an estaminet in Rouen one evening having a jug when in blew five Yankee sailors and one soldier. This was ...

    Article : 451 words
  5. Presence of Mind.

    In the Bullecourt "show" in April, 1917, Private William Evans, of the 46th Battalion, A.I.F., gave a striking example of presence of mind in a crisis. In the ...

    Article : 178 words
  6. A Wild and Woolly Land.

    The following cutting, sent in by a reader at Three Springs, was taken from "The Digger," a war-time journal of the Australian Engineers. It was written by ...

    Article : 964 words
  7. Rank and File.

    Fred Graves, secretary of Trayning-Yelbini R.S.L., was in town recently and was a guest at the luncheon meeting of the Press sub-branch. He promised to send ...

    Article : 280 words
  8. "1914- 1918."

    Five pounds in prizes will be given for the best story of about 300 words on "My Most Memorable Experience, 1914-18." ...

    Article : 300 words
  9. THIS ETIQUETTE!

    Dear "Non-Com."—The advice that Sir Janies and Lady Owen were visiting Aussie reminds me of my visit to Exeter when the Aussie flag was presented. The Aussies ...

    Article : 189 words
  10. Parley Vous?

    During the Great Fight and while we were resting behind the lines in France, the Sergeant Major said to me one day, "Here Ginger, what about going up the ...

    Article : 211 words
  11. A National Question.

    Dear "Non-Corn."—Should [?]ot the red page take an interest in the defence of Australia? The opinions of those who have seen the real thing should be worth ...

    Article : 147 words
  12. A BLOWHARD!

    One of the most conspicuous figures in the great Victory March through London in 1919 was a well-built pleasant faced digger in the front row of the A.I.F. ...

    Article : 165 words
  13. On Parade.

    Mount Magnet diggers at their last meeting elected Dave Hough as vice-president in place of Jim Osborne, who has gone to manage Thc Lady Mary mine at ...

    Article : 334 words
  14. Advertising

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    Advertising : 57 words
  15. A Distinguished Visitor.

    A distinguished visitor to Perth at present is General Sir Harry Chauvel, who commanded the cavalry force which performed such great deeds in Sinai and ...

    Article : 103 words
  16. SOME QUEUE!

    Dear "Non.-Com."—There are queues and queues! One of the latter happened on a troop train in Flanders in 1918. While it was still slowing down to stop at a ...

    Article : 157 words
  17. A Palestine Host.

    Solomon effendi Jacir, well-known to many Australians because of bis hospitality to all sections of troops during the war, died recently in Palestine. He was ...

    Article : 113 words
  18. TINNED FISH.

    It happened at a naval ball just after the Armistice. "And what do you do with the submarines you have caught?" a dear old lady ashed the chief officer of a ...

    Article : 57 words
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