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  2. "Skinny" of the Tenth.

    It was during the Jerusalem stunt. We pulled into Wadi-Laccirier for a wash and brush-up. There was a native village not far away and Skinny was the first to reach ...

    Article : 736 words
  3. A Prisoner's Experience.

    April 17, 1917, was a day which will live in my memory as the most notable of my life. The most dreaded thing in my mind from the time of enlistment was ...

    Article : 320 words
  4. A Digger's Diary

    Dear "Non—Com."—I am glad to see my old cobber "Martingale," of Dumbleyung, has entered the lists on this page. Evidently the event he refferred to occurred ...

    Article : 418 words
  5. Personal War Tales.

    Those of our readers who took part in the Great War are invited to send for publication short accounts of happenings with which they themselves were concerned. The tales can be ...

    Article : 73 words
  6. THE WEEK'S BEST YARN.

    Dear "Non—Com."—Thanks for your judgment on that highly fantastic publication of Wilfrid Saint-Mande, "War, Wine and ...

    Article : 309 words
  7. Pastoralist's Death.

    The late Mr. Alexander John MacLeod, managing director for the Minilya Pastoral Co., who died lest Sunday afternoon at a private hospital in West Perth, at the age of 44 years. He was ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 126 words
  8. A Picnic at Harefield.

    In the good old days of peace we Aussies were used to decent picnics. Remember the hurry and bustle to get away; just as bad now when the Osborne Park branch ...

    Article : 667 words
  9. A TALL YARN.

    Dear "Non—Com."—The time of the year brings to mind the Easter of 1917. The Third Brigade was holding a position in front of Lagnicourt and our battalion ...

    Article : 219 words
  10. I Was Passing By.

    Yesterday I enjoyed a trip on the Swan River. Returning at dusk I gazed through a misty haze at the War Memorial on the heights of King's Park. I was vividly ...

    Article : 372 words
  11. THREE OLD CONTEMPTIBLES.

    In the A.B.C. Band, which recently concluded a successful season in this State, were three Old Contemptibles, namely, Sergeant G. Cooker, 3rd Rifle Brigade, Bandsman E. Pass, 87th Royal Irish Fusiliers, and Bandmaster Stephen Yorke, of the Rifle Brigade. The latter is not in the photograph above, which shows Sergeant Cooker ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 91 words
  12. CLOSE QUARTERS.

    Dear "Non—Com."—Firing a course at Swanbourne in 1915 disclosed many men who were so affected by nerves that they caused the musketry instructors some ...

    Article : 135 words
  13. Advertising

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    Advertising : 61 words
  14. THE HORROR OF COLD STEEL.

    Dear "Non—Com."—Early one morning on parade with reinforcements, opposite the 13th Light Horse wafering tanks in Shrapnel Gully, Anzac, we were standing ...

    Article : 148 words
  15. That Keightley Again!

    Dear "Non—Com."—It is to be regretted that the Navy does not get more yarns in the diggers' page. Even if it was the silent service, there is no need for silence ...

    Article : 192 words
  16. To Correspondents.

    C.E.M., Lake Grace.—Sorry, Charlie, I couldn't manage it this time. However, I made one less to divide the chicken at 3 a.m.! Hope you had a good show. I ...

    Article : 145 words
  17. Rank and File.

    Bert Scarr, president of Balingup R.S.L., called in to see me last week and I took him along to a Legacy Club luncheon. It was a business meeting and he informed ...

    Article : 256 words
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