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  2. The War-in Racing Parlance.

    Dear "Non.-Com."—Sid had been a jockey in pre-war days, and having spent a lifetime around the racing stables of Flemington and Caulfield he had quite a ...

    Article : 457 words
  3. A DIGGER'S DIARY

    Dear "Non-Corn."—The term "NoMan's-Land" seems to have a fascination for most people. Civilians picture NoMan's-Land as a desolate, bullet-swept ...

    Article : 480 words
  4. 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
  5. "Sleeping Sickness."

    Dear "Non-Com."—Soon after the troopship Miltiades sailed Clarky and I developed "sleeping sickness" in its most profound form. We would sneak off into the ...

    Article : 416 words
  6. THE WEEK'S BEST YARN,

    During the war we had a Jew in our regiment—he may have been one of the clan who, in a rash moment, got into Scotland and then found he couldn't make ...

    Article : 149 words
  7. An Artillery Marching Record.

    Dear "Non-Com."—One or two good yarns of feats of marching by the P.B.I, have been recorded on this page, but the following sprint by a party of ...

    Article : 469 words
  8. Who Was Bluffed?

    Dear "Non-Com."—I have often tried to decide who was really bluffed over an experience I had in Blighty. Having been discharged from hospital I was down ...

    Article : 247 words
  9. Our Contributors.

    "EX-R.F.A.," SERPENTINE. "Ex-R.F.A." is the centre figure of the above trio photographed during the war years. On and off, he has been a contributor to this page for some years, his yarns dealing mainly with operations and side-issues of the Palestine campaign. In civvie ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 75 words
  10. The Option.

    Dear "Non-Corn."—Have you heard this one? No. I didn't say it was dinkum, but the bloke who told me said it was. ...

    Article : 234 words
  11. Orders are Orders!

    Dear "Non-Com."—Here is a dinkum tale, which you may manage to knock into shape or throw into the wastepaper basket. I am not a Knight of the ...

    Article : 231 words
  12. The Western Front.

    John Jacob Stonehouse, M.M., on October 6, at Albany, suddenly, aged 49; late corporal 4th Section, 6th Field ...

    Article : 42 words
  13. A Chi(pi)lly Morning

    Dear "Non-Cora."—I have not missed an issue since you started your diggers' page over five years ago and I feel a bit flattered when I see an effort of mine ...

    Article : 338 words
  14. Musical Memories.

    Dear "Non-Com."—It seems that most units were able to produce their "Old Bill" Ours was typical—complete with walrus moustache and an unquenchable ...

    Article : 212 words
  15. To Correspondents.

    "B.B" (44th). Mt. Magnet.—Thanks, Bill! You'll be in Perth for the Next Dinner, "anyway. As it happened, had you known you were going to draw a horse ...

    Article : 351 words
  16. Death-Dealing Weapons.

    Dear "Non-Com."—Even the youngest of the digger fraternity, will remember the necessarily biased press accounts of Allied and enemy war operations during those ...

    Article : 188 words
  17. Advertising

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    Advertising : 97 words
  18. "That Dinner!"

    Dear "Non-Corn."—Please accept my congratulations on the wonderful success of the above function, and my thanks for the opportunity I had of attending. ...

    Article : 213 words
  19. The Cushiest job.

    Dear "Non-Com."—After the Armistice a group of Digs, were discussing the Big Stoush and of course led up to the subject of cushy jobs. Batmen, cooks, H.Q. ...

    Article : 108 words
  20. Prophecies—Otherwise Furphies.

    Dear "Non-com."—During the Somme offensive we were billeted in Albert. One night a group of the lads were discussing the Legend of the Fallen Virgin—how ...

    Article : 81 words
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