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  2. The Diggers!

    Dear "Non-Com."—We were digging trendies on Salisbury Plain in 1916, under the instruction of a Tommy Brigadier, who wore a monocle, and ...

    Article : 303 words
  3. A DIGGER'S DIARY

    Dear "Non-Com."—In the late stages of the war I once went to a market town in North Wales and it happened to be market day. ...

    Article : 322 words
  4. Bill Beck Redivus.

    Dear "Non-Com."—Not long ago I made mention of Bill Beck, of the 11th, and yesterday, October 15, I had the pleasure of seeing the dear old man ...

    Article : 440 words
  5. In Death Not Divided.

    Dear "Non-Com."—No doubt most folk know the story of David's lament over Saul and Jonathan, where he said: "Saul and Jonathan were lovely ...

    Article : 302 words
  6. Zillibeke.

    Dear "Non-Com."—"Drabbie" recently mentioned Zillibeke Church as a heap of bricks and stone and the attempts made to locate the vaults. ...

    Article : 357 words
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    The overturned Tower at Warneton, in France, photographed on June 15, 1919, showing the side which faced the German lines. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 20 words
  8. "Moments Like These..."

    Dear "Non-Com.,"—A local digger cocky was musing over the Diggers Diary during an after-dinner siesta. The phone rang and he was informed ...

    Article : 224 words
  9. "Roamin' Around."

    Dear "Non-Com."—I am sending herewith a few pennies for the Cot Fund. Beer is 1/ a (small) glass (5 to the bottle), so a chap can't put down ...

    Article : 231 words
  10. A Private Argument.

    Dear "Non-Com."—In the D.D. (8-10-36) "249" remarks on a guard inspection. He should also remember a couple of weeks later when the ...

    Article : 277 words
  11. La Guerre.

    Dear "Non-Com."—The following is unearthed from a souvenir copy of one of the digger papers printed during the war: ...

    Article : 109 words
  12. A Memory of Sister Jones.

    Dear "Non-Com."—Here is a memory of our late much loved Sister Ruth Jones, or "Jo," as we called her. "Jo" and I were on night duty at the ...

    Article : 274 words
  13. After the Battle.

    Dear "Non-Com."—How popular becomes "The Western Mail." For mother we have "Virgilia," for father "Martingale," the children have "Aunt ...

    Article : 359 words
  14. A Family Affair.

    Dear "Non-Com."—The sons of the late Ernest Wheeler, of Fremantle, who recently died, must have had a flair for soldiering, for six of them enlisted ...

    Article : 164 words
  15. Certified!

    Dear "Non-Com."—While travelling to England on the Miltiades en route for the Big Stoush, a chap from the Eastern States fancied his boxing ...

    Article : 143 words
  16. To Correspondents.

    "Barb" (51st), Manjimup.—To hand, with thanks. The snap should have gone to "Barb Wire," Manjimup. "Jay W. Tee," Mt. Magnet.—A great ...

    Article : 154 words
  17. Fortune Teller!

    Dear "Non-Com."—Doing the digger act in Cairo my mate ("Mafish") and I were sight-seeing down the bazaar way, and came across a sign outside a ...

    Article : 125 words
  18. Army Badges.

    Dear "Non-Com."—There was a craze for arm badges shortly after we arrived at Mena. An Indian durzi was making them, sewing them on and ...

    Article : 108 words
  19. Death Exaggerated.

    Dear "Non-Com."—After the tragic desert march from Tel-el-Kebir, three diggers, named Maloney, Lindsay, and Toohey, erected crosses to themselves at ...

    Article : 93 words
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