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CONTENTS<\/strong>
\nArticles<\/strong>
\nThe impact of the Great War, Sue Tongue 3-4
\n\u2018Overheard on a train\u2019, anon. reporter, \u2018Burnie Advocate\u2019, 1931 4
\nReport on 2018 John Laffin Memorial Lecture Day, Paul Simadas 5-6
\n1917 letter: Pte 3774 Fred Chin, 19th Bn, found on Trove 6
\n2nd Lieut Jacques d\u2019Alpuget, 54th Bn, Matt Smith 7-11
\nMemories of Amiens in 1916,
\n\u2018AIF\u2019 (anon. Digger), found on Trove 11
\n1916 letter: Pte 433 Joseph Smith, 5th MG Bn, found on Trove 12-13
\n1917 letter: WOI George Whitehead, AAMC, found on Trove 13
\nBattle of the Lys Centenary at Merris, John Payne 14
\nBoy soldier stowaways, contrib. by Bill Durrant 15-16
\n1918 letter: Pte 3762 Bert Bishop, 55th Bn, contrib. by Pam Goesch 16
\nMemoirs of Pte 2369 Verdi Schwinghammer, 42nd Bn (Part 3), edited by Graeme Hosken 17-21
\nPte 1926 Clarence Gordon, 54th\/1st Bns, contrib. by Lesley Abrahams 22-24
\nHow soldiers go to bed: (probably) Dvr 1620 James Hodson, contrib. by Bill Durrant 24
\nPte 2653 Harold Edwards, 20th Bn, Val McKenzie 25-26
\n1917 letters: Pte 3312 Eric Millard, 3rd Bn, found on Trove 26
\n\u2018Murphy of Anzac\u2019: Simpson\u2019s donkeys, by \u2018Ex-Captain\u2019, contrib. by Bill Durrant 27-29
\nArmistice Day memories, (probably) Pte 2871 Harold Preston, found on Trove 29
\nAccount of trench raid, Sgt 2682 Albert Green, 9th Bn, and AWM artefacts, found on Trove 30-33
\nSpr 868 Alec Gollan, 19th Bn\/5th FCE, Trevor Munro 34-35
\n\u2018I got you those\u2019, \u2018Hplar\u2019 (unknown Digger) in \u2018Smith\u2019s Weekly\u2019, found on Trove 35
\n\u2018Sandbags\u2019: Lieut RSM Sturges, British Army, contrib. by Bill Durrant 36-37
\n\u2018Stiffness\u2019, \u2018Franzac\u2019 (unknown. Digger) in \u2018Smith\u2019s Weekly\u2019 37
\nHow the Diggers in France reacted to the Armistice, Graeme Hosken 38-41
\nWhen did Australia receive news of the Armistice? Graeme Hosken 42-44
\nArmistice Day sadness for Cumnock family, Val McKenzie 45
\nCaptain Ken Millar, 2nd Bn, and the Armistice, contrib. by Patric Millar 46
\nFor Valour: Australian VC recipients 1918 (Part 5), 18 Sep to 5 Oct, Geoff Lewis 47-56
\nNed\u2019s nephew: Pte 2002B Fred Foster, 17th Bn, David Creenaune & Graeme Hosken 57-60
\n\u2018Some gargle\u2019, \u2018Musha\u2019 (unknown Digger) in \u2018Smith\u2019s Weekly\u2019, found on Trove 60
\nThe men from Myrrhee: a town\u2019s pictorial honour roll, Evan Evans 61-73
\nThe Armistice: memories and hopes, Gnr 3289 Edwin Davidson, 13th FAB, found on Trove 73
\nNovember 11, 1918: The Armistice in Syria, Captain Hector Dinning, AASC\/WRS 74
\nRegular features<\/strong>
\nTrench Talk and Contact\/Membership details 2
\nEtched in Stone, Russell Curley and Jim Corkery 75<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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