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DIGGERS' DIGEST
Fix this textVol. 2. No. 8.
Fix this textGreenslopes Repat. Hospital.
Fix this textFRIDAY, 20th FEBRUARY, 1948.
Fix this textTHEY NEVER DIE!
Fix this textSpeaking of old soldiers! Dur-
Fix this texting the week we sent our Social
Fix this textReporter out to interview the
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Fix this textthe hospital. This is what he
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Fix this textIn Ward 1 resides Major J.
Fix this textM. Loynes, 86-year-old veteran
Fix this textof the Boer War and World
Fix this textWar I. Born in England in
Fix this text1862, young Loynes spent his
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Fix this textCountry He left Plymouth on
Fix this text26th May, 1883 and hopped out
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Fix this textwhich arrived here on 31st July,
Fix this text1883.
Fix this textA Sgt. Major in the Army,
Fix this texthe reverted to Senior Sgt. to
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Fix this textQueensland Mounted Infantry,
Fix this textand landed in Cape Town in
Fix this textDecember, 1899. He partici-
Fix this textpated in the relief of Kimber-
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Fix this textMajor. He was mentioned in
Fix this textdespatches in March, 1900, and
Fix this textlater transferred as R.S.M. to
Fix this textthe 4th Contingent.
Fix this textHe returned to Australia after
Fix this texttwelve months, was commis-
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Fix this textThe Major recalls that a
Fix this textBicycle Corps was formed as
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Fix this textEarly in 1915, Lieut. Loynes
Fix this textjoined the 11th Light Horse
Fix this textRegt. Before sailing in June,
Fix this text1915 he had risen to the rank
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Fix this textAugust, 1915. In 1917 he was
Fix this textbadly wounded at Gaza and
Fix this textwas awarded the D.S.O. He re-
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Fix this textafter remaining in Egypt dur-
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Fix this textMajor Loynes was in Papua
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Fix this textIn Ward 14 our reporter found
Fix this textSergeant M. Parker, also a vet-
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Fix this textborn in 1866 and served with
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Fix this textHe enlisted for World War I.
Fix this textin Brisbane on 24th Sept., 1914,
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Fix this textSgt. Parker was camped for a
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Fix this textSgt. Matt Parker and Major
Fix this textLoynes are old friends, and it
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Fix this textMarsland, was a mate of Matt
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Fix this textTrenthom Yearling
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Fix this textBy FERGIE
Fix this textTimaru, South Island. Fol-
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Fix this textbloke, and always pick losers
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Fix this textTrentham racecourse (where
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Fix this textN.Z.’s soldier Governor-General,
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Fix this textThere were many hundreds of
Fix this textowners, buyers, and sellers from
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Fix this textEurope and the auctioneer was
Fix this textvery horsily dressed too; and
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Fix this textworld. The Aga Khan’s stocks
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Fix this textHiraji’s wins in Australia are
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Fix this textF. W. Hughes, of Sydney, has
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Fix this textactivities, wireless amplifiers
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Fix this textfar from technical article of a
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Fix this textnatural scenic position at the
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Fix this textsome hard figures. People say
Fix this textthis is not a good sale at all:
Fix this textAustralian buyers alone paid
Fix this text6380 guineas this morning for
Fix this text10 lots, bringing Australian pur-
Fix this textchases to 48,405 guineas for four
Fix this textdays. In this lot was the 3000
Fix this textguinea purchase by Mr. Hughes,
Fix this textof a half-sister to Hiraji. This
Fix this textcaptivating black filly, stylishly
Fix this textbred by Robin Goodfellow from
Fix this textDuvach, looks a winner, and
Fix this texther breeder, Mr. G. Cobb, of
Fix this textWatamata, thinks she’s a for-
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Fix this textAltogether 279 lots, this four
Fix this textdays, were sold for 128,127
Fix this textguineas. 23 realised more tnan
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Fix this textDominion. with a total popula-
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Fix this textAs you would know, racing
Fix this texthere is on a different basis to
Fix this textAustralia. The totalisator pro-
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Fix this textBookmakers are not supposed
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Fix this textlaw, but one of their ilk, having
Fix this textbeen caught and fined £3OO a
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Fix this texttote investments last Saturday
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Fix this textKENMORE NOTES
Fix this textHere it is time to write up
Fix this textthe Kenmore News again, and
Fix this textnothing seems to have hap-
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Fix this textcept the usual visit of Dr.
Fix this textAlan Pennington from Mel-
Fix this textbourne. He turned up as usual
Fix this textwith a big smile on his face,
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Fix this textMuch activity goes on in the
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Fix this textNo word from Mr. Garrick
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Fix this textthe Rockhampton beer supply.
Fix this textOur outside man thinks that
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Fix this textOur Roundsman tells us that
Fix this textMatron Everett is due back
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Fix this texthome, Matron. We hope you
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Fix this textWith the amount of rain we
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Fix this textIt's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
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