CONTENTS

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From 'There' To 'Here'[17]
Australians—In Various Moods[28]
Sunday, 'Somewhere In France'[42]
Soldiers' Superstitions[49]
On The Eve Of Battle[59]
'Over The Top'[64]
Shells: A Few Smiles And A Contrast[77]
Messines[88]
Bill The Bugler[95]
A Tragedy Of The War[99]
Recreation Behind The Lines[108]
For The Cause Of The Empire[119]
Our Heroic Dead[124]
The Silver Lining[126]

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

Major-General Sir John Monash, K.C.B., V.D.[Frontispiece]
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The Author[8]
The Trip across was not as comfortable as it might have been[21]
Church buildings seem to have received special attention from enemy artilleryFacing [25]
When you are perfectly sober and imagine you're not[26]
'Where are you going, my man?'[31]
The Ostrich[45]
Despite good wishes from friends in the Homeland it was difficult to keep warm[51]
A silent tribute to the braveFacing [54]
To the Widows of France[58]
To see ourselves as others see us[81]
With the aid of electric torches ... we descended to the cellar[84]
'Did you hear that one, Bill?'Facing [87]
The Illustrator feeling happy, yet looking 'board'[94]
'She, smiling, takes the pennies'[106]
Off to the Horse Show[111]
Sweet and low[114]
Taff Williams, Musical Director[114]
Sir Douglas Haig, G.C.B., G.C.V.O., and Sir A.J. Godley, K.C.B., K.C.M.G., at the 2nd Anzac Horse Show[116]
'Bon Soir'[140]


'Over the Top'