It had been raining heavily and the mud was thick. The Tommy officer was dapper, be-monocled and new on the battle front, when he encountered an Aussie of the old class, staggering under the weight of a heavy box of ammunition. The Officer (adjusting monocle): “Halt, that man! Where are you going? Eh, what?” The Digger (very disgustedly)): “At the blankety blank knees! Can’t you see?"
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 6 January 1943, Page 4
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66Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 Wairarapa Times-Age, 6 January 1943, Page 4
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