”FIVE FOR A BULL"

Dozerdust, Volume 1, Issue 12, 28 August 1943, Page 6

” FIVE FOR A BULL"

” V/OULTO THAT GAP YOUR AXE ?’!

# thursday august 14th, saw the opening of the shooting season for wharf operating company, and climaxed a strenuous and hoc -tic throe weeks i P t. which began at our seaside stamping-ground in nopoui* harbour# * * * sponsored xho 0.0, and popularised by lieut. ronz whoso fetish*.* a clean rif -lo...particularly round tho trigger guard «... the 11 shoot " was a feroat success,and the averages very good..•everything going with a bang, some of tho 11 boys 11 were suffering from the ” joe blakes, 11 hut they soon forgot tho empty " handles V * * * * the ranges wore at 100 and 200 yards,and included gas mask rapid, the highlight” surprise of tho day was ” speed " who elec -trifled tho crack shots with as good a 25 ' group as one would see nt the king’s cup contest, honours for tho highest^score went to that old roosto**, sapper routlodge - one of the 11 woodpecker twins with a score of 80 out of a possible 90. this gave him the title of " dead oyo ” much to the disgust of another gentleman who dropp -ed his bundle later in the day. ***** many were the arguments and excuses' put up for failures, and after all* What would a shoot bo without its •possible wllllsm tallol personally , ♦’ desire a nice fatrabbit on tho hop, n shot gun at handy ran -go in a good n,g« pasture* I can usually qualify, tho junior of our lend-loase sgt instructors was, 1 am sorry to prone to square offs like some, of tho " also, rans n . but 1 hear he io a good hand at nap and an accomplished swimmer it is said that he geos down to the swimming holo before dawn which is tho season why ’ ho has not boon neon in the nude. PP such modesty I * * * to got back to tho shoot—tho catering was in tho hands of the capable and benevolent .care of ' works service q.m. under whose Hebrew supervision wo wore rationed, ho very grandly supplied us with a delightful assortment of stalo broad, hard tack and bungholo, it remained for, our norman Stanley, an onglish -importation of ‘soldierly sagacity and common sense . to scratch up, in the absence of jim howfc itt, our q.qm.j some very welcome addition to our provisions . out two cooks, oddio, of tho striped coat) and tom‘of the chefs hat were also on thb target, but in different places, bum shots, maybe,, but give them an open fire, a few tins of'this end that, a bag of flour .and you’ll be surprised at what they can turn out, * * * as master of ceremonies, sgt ohorrl, a dry follow made sure of the pasting and checking party, i should know , as i waved the red flag ( minus hammer and sickle ) * * * our corporal turned up, this time with tho bolt in his rifle, to tho surprise of all on parade, he is now tho storeman so that he can choose from more than one rifle for a bolt, an appointment which drew from gonvilla sainsbury his favourite expression :- " wouldnt that gap your axe " * * * * ** * tho only casualty of the day was our 11 lootenant” who managed to slice off half tho thumb of his right hand to tho tune... font

of five stitchesj up to then ho had' a fair grasp of the Jobs * * * ” plum rt morris, one of th© bad boys of the w. q.bpya wan tho Q ? a.*of tho mossing nrrgome nt s’**:** In the indoor sport lino wo have some good performers nt ” tossing tho handle 11 j a couple of debaters • •- 1 ' frog " pholan ban be hoarf) free any night, llkewisor h syncopnter lovell, and spr, blacktop who is handy with tho cards» <■ contributed by opr.hirtzoll 11 wally H . hob son '& other a