Summary
The Red and White Diamond Journal, No. 8, March 1919.
Eight issues plus a 'preliminary publication' of the Red and White Diamond, a journal of the 24th Battalion, were published. It was printed during and shortly after World War I on a 'regimental field press', and was intended to 'be a newspaper with a humerous element decidedly prominent', and 'not to be any form of an official war budget... We would rather make you laugh than drive you to hard thinking, though we may get serious at times. It is not to be a political organ, or a church paper, but we will find room for all normal tastes and sentiments.'
Physical Description
Paper-bound journal, two staples in spine. Decorative cover with sketched landscapes and central rectangular panel with text. Behind panel is a red and white diamond shape.
More Information
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Collection Names
Military Memorabilia Collection, Returned and Services League (RSL) Collection
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Victorian Branch, Returned & Services League of Australia Limited (RSL), 24 Feb 1986
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Issued By
24th Battalion Association, Australia
Part of records from the 24th Battalion Association, which became defunct on 23 Apr 1982. -
Format
Journal
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Inscriptions
On cover: '29/ THE/ RED & WHITE/ DIAMOND/ AIF/ March, 1919./ No. 8, Price: 50 Centimes/ LONE PINE/ GALLIPOLI/ ARMENTIERES/ POZIERES/ MOQUET FARM/ WARLENCOURT/GREVILLERS/ BULLECOURT/ ZONNEBENE/ BROODSEINDE/ VILLE SUR ANCRE/ VILLERS BRETONNEUX./ CONCLUDING GATTLES: MONT ST. QUENTIN. BEAUREVOIR, MONTBREHAIN.'
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
168 mm (Length), 205 mm (Width)
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Keywords
Militaria: Australian, Military Memorabilia, World War I, 1914-1918, Humour
