Ca Ne Fait Rien - Part 3

Ça Ne Fait Rien
FRANCE

No 5 
Page 2.
XMAS NUMBER
1917
SPECIAL NOTICE

Although it has not yet
been published in
Battalion Orders we

are in a position to
state that Xmas Day
will fall on the
25^th of December
POETRY
It was Xmas day in the 
dugout
And snow was falling fast

So a man pinched 8 more
blankets
To save himself from the
blast.
He thought of his home in
Australia
And it filled his heart
with pain
To think that his next
days rations
Were pork & beans again.
WAR NEWS
The German fleet which
is going to attack Naples
on Xmas eve was
effectually driven off by
our Ally's warship snipers
Several life buoys were
captured.
WAR CARTOON
Specially drawn for

"Ça Ne Fait Rien" by
Capt. Barnsmother
Hand drawn cartoon - see original document
How Old Bill led the
Ossies to victory
Our Battalion Beauties
Hand drawn sketch - see original document

Jack Getemagains lassie
Hand drawn sketch - see original document

Pte Alexander's girl
Hand drawn sketch - see original document

Tray Bon's tabbie
Hand drawn sketch - see original document

Bob Gay's Boshler
SERIAL STORY
Chapter V

"Darling" he whispered as he
placed his arms round

her ample waist and drew
her gently under the mistletoe,
"Could you lend me five
francs till pay day?"
"Unhand me villain" she
screamed. The villain
recoiled. (Dunno what
recoiled means but all
villains do it)

To Be Continued 
Answers to Correspondents
Curious writes to ask :-
Which should it be? The
unexpended portion of the
days rations or the
unexpected portion etc.
Well it's this way, see?

If a man draws his
rations on a tuesday
and then doesn't draw
any more till friday
and then if he gets a

parcel from home on
the sunday, well the
rations he draws on
the monday were not
expended on sunday,
see? That's plain enough.
But if he was to draw

rations on the wednesday
and eat them, well
he couldn't expect any

more could he? Well
in that case I dont see
how anyone can have
any doubt about the
matter. 

Ça Ne Fait Rien
6^th Bn A.I.F. Paper
No 6
Edited by {Capt C. Gould
                { R.Q.M.S. Noonan F 

2.1.18 (ÇA NE FAIT RIEN)

Published in the Field
by the 6th Bn.. every Friday
sometimes.
Hazebrouck
The Jock:- "Eh, mon! its no
wonn'er you Aussies put
th' wind oop they Fritzes
wi' such lads as yon to
go ower th' bags".
The Aussie:- "Not so much
'over the bags' digger! Those
chaps are sergeant cooks
hand drawn sketch - see original document

Poets Corner
We visit the M.O. when we're feeling sick,
We visit the M.O. and swing it a bit.
Who says "now my laddie if you're feeling queer
"Just cut out all smoking and don't drink no beer,
'You swallow this quickly, it will cure you fine
'This special, all-powerful, long range Number Nine,"
'Then on the sick state he marks an M.D.
'So we've got to parade and do duty you see
And we're feeling so bad that we can't stand the strain
So we come up next morning and malinger again.
started with 50 odd non coms and men
started with 50 and now we've got 10
t, This ruddy war dosn't end very soon
e'll be nobody left in the ruddy platoon. 
On dit
They say that there is something in the
wind and the 1^st Div. might get a
spell.

that:- on the other hand we might be
pushed into a rough stunt on a
warmer sector.
that:- the diggers expect some fancy
cooking with two boss cooks on the
job.
that:- staff sergt. Goble can now turn out
something better than the Anzac stews
he gave us on the penninsula.
that:- Hintz isn't the man who makes
the pickles.
that:- Sol levy is going round with a
sweaty shilling in his hand.
that:- he had become almost, only a fond
memory.
that:- Peter Maroney is the best known
man in the Ack-I-F.
that:- Peter Mahoney
is looking for the
editor because his
picture isn't in the
paper this week.
that:- the route
march from Racquinghem

was the finest preformance
ever put up by this
or any battalion.
that:- if the guards
hadn't been the guards
they wouldn't have
beaten A company
by 5 points.
that:- we don't know
what they won on
anyway.
that:- even if they're
the engin drivers
we'll beat them next
time.
Hand drawn sketch - see original document

Battalion Beauties

Modest Madeline

Lochart's Lady

Our short story
Hero fine, up the line.
Whiz-bang show began.
Nine point two, eye on you.
Tin hat, will stop that.
Hats lost, wooden cross.
The end 
Who's which in the 6^th

Capt Campbell, the genial
O.C. of the notorious
Don Companee,
one of the
best of people

"Oh, good

Lord,
Yps.
Hand drawn sketch - see original document
Lt. S. A. Thompson
The S.A. stands
for seldom
away.
Our hero is

a great believer
in camouflage
and when
a Boche
'plane
comes
over, he
just takes
off his cap
and gives
an imatition
of a standing
crop.
Hand drawn sketch - see original document
WAR NEWS FOR THE WEEK
Sunday, Australian raid in front
of Villers Brettonaux.
Monday, Aussie raid near Merris
Tuesday, Aussies advance on Somme
Wednesday, Australians capture
a few hundred prisoners near
Merris

Thursday. Australians advance their
line on the Somme
Friday, Aussies take enemy
position near Merris
The remainder of the
British Front is quiet. 

No 6
FRANCE

1^st JAN 1918
Ça Ne Fait Rien
Editorial:-
One or two of our readers
will perhaps like to know

when the war will be over.
Some people think it is a
Kathleen Mavourneen war
but it isnt. Anagrams
concealed in the Binomial
Theorem, the laws of the
Medes & Persians, and in an
appendix to the rules of
Auction Bridge, all coincide
in stating that the war
will be over on May 20^th.
We are prepared to take

500 francs to nothing on it.
The Editor wishes it
to be understood that
if any names or incidents
are mentioned in this
paper they do not apply
to any living persons.
WAR NEWS
Things have been very
quiet on the most important
sector of the Western front.
The only incident of any
note being the complaint
of a lady that someone
stole her fowls last week.
Our uncertain correspondent

states that Bulgaria &
Turkey are sueing for peace.
UNRECORDED HEROES
hand drawn sketch - see original document
The man who liked 

woodbines

LIBELS or OTHERWISE

Who is the man who
at last looks intelligent
through bumping his head
on the roof of a pill box?
Who writes letters to his
lady love at 11.30pm every night?
Is Snowy going to try
for marriage leave soon?
Who went looking for
turnips and got a bath
in a shell hole instead?
Is Australian tobacco
going begging in some
quarters?
Is the editor to be invited
to an enormous feed up
now being secretly planned?
Why does a certain Sgt
wear a hunted look?
What odds on the ciment
works again?
SERIAL STORY
Chapter 6
Poor Mary shuddered till
her braces nearly broke
"If I could only trust
him with my guilty secret"
she hissed as the aged
fo butler put some
point blanc in the carafe
(a carafe is a fakus you
put stuff in)
To Be Continued
Our Battalion Beauties
Hand drawn sketch - see original document
Sgt Dear's Dearie
Hand drawn sketch - see original document

QM's Polmeer's Pride

AN ANXIOUS MOMENT
The bloke on ration fatigue wots carrying
the rum issue, slips on the ice.
[*6.3*]
Hand drawn sketch - see original document
NOTICE: The soup kitchen lately situated at
Telegraph post corner has been moved to a new
location (somewhere out of gun range. This move
is not owing to
the fact that some enemy
shells fell in the vicinity but to
enable the sun or the R.T.O's staff
to obtain hot drinks. It is felt that
troops further forward do not need
hot drinks as they always
have a hot time.
hand drawn sketch - see original document
No, Anxious one,
A.C.F. does not stand
for "Awfully, Cold Feet"

it meens
Australian, Comforts, Fund.
GOO
1917 

Cą Ne Fait Rien
6^th Bn A.I.F. Paper
No 7
Edited by {Capt C. Gould
                { R.Q.M.S. Noonan F 

Page 2 No 7

France Jan 1918

Ca Ne Fait Rien

- Notice -

The Editor, would be

very glad if anyone

in the Battn. would

contribute. paragraphs

verses or suggestions

The names of contributors

will be placed under

their contributions if they

desire it. We want this

paper to represent

the wit & literary ability

of the Battalion. If you

hear anyone say an

original expression, or

see anyone doing something

funny send it on to

us and let all the boys

have the benefit of the

joke. A man who is

selfish with his jokes

is as mean as the man

who wouldn't draw his

pay for fear of wearing

out the money.

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

It is reported that gold

has been found at Bendigo

The people of Ballarat are

very annoyed about it.

The rumour re the

bombardment of Sydney

was started by the noise

made by the 12 inch guns

of the Edina at target

practice.

Senator Pearce is said

to deny that the "Cerberus"

took part in the Jutland battle.

The "Society of Eligible young

men who wont volunteer"

is organising a picture

night in aid of the widows

and orphans of their

one time pals.
Owing to the war the 

summer North winds are 

not as hot as usual

The duckboards along 

Collins & Swanston streets

have been removed, because

office boys were stealing

them for their braziers.
At the Theatres

Hand drawn sketch - see original document

At the Tivoli

The wellknown

dancer, Skinny Lizzy ,in her

famous imitations of statues

A Gaiety Favourite 

Hand drawn sketch - see original document

Miss Gaby Deovres

the great 

Shakespearian 

Tradgedienne 

who takes the 

part of "Juliet"
Dairy Produce.

(extract from a letter not passed

by the Censor) 

Dear Mum

This is a cow of a place,

The cold weather is a fair

cow. Its a cow when you 

get chilblains. The cows

put me on fatigue this 

morning. It was a cow 

of a march. The sergeant

was a selfish cow, he made 

me that wild I nearly 

kicked the cow. That 

cake you sent me, I was 

saving it for sunday but

the rats ate it. I hope it

kills the cows. How is 

Dad & Bill & the cows.

We never hear anything 

about cows here. 

Your loving son 

Joe . 

P.S the chats are hungry 

little cows. 
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Cą Ne Fait Rien
France
8 Jan 1918
Page 1
No 7
EDITORIAL
We have a reptile
contemporary in the field.
It is called "Peut Etre."
Judging by the number of
bulls in it, it is a real
Irish potato. The artist
should be very careful
of his dates. He was only
200 years out in one case.
It must be rather

expensive to use 8 sheets
of a writing pad when
you really haven't got
anything to say. Still
I will give the rag its
due. Its not so bad
for Officers.
A man carrying a
duckboard, a broken
jar of rum, despatches,
& the company mail
besides many swear
words, was heard to
remark that it was
no wonder Napoleon died
of a broken heart
WAR NEWS
As Chinese troops are
now being sent to
protect Europeans in
towns where the Russians
are disturbing things,
it is probable that some
chows will be sent to
Australia to protect it
from invasion, seeing
that all the MEN are away.
"John Bull" has sent a
correspondent to Italy so
we will probably hear
some good news from there
before long.
UNRECORDED HEROES
Hand drawn sketch - see original document
The man
who said
he only drank
rum as a
medicine
LIBELS or OTHERWISE
Did that N.S.W. crowd burn the
chateau because the ditch around
it reminded them of "our 'arbour"?
Did anyone just miss a
blighty, when Mac mended
the automatic?

Wen a sentry halts you
should you give your name,
age, religion, decorations etc?
What's this about an N.C.O.
who halted a patrol and then
did a "movie" picture xx stunt
with a revolver?
Who is continually dreaming
about Fritz, and in his sleep
tries to strangle men in
adjoining beds?
Who said he was going
to commit suicide if he
didn't receive a letter soon?
How many promising
beards disappeared on
New Year's Day?

Who really owns that
primus stove?
What Sgt. Major raves
for hours about the "black
flashing eyes" of a froggy tab?
Serial Story
Chapter 7
When Mary had read
the letter he tore it
in pieces and carefully
placed it in a sandbag
to send to the base, but
her heart was sad.
"I'll make him love
me" she said and then
proceeded to put on her
pink silk stockings and
her summer blouse that
had all the lace down
To Be Continued
Our Battalion Beauties
Hand drawn sketch - see original document
QM Nicholson's
NYMPH
Hand drawn sketch - see original document
Cpl McIntyre's
shy little
thing.
[*7 - 2*] 

"Ce Ne Fait Rien"
4^th Jan. 18
[*7 - 3*]
Hand drawn sketch - see original document
The appearance
of young New year
does not hold out
much hope for
an early peace
Hand drawn sketch - see original document
The road from the
Line was a bit
slippery the other
night.
Pte Bluegum forgets
himself when he is put
on the paper collecting
fatigue.
Hand drawn sketch - see original document
That first pip feeling
Hand drawn sketch - see original document
Hand drawn sketch - see original document
Cpl. Smith ses
he was passing
the Cook House an'
a piece of wood
did it.
But as it was just
after New Years Eve
we have our suspicions
Hand drawn sketch - see original document
Crowd getting copies of the other rag.
Hand drawn sketch - see original document
Publishing day at the office of "Ce Ne Fait Rein"
GOO
4-1-18 

Cą Ne Fait Rien
6^th Bn A.I.F. Paper
No 8
Edited by {Capt C. Gould
                { R.Q.M.S. Noonan F