Charles E W Bean, Diaries, AWM38 3DRL 606/197/1 - April - May 1918 - Part 4

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Germs had a barrage
down on the Pioneer
track (thro 29) and there
ws no means of communicating.
The Germs were continually
bombing & c.attacking
from the E & Riencourt
directn.  But no c/attacks
came from / front.  One
of our shells killed 6 men of
^6th Bde. in our own trench.
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made beautiful homes if 
want to keep children.
Anyway think - think of
every way country can
be made attractive - shows -
Put your brains into it for
Australia.
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City .

Industry.
Every man shd have
chance to rise as in this
life to whatever he can do
We want to use all
mens their brains, before other countries
Let all do so - we want to
do so first!  (eg in Art)
Even Aust Carter shd be a
mechanic & drive a motor.

[*Art:  Must keep our own Art.
Our galleries.  What Melb & Syd
have done.  We had Aust Artists Cauda move
Our artists etc working for state.*]
The Greener Tree.
The young mans day
The new fight.
The Genius o / race
The Aust. we want to see.
The Scientific way.  Had to. Or games in war.
On the right times (Aust. in Gallipoli)
The Country. Best Austln Because of its trials
City [shorthand]
The Town esp Sydney Back to [[?]] has to [[?]].  Has
to fight bushfires.  We shall always have him
The home. (the house neat)
The Federal Capital
A model for them all.
Museaums, galleries.
The population: Money not objective life
Not here in France.
The Land on [[? ?]]

No classes
here
No peers.
The Australians popularity
in England.
The Army & Navy ^Must be numerous; to be numerous & [[?]] must beckon
The Public Service - the youngsters
day.
Pub. Service going to be more
important.  Must be better pd.
Promotn of efficiency must be obtained.
as the [[?]
Commerce: The Country
factory. great factory cities
[[?]] good
The assistance of
Science.  Our grasses,
our trees (beautiful xxxx
H. Cowens office]
Industry:
Cant go into
Social -
But everyone
for the State.
Gt change in
(thought Army is
(Hitchens)& industrial)
Educn. We shall have to go hard to equal
the World - & give prizes in pub. W
Cth Plt & States - Each its own interestg - City.
can do most. pure & clean cities
Must have pure men to represent us

comes & kills you.  The
[*Cf Bourke*] had to men were dull there
too - deadly dull in /
dreary space behind / lines.
What did they do?  The
State gave them cinema
concerts.  The State organised
football.  The State give reading
rooms & lectures
Well every club shd little country
Centre & town shd have Club - farmers
concert - glee Singers.  Furthest
townships, travelling parties;
Even Russia had opera ; cricket polo
Because some pub. spirited man
cant organise them that shdnt
mean they cant be organised.
Let the district organise them or /
State.
Farmers houses shd be

T3 do not
photostat