A refugee road from Es-Salt to Jericho gives the Amman fighting its human scale.
WW1 Digger History Podcast frames the fighting around Amman through a sharp contrast: battlefield verse on one side, displaced civilians on the other.
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A comic camel-racing story reveals the odd, resilient culture of a wartime camel brigade.
A camel race opens up the odd sporting culture of a wartime camel brigade, where a mount can pass through names like Mange Dressing and Cabrit, and a last piaster can suddenly matter as prize money.
A grounded Jerusalem episode linking Umar's reported surrender, the Australian advance, and one soldier's letter home.
This episode places Umar ibn al-Khattab's reported acceptance of Jerusalem's surrender alongside the Australian advance toward the city, giving the story a useful double frame.
A measured ride toward Beersheba, sharpened by dust, thirst, and memory.
This single-episode review frames the 31 October 1917 charge at Beersheba as a story of distance, pressure, and tactical necessity. It follows the countdown from 2,800 meters while setting out why the fortified town, 43 kilometers from Gaza, mattered after two failed frontal…
Wartime verse and letters trace the uneasy distance between cheerful news and desert survival.
An arm wound opens into a quieter look at wartime storytelling, as Dingo Dick of Company 3, Anzac Battalion ICC, writes cheerfully to his mother and his gal while leaving out the amputation that saved his life.
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Episode 8.18 The First Battle of Amman Bluegum Part 18
Hidden gemWW1 Digger History Podcast episode 8.18 covers the First Battle of Amman and the First Trans-Jordan attack on Shunet Nimrin and Es-Salt after Jerusalem.
Jan 28, 2026·47m·4 clips - 2
Podcast Update 7
The host provides a podcast update on the status of the WW1 Digger History Podcast, discussing slow production, upcoming episodes, and the show's 10th anniversary.
Jan 8, 2026·7m - 3
The way to Eden Bluegum Part 17
Hidden gemWW1 Digger History Podcast episode 8.7, 'The Way to Eden,' argues that YMCA huts, tents, and canteens were part of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force's daily survival, not a side service.
Feb 15, 2025·40m·3 clips - 4
Jerusalem Bluegum Part 16
Hidden gemWW1 Digger History Podcast episode 8.16, Jerusalem, Blue Gum Part 16, tracks Allenby's push from Gaza to Jerusalem in 1917.
Feb 24, 2024·43m·3 clips - 5
Beersheba Bluegum Part 15
Hidden gem["WW1 Digger History Podcast: Beersheba Bluegum Part 15 centers on the 31 October 1917 charge at Beersheba, 43 kilometers from Gaza, and the wells that made the town critical.", "The host opens with the 1987 film The Light Horseman, an Australian War Memorial battle description, and a Sydney Sun stop-press line that reported 1,800 prisoners and nine guns.", "Oliver's chapter 19 follows Sir Edmund Allenby, the Gaza-Beersheba line, and the shift from failed frontal attacks at Gaza to a flank move on Beersheba.", "Victor Brady's 25 November 1917 letter, Tibby Cotter's death, and Ernest William Dixon's DSO citation turn the battle into first-hand soldier testimony and later memory."]
Oct 1, 2023·40m·2 clips - 6
The desert patrol Bluegum Part 14
Hidden gemWW1 Digger History Podcast's "The Desert Patrol, Bluegum Part 14" follows Trooper Bluegum through Sinai patrols, Mount Sinai, and St Catherine's Monastery.
Jun 26, 2023·40m·3 clips - 7
The battles of Gaza and spin doctors
Apr 7, 2023·29m - 8
The Battle of Rafah Bluegum Part 12
Jan 23, 2023·28m - 9
Keeping up with the Joneses
In this 100th episode, the host interviews Murray Jones, grandson of WWI soldier Len Jones, discussing Len's life and war experiences.
Dec 26, 2022·43m - 10
The Battle of Maghdaba Bluegum Part 11
Oct 24, 2022·39m - 11
Update Number 6
Oct 7, 2022·3m - 12
The Battle of Romani Bluegum Part 10
Aug 2, 2022·56m - 13
The Battle of Bullecourt: Harry Murray Part 2
Jun 29, 2022·1h 30m - 14
I wasnt mad Harry Murray VC Part 1
May 22, 2022·1h 13m - 15
Ugly smelly creatures Bluegum Part 9
Apr 24, 2022·31m - 16
Done like a dinner Bluegum Part 8
Mar 5, 2022·40m - 17
The war is a fair cow Bluegum Part 7
Dec 28, 2021·57m - 18
Jim Martin The youngest Anzac to die
Nov 24, 2021·25m - 19
Cop it in The Nek Bluegum Part 6
Oct 19, 2021·40m - 20
Gravel Crushers Bluegum Part 5
Aug 17, 2021·30m - 21
In Egypt Bluegum Part 4
Aug 5, 2021·54m - 22
Its not the Love Boat Bluegum Part 3
May 30, 2021·30m - 23
The desert columnist Ion Idriess
Apr 24, 2021·37m - 24
The Ode
Apr 24, 2021·6m - 25
Bluegum and Frantic Bluegum Part 2
Mar 14, 2021·29m - 26
Oliver Hogue The Great War Blogger Bluegum Part 1
Jan 16, 2021·22m - 27
Billy Sing Gallipoli sniper
Dec 19, 2020·1h 19m - 28
Podcast Update 5
Nov 16, 2020·7m - 29
The return of the Verdi Part 7
Oct 27, 2020·51m - 30
The Empire strikes back Verdi Part 6
Sep 12, 2020·38m - 31
A new hope Verdi part 5
Aug 11, 2020·46m - 32
The German Spring Offensive Verdi part 4
Jul 11, 2020·40m - 33
In and out of the line Verdi Part 3
May 31, 2020·28m - 34
The Battle of Broodseinde Verdi Part 2
May 10, 2020·33m - 35
The WWI Memoirs of Verdi Schwinghammer Part 1
Apr 24, 2020·46m - 36
The man with the donkey John Simpson Kirkpatrick
This episode recounts the story of Private Simpson and his donkey rescuing wounded soldiers at Gallipoli during World War I.
Feb 28, 2020·52m - 37
The Battle of Fromelles Pt 6 Lambs to the slaughter
Dec 24, 2019·7m - 38
The Lost Warrior SG Pearse VC
Nov 14, 2019·41m - 39
Leon Gellert Gallipoli Poet
Sep 9, 2019·19m - 40
The Battle of Fromelles Part 5 Hakings Scapegoats
Aug 16, 2019·27m - 41
The Battle of Fromelles Part 4 Australian Galahad
Jul 3, 2019·1h 2m - 42
The Battle of Fromelles Part 3 Real Men
May 21, 2019·1h 16m - 43
The Battle of Fromelles Part 2 Tiveys heroes
Apr 6, 2019·1h 10m - 44
The Battle of Fromelles
Mar 9, 2019·36m - 45
Jim Briant Part 2 Prisoner of the Turks
Jan 29, 2019·55m - 46
Interview of Jim Briant Part 1 Cameleer and Light Horseman
This episode features a 1973 recording of WWI veteran Jim Bryant recounting his experiences as an Australian light horseman.
Jan 5, 2019·57m - 47
Flogging German civilians
Nov 12, 2018·26m - 48
The AE1 the Sydney and the Emden
This episode covers the Australian naval and land actions in the Pacific during WWI, including the search for the German East Asia Squadron and the surrender of the colony.
Oct 21, 2018·39m - 49
The Battle of Bita Paka
This episode recounts the first land battle fought by Australian forces in World War I through the eyes of reservist sailor Bill Lane.
Sep 23, 2018·38m