ITALIAN PRISONERS
ARRIVAL IN AUSTRALIA
Rec. 1 p.m. SYDNEY, October 6. More than 1000 Italian prisoners of war captured in the Middle East have arrived in Australia to relieve the manpower shortage in rural industry. Announcing this, the Army Minister, Mr. F. M. Forde, said they would help to carry out plans for the increased production of vital food.
The prisoners had been selected for their sound physique and good behaviour.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXVI, Issue 84, 6 October 1943, Page 5
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