DOCK OPERATIVES
AUSTRALIAN ARMY UNITS PRAISED Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. (Reo. 8 a.m.) CANBERRA, Dec. 10. The work of Australian Army men in dock operating units in speeding up the flow of vital supplies into New Guinea has been described by the Minister for the Army, Mr F. M.- Forde, as " magnificent." The companies include A.T.F. men who toiled on the heavily-bombed wharves of Tobruk. The work of these men in New Guinea saved a day a week in the turn-round of shipping. The units also plaved tv big part in salvaging cargoes from wrecked' vessels and in repairing damaged vessels.
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Evening Star, Issue 25045, 11 December 1943, Page 4
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100DOCK OPERATIVES Evening Star, Issue 25045, 11 December 1943, Page 4
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