FAT BANK ROLLS
MONEY MADE IN PACIFIC AUSTRALIANS' PROFITABLE SIDELINES Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright (Rec'B a.m.) SYDNEY, Msty 26. Many Australian servicemen from South-west Pacific areas, where the American troops have beeii stationed, are returning to Australia with bank rolls ranging from £SOO to a few thousand! pounds, says the ' Sydney Sunday Telegraph ' war correspondent. These Australians have made their money by selling the Americans souvenirs, and from gambling games. Manufacturers of souvenirs have acquired an extraordinary technical skill, and some of them intend to exploit their self-taught craftsmanship in civilian life. The correspondent lists a number of wealthy servicemen he met, or heard about, on a recent tour of the islands. They included a dental mechanic in the R.A.A.F. who made £4,000 converting florins into rings; a member of the R.A.A.F. repair and salvage unit wtio made £I,OOO in six wedks and £4,000 in 16 months, operating as a bookmaker; a 27-year-old leading aircraftman who made £2.500 in four months running gambling games.
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Evening Star, Issue 25495, 28 May 1945, Page 8
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163FAT BANK ROLLS Evening Star, Issue 25495, 28 May 1945, Page 8
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