MONTEREY AT SYDNEY
NEW ZEALAND STOWAWAY ABOARD DISILLUSIONED BRIDES (Rec. 11.40 a.m.) SYDNEY, Oct. 18. Among seven deportees from the United States who arrived at Sydney by the Monterey was a New Zealander, Thomas Glenn, who stowed away on the freighter Catspaw in an attempt to reach America. After interrogation by Customs officials at Sydney last night Glenn was manacled and placed in the ship’s brig, where he will remain under guard until the Monterey clears port again. Six others who were allowed to land after questioning, included Mrs Jean Heming, who stowed away in Sydney in a lifeboat of the American freighter Seashare. She was discovered, but concealed herself aboard again. More than 200 American ex-ser-vicemen arrived at Sydney by the Monterey to settle in Australia. Many said they found it impossible to live in America on their pay because of the steep rise in the cost of living. Sixty disillusioned brides of United States servicemen, most of whom said they would seek divorce, also returned. Twenty other Australian brides were accompanied by their husbands.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 18 October 1946, Page 7
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