“CRUSHING BOREDOM”
TROOPS AT DARWIN “HEAT, FLIES & SQUALOR” (Reed. Nov. 21, 10 a.m.) SYDNEY, Nov. 21. Bringing back no illusions of tropical glamour, but only memories of heat, flies, squalor and crushing boredom, 200 members of the Australian garrison have arrived on short leave from Darwin, having made the journey of 3100 miles to Sydney by train, motor and truck.
Not one of them, says The Sun, has a kind word for any aspect of Darwin life. The chief complaint was against the authorities’ refusal to permit the men to go overseas for active service which would give them real military status and also relieve the terrific boredom they endured during nine months at Darwin which, all declare, has not one redeeming feature. They voice the opinion that the job is one for militia or parties of infantry who might be sent there for short periods in rotation.
The Minister of the Army has taken the matter up and intends to make the conditions more attractive and comfortable for those garrisoned there in the future.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20619, 21 November 1941, Page 5
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