BETTER SUITS WANTED
BY DISCHARGED AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS.
(Rec. 9.30.) SYDNEY, May 14. The Australian Government has increased by one pound the two pounds ten shillings clothing allowance given to' discharged soldiers who reject t'he issue of a civilian suit. These suits, as well as the paucity of alternative allowance, have been condemned by thousands of ex-servicemen. Returned organisations are seeking that discharged servicemen, should be given a general issue of civilian clothing of the finest cut and quality. City tailors with reduced staffs cannot cope with the mounting orders. They are reported to be asking customers to wait as long as seven months for a suit.
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Grey River Argus, 15 May 1944, Page 4
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106BETTER SUITS WANTED Grey River Argus, 15 May 1944, Page 4
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