MINERS IN HOME GUARD
(Special) WELLINGTON, Oct. 7. The Minister of Industrial Manpower (Mr McLagan) was asked to-day to explain tho extent of the exemption of coal miners from Home Guard duties. Ho stated that, with tho authority of tho Adjutant-General of tho Forces (Brigadier Conway) a temporary arrangement had boon made enabling miners to be exempted from attending particular parades, but they were not exempted from service in tho Home Guard and whero they desired to do so thoy wore entitled to attend parades.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LXII, Issue 265, 8 October 1942, Page 5
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85MINERS IN HOME GUARD Manawatu Standard, Volume LXII, Issue 265, 8 October 1942, Page 5
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