AROUND THE JOBS.

Dozerdust, Volume 1, Issue 6, 17 July 1943, Page 2

AROUND THE JOBS.

8 So they are holding tho elections in September, are they ? 8 , queried Bill CharlctonThe information quietened him so much that one or two discreet questions revealed his wish to bo back to stand for a 8 seat 8 He flanked further questions by scrounging for a further issue of patriotic paper and envelopes, a game of 8 Housoy two more crib boards and several packs of playing cards. In justification of the scrounge he pointed out that his party that morning had shifted eighty yards of material. 8 Yes, sir, wo aro proposed to work any other party to a standstill, and I’ll back Dick Smyth, our mechanic against any you’ve got in camp. How are things up there anyway?”, he added as an after thought, as he wqddled away to scrounge stretchers ho had got wind of. What Bill’s like as a politician wo dont know, but ho sure knows how to smell things out. That right Bill ?

Askod whether ho would sooner thatch a haystack or a bure, Harry Stringer left no doubt on tho question* In fact, he would sooner build a hay stack into tho bargain. To prove the point ho gave a domonstration on tho art of buro building# B Tho corners and ridge are tho ticklish parts ”, ho said,as ho went on to give a demonstration - Assisting thatcher Jack Olson thinks much tho same as Harry. Other members of the party who take turns are Spa. H. Holt, E» Whitehouse,C Haywards She’s a good job, boys I

8 When’s that mail caning in ? 8 was the . greeting from Spr Apporloy and echoed by most of Lieut W. Wise’s party when wo paid thorn a visit on Monday o Geohgo King was on the roof and our request for a ladder was met with- ” wo’re too busy for visitors, you’ll find a lad dor songshero 8 By the time we had looked over the three warehouses erected in tho last week, had a chat to Sprs Wood, Watson, Swift, Colo, Williams, Wilson, Hanson and Fox there was no time to hunt for ladders* Jimmy Ellery * buttonholed us for information on the camp, which Norm Janos referred to as 8 tho old ’ dump r ''’Lieut Wise wo just sawj ho was going places at tdp speed.

w H f m doesn’t appeal to mo 11 was Lieut Tremain’s comment on the Austerity Week Campaign opened by 11 Curly 8 Griffin at HQ Works on Monday 3 Despite tho all in display,the idea did not take on. Had 8 Curly n worn aU'Jaiouli leaf,- no, hardly big enough, say two- he might have succeeded. It was a good effort and some kind of public recognition should bo made to the 0.0 of Wharf Coy* n Curly 8 did his best, and the failure of tho campaign was offset by the success of tho drain* ************************************ ******* •

8 When two Irishmen moot they have a fight, whan two Naw Zealander b moot they fora a club! Percy Kenna