BUILDING SECTION GOSSIP

Dozerdust, Volume 1, Issue 10, 14 August 1943, Page 6

BUILDING SECTION GOSSIP

A big movement of Section Personnel curing the week, as tho Prefabricated Store Construction Co. moved from Hourail up to D»o#’/7. , where a few days .will see yet ? another big structure , completed. The boys are f sure getting oxport at A 3 picking ’em up and laying ’em down*.

A few new arrivals in camp thia wook wore Bill Apporlcy, Dave Holwell, Percy Burling, H.Holt and T.P. lnnes. Welcome back I

Thoy say that Vern. Biggs rushed out of his tent so quickly the other night, that he forgot to limp ! -■ ■ u ’ lorry Corrie has departed for now pastures at Dumboa, where his ability as a cook will, no doubt, receive further commendation. • STRvxoy3 , s - 0 T j Q T n you -”° lik<3 hQI1 5 two whistles,you- go like bloody hell”, that is how .vhisc„ing Vac keeps production up in the' local quarry. Nor further information. see Norman Patthews. , . ' The same ‘’Whistling Vac* can show bomb disposal experts a thing or two. When’ throe plugs of jolly played pussy, ho went it with a pick, while tho rest of the party hid behind rocks. J Bill K Colossal” is chafing to get back to the Bush Gang, Tho RA? will put him on LD, L z Cpl. Trevor Pluck reports that work has. slowed up considerably since loss of • Colossal” ■ , ’’ /ora you a milkman before you joined the Army?”, was the question CSK Trod Kronast had to answer at 6a.m. one morning this ’-oek. ** < **"*“' , "*******”" ,, ** ~* *”***w»i.‘*ni».»*4» mm «m«mmo» v«wm«m«m«»«» mww mb mi mb •»«•«•«» mm One tent requests t at the CSV awaken them with a cupnor toa instead of a cyclonic visit®' What about it, OS?'?

We have heard of me of our men talking to themselves, some talking to niaouli trees; but Spr. Basil tfurgatroyd (yes, that’s his real nemo) is the first one wo have heard talking to the birds in their own language. It wasn’t after the week-end either. MOT'S: The Dance Committee regrets that it cannot \ provide seats outside the Recreation Rut for members of the Services, Building or Wharf Sections, So F.0.8.Qd “ 1

One of -ur Bright bads in the Services Section a letter from hone, consisting of one page, In' disgust, ho sent homo a couple of pages o£ rat. Pat.--paper. The following night he received 2 five-pago letters. He is non expectantly awaiting the newt nail. ♦ The RAP treats the BA? 1 ' Tn other words, we saw Lon r c,•Pregor busy bathing two beauts, the ot’-er day, Keep your guard up, Len • Asked what he thought of the Write You Own Obituary Series,T.P.H. Buckley replied : — ll It reminds me of tombstone, crosses and things. I s aint too keen on this hereafter business. ...only one thing I’m hereafter §