WHARF OPERATING COY. "WORKS SERVICE OWN”

Dozerdust, Volume 1, Issue 22, 13 November 1943, Page 2

WHARF OPERATING COY. "WORKS SERVICE OWN”

THE Works Service provide a very useful and important service to the N.Z.Pacific Forces and are able to undertake all manner of work from the construction of any typo of building to the ccns'tr « action and maintenance of roads, bridges and drainage system, j ? THERE is one branch of thAs Service that is liable to be over-, shadowed by the. achievements of the big b rot]j£r coy., but nevertholess forms, a very interesting . adjunct to the Services mentioned above, This is the Wharf Operating Coy®, which, though small -in. < numbers ,is highly skilled in the job it has:. do carry out* At * . times* such as this a quick turn around of ships is most assent - lai and the b oy<> has made it a rule to keep, on the job and speedup the loading and unloading to the fullest extent. From all accounts this ha s bcen ac- hic<vod and the members of ths Coy. han.- & - quiet • satisfaction in khow* .• ing that it can hold its own. when.it comes to handling ships a ? § s THE ; Company docs not stop at.this but in "the time betwe c-n s hips . a concrete works was' started® Ex « pc rime nts wore dor and it was no. not long before useful’ articles, wore being turned out at a very < rapid rate... Although/ the Coy. ha s o£l,y/two ’ carpenters, the so stalwarts' made all the intricate \ moulds necessary to torn out the various products. /Progress,, was slow at first, but the quality . 'of*, .the finished articles proved ’7 pays to make ; haste slowly. To make a light serviceable article cut of concrete, the concrete itself must be of first class quality and quite a lot of experimenting was necessary before the best results could be- achieved. The shingle was too big, so a . . screen had to be made' by hand out ; of wire, the shingle was dirty, so a washing plant was necessary, sand was needed, proportion had to M decided, a water supply was necessary and one installed. Thus was a suitable concrete evolved and the results have proved the value of the trouble taken® 2 ; '• PERHAPS at this... stage it would be just as well to enumerate the various art 5. eld- □ pre du cod* In the; early stages of the works .the chief article manufactured was the now famous Latrine Slabs which

earned for the concrete group the '

name u Humourous Concrete Coy*

AUK " SCOTTY " if he knows' who can "-work and talk at the same time ?'j LOVE to Viola , Rob or and Mavis... always thinking of you....XX...DAD. Spr. Richmond says he’s not going back to Public Ser* vice after the war. ’ ... but keep it I darks he says the/ P.S, will be after all the good merit OUR Wally Hobson is another man who is going to shy at the counter. HELLO Rita. Vai, and Victor - here come cuddles and XXXX c s,: with our DOZERDUST 9 What do you Xihink .of It? LOVE.. . DAD. 11 CURLY " Griffin is growing into a -husky « . eian with a bark in his voles. 01 ?• -Timer Bur - shall handed us a great grin in the City when we met him on. leave® . ;/■ CHEERIO every one, I hr; still in the pink and saving up that thirst. ..Merry Xmas. T.B. Gi Holey. (It is some thirst too. ) f CHEERIO & Id’re to Joyce & Bubs, “ at Ricearton. C uddlqs and kisees from TOM. XXX X “ Far me r ” Mui ho 11 i and says ha thinks a Farmers Usidn ; would g£ well here® All farmers please •note o (Fa rm wha t 1)

LATER work was concentrated on drainage channels, abid suitable fittings such as gully traps, left & right hand junctions, prefabrica - ted grease traps and a. fifteen inch t*.l vert pipe. The galuo of this was felt later when the Works ' called on to supply the hospital drainage, and while the pressure was on seven days a week, Up to date the amount of channelling exceeds four thousand feet. : : : WINCHMEN

•i-)d .Hatchtfon have now turned their hands to building and drainage, and small patties are scattered over the area doing useful job in consstruetion work. WHARF OPERATING boys have thus earned the right to be" termed' true sappers and have proved the versatility of the N. Z. soldier. ••••••••...

AT winhhing or building it don t matter a dam, BUT they do like their share of the butter and jam.

THEY growl and they cues they moan and they groan,

BUT they get the. job dona and

they’re out on the 1$ .own.

THEY’RE winchmen and Hatchmen and

Tally Clerks best,

BUT they’re fighting this waa just the same as the rest.

IN ship or in burs or drain they’re a home ,

SO remember the Wharfioa the Works Service Service Own.

(F.J.C.) 11 11 Utt Wil I! (I It II II till Illi NM

OUR Eddie i is something og a lad; on an improvised orchestra made out

of tin cans and forks ho keeps us amused. But'’is as a crook that ho keeps everyone contented. An army never has an easy job. And this As particularly true when you arc parked away in the Naiouli' wilderness among the hills. To all meals have to bo added the ingredients of good humour, cheerfulness and a liberal dose of ingenunity - some say camouflage. Eddie and his boys can cook all this up wook after week, month after month. It takes some doing and is one of the mainsprings behind the drive all the lads put into their work.