GONOPHONE NEWS ..PRESENTS... HIGHLIGHTS

Dozerdust, Volume 2, Issue 22, 22 July 1944, Page 4

GONOPHONE NEWS ..PRESENTS... HIGHLIGHTS

MONDAY I7th JULY was to be Pete big day. Everyone knew it. All eice tion speeches he had cooked in the e the long years of political pro* mi sc s- were Council chats compared with the story he was to let loose

on the future of 3rd. Div. Sappers and Sgtslockcd to Pete * some antic-

i pat cd him. But he left them to their own devices. _ Monday was not to be left pass entirely V.. without meaning. when Pete failed, it was rumour., d that-Works was to

be deprived cf all its transport * requirements were to bo mot from American sources, and Sgt. Charles. Rye, our worthy NCO i/« of Trans* port, who had distinguished himself

was to be given a pair of autographed running shoes. ::: THIS was soon followed by the story that no;/A further ” leave- lists " would be issued. All.leave had been cancelled.

- The Div, was practically on the ship# : : J!: BUT this Was too good to last, Works* it Was said,- was to remain behind and do all the clear* ;ing up. Thia had a most.devastat*, .png effect on the. morale of the. troops, S/Sgte George Aim went off his food for a week, Sgt#. Peter Wingfield revived the notion of shooting himself-# s/i-I# Hitchinson tripped over his bottom lip - and Sappers asked for oore beer, It Wat? grim# G PHONE ■ LEWS

rushed a special reporter to the * OLD lAN ” who promptly so, Uted the rum/ and • said you may tell the troops that. : *- " Personnel of

his WIT can, without ’due optima or.i, and with a degree of confidence dep. ending on their tamp reman tai redilection - look for the silver

lining in every cloud when the Weather clears and the’ exigencies of the military, naval and air situation improves and are such that shipping, transport and Government Departments see fit to give substance to the optimism which I feel sure will outweigh any pcssissim that

may lead to despondent prognostication ” 3 ::: OUR reporter thanked

the ” OLD MAN " for his lucid and. far sighted statement which should

clarify the future, and, let us add, make this the last time GONOPHON3 NEWS will appear in Dozerdust.

NEXT issue of Dozerdust will be s? Souvenir iss to our fighting oollcauges - 3rd. Div Engineers#