New York Through an RAF Veteran’s Eyes in 1940s Letter
R.A.A.F. flyer Harry Brien writes home about his New York tour detailing Broadway Times Square subways and tall buildings. He notes the Empire State Building over 1,000 feet with 130 stories offering city views, Radio City, RCA, Chrysler and Woolworth offices, LaGuardia airport, Penn Station, and a vast underground rail system. He mentions 5 cent subway rides, rapid trains with automatic doors, and bustling traffic including many taxis, plus a ferry and Statue of Liberty visit and various bridges around the harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L.A.C
Harry Brien
R.A.A.F
New York
Broadway
Times Square
Empire State Building
New York City
Yank
Radio City
Rockefeller Family
R.C.A
National Broadcasting Coy. of America
Empire State
Chrysler
Woolworth
la Guardia
Pennsylvania
Embu
New York Harbor
Sydney
Home on leave highlights and local visits
The text notes Private Tigger Burns Ray Furner and drivers W Gains ford Rex Rothery and Trooper W Dugan on leave from camp, back at work and looking more like his old self. Also mentions former S M Mr Jack Horrigan and Mrs G A Dugan of Newcastle visiting over the weekend with her daughter-in-law Mrs W J Dugan of Carcoar.
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Camp Duri
Tigger Burns
Ray Furner
W. Gainsford
Rex. Rothery
W. Dugan
S.M
Jack Horrigan
G. A. Dugan
Newcastle
W. J. Dugan
Carcoar
What Does It Mean in a Scandal Column
A reader criticizes a scandal column and suggests footnotes to aid ill informed readers. The letter argues newspapers should report facts and inform, while the editor notes the missive and response will appear in a later issue for public readership.
Poor Jumbuk Shearer Charged For Ill Treating Sheep
A shearer from Jumbuk failed to appear at Bourke police court where he faced charges of ill treating sheep during shearing. The Police Magistrate fined £5 and urged gentler handling of animals, noting sympathy for the sheep in their harsh winter lives.
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Carcoar Chronicle
Bourke
New York City Landmarks and Nightlife Highlighted
The text surveys New York's bridges, St John the Divine church seating 55000, Broadway as the showplace, monumental neon like Wrigley’s Gym, Times Square crowds, main shopping on 7th Avenue, Park Avenue homes, late hotels, and a diet heavy on greens and fruit juices.
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Broadway
New York
Wrigley’s
Times Square
49Th
22Nd
5Th Avenue
7Th Avenue
Macey's
Park Avenue
States
Public notices on identity cards ration books and inquiries
Instructions warn guardians and aliens about declaring children in care and obtaining Civilian Identity Cards, Aliens Registration Cards, and dupes. Citizens must apply by June dates, contact Divisional Returning Officers or police, and beware ration book loss penalties while awaiting decisions.
Gallant General the Discarded Dog Wins 13 Of 15
Sid Spencer of Young recounts Gallant General, once discarded by a Sydney owner for fighting, now a money spinner with 13 wins in 15 starts. The greyhound, racing at Murrumburrah on Wednesday, beat a strong field after a two to one start, delivering a profitable outcome for the owner.
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Sydney
Spencer
Murrumburrah
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New South Wales
Allied Cs Council
F. H. Brewster
State War Effort Co-ordination Committee
S Department
Stewart Howard
State War Effort
P Manley
V.D.C
Macquarie Street
Gaccoar Chronicle
Saa
Dugan
Naylor Street
Moncber
Chronicle
Comforts For Fighting Forcs
L. Ritchie
School OF Arts
Contea
L, Ritchie
C.W.A. Younger
Carcoar District Hospital
Jumbuk
Harbor Bridge
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Nwealth
Australia
Sid Spencer
of Young
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