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Australian Life Mirrors America 20 Years Past
Dora Jane Hamblin recalls Brisbane and broader Australia through a wartime lens. She notes American soldiers navigating Aussie city life, politics, gambling, slang, and cinema culture while observing locals’ courtesy, thrift, and war readiness in a country where lotteries thrive, tram bets amuse, and British cars share the roads with U S vehicles.
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Dora Jane Hamblin
Gazette
Red Cross Service
Australia
Brisbane
Times
Europe