Understanding censorship and its purpose in wartime letters
In wartime Australia censorship aims to prevent sensitive details from reaching enemies. Censors delete offending passages and may forward copies to authorities, who decide if the writer should be warned, explaining that censorship protects information on munitions, aircraft, shipping, and troop movements.
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Australia
Coburg
Tiblend
Laverstenis
Commonwealth Security Service 1
Health officer visits Cloncurry in Townsville to inspect
A State Health Department officer, Mr Lowe, stationed in Townsville, conducted a week long inspection of Cloncurry Shire. He toured Mount Isa and Cloncurry with overseer Mr Attridge. Local readers note clogged street water channels and stagnant mosquito pools in the town center and joke about Mr Lowe spending a night to test the mosquitoes.
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State Health Department
Lowe
Townsville
Cloncurry
Mount Fs
Attridge
Mr. Lowe
New Guinea
Red Cross Expands War Aid Parcels Depot in Melbourne
The Australian Red Cross Society moves next of kin parcel operations to its National Headquarters at Flinders Street Melbourne. Four years of war drive a surge in work with total expenditure nearing two million pounds in recent years and a growing Field Force for forward zones. This period shows dramatic growth in services as Australian fighting forces endure the four year conflict. The nine months to June 1940 recorded 175,453 pounds, while the 1941 year reached 509,370 pounds and 1942 at 1,945,074 pounds, reflecting expansive social welfare efforts.
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Red Cross
Society
Flinders Street
Melbourne
Australian Red Cross Society
Australian Red Cross
Red Crosse
Four Freedoms and Katter Cup Rally Promised in Weaton
A New York designer presents Four Freedom fabric symbols Freedom of Worship Freedom from Want Freedom of Speech to underscore the war effort. An October 24 inter-school Bert Katter Cup event in Weaton promises a major sports day with many men’s events while warnings on censorship stress penalties for careless letters.
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New York
Bert Katter
Weaton
Queensland
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RED Cross Aid
Garpentaria Electo
Carpentaria
A. J
Norman) Smith
Carpent
Smith
Montri Isa
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Four Freedoms
Prive
Victoria
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