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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 29, 1942
Page
2
The article recounts dramatic WWII rescue stories including aircrew bailing out over hostile terrain and sea. It highlights a RAAF pilot found after missing, a 31 day ordeal in jungle, and a crew escaping via improvised rafts and dinghies, aided by locals and allied forces.
Sir Ronald Cross told the Royal Empire Society in Sydney that Britain contributed massively to the Allied war effort and bore high per capita costs. He noted two in three Britons aged 14 to 65 served, munitions output surged, and Empire troops faced heavy sacrifice despite civilian burdens and bombing.
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