22 Apr 1943
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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Apr 22, 1943
Page
1
A range of winter garments including grey lime and pink blue striped knitted wool outfits. Jackets cardigans twin sets and child jumpers with high necks. Nighties pyjamas and warm flannelette sleepwear. Strong winter shoes for boys girls with oxfords and college shoes in all sizes.
Allied planes claim 12 transport aircraft shot down as air power targets Axis supply routes to Tunisia. British First Army advances northwest of Medjez el Bab. French troops push into mountains on Eighth Army left flank. RAF Mosquitoes and Beaufighters maintain Western Europe raids, while Whirlwinds target shipping in the English Channel. Pacific comments cite Japan as a greater threat than Germany, urging firmness against further Japanese gains.
A Boston Herald letter from a Yankee Soldier in Australia describes Aussie diggers as veterans with older faces and tough, blunt ways. He notes they drink, curse, and fight fiercely, yet admires their courage while contrasting them with American troops who appear younger, green, and polite. The piece conveys mutual curiosity and complex respect across Allied lines.
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