Wieneke Archive Book 4j : War Presscuttings

Above: The leave bus gets ready to depart from 2/2 Australian General Hospital to take staff into town for the pictures. At other times, the seats removed, the bus did transport duty for the Red Cross, 1942. From: Mrs. M. Dagen, North Street, Rockhampton. siffE731111111 Left: When there's not much else to do but dig trenches and keep 'em dug, the forge for sharp- ening pickaxes and fixing spades is an important part of the Army. Scene on the Western Front during World War I. From: J. C. MosheII, Dull* Sheet, Kingaroy. Above: Throughout World War II, aerial bombs kept getting bigger and bigger. This 4000.pounder, waiting to be loaded into a Lancaster bomber of 149 Squadron, RAF, was a monster in 1942, but before the war ended, it was to be surpassed by bombs more than twice its size. Only Australian in this crew was Flying Officer Norman A. Fraser, second from right. From: Mrs. N. A. Fraser, Kings Road. Hermit Park. Left: Yank was the weekly magazine of he U.S. forces distributed to units around the world. It was produced by some of the best and most professional writers, artists and cameramen in the world, and it was read as eagerly by Australian servicemen as by American. 'One Yank cartoon character, Sad Sack, shown here, entered the English lang- uage and still lives on as the epitome of the bloke for whom nothing ever goes right. The Sunday Mail Color Magazine, April 28, 1974 7