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Mail For A.L.F. Needs Better Packing (From Kenneth Slessor, official War Correspondent with the A.I.F. In England). SOMEWHERE IN ENGLAND, Sat.
Advocate (Burnie, Tas. : 1890 - 1954) Monday 2 September 1940, page 5
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2012-09-26 09:30:14.0user:public:RobertMorisonMail For A.LF,
(From Kennoth Slessor, offlplal War Cop.
respondent with the A.I.F. In England).
SOifEWHERE m ENGLAND, Eat.
jsiore in sorrow than m anser, but
I with his fingere still sticky, the Deputy
Assistant Director of Posta] Service«
i «ne to request tho people of Australia.
I to take more care in the packing of
parcels for the troops herc.
The stickiness of his fingers proves -ths
a parcel sent from Australia willi insuffi
cient wrapping. The jar was broken on .
the journey, and when the mnilbag was
; TINS NECESSARY.
I This is only one case of many in tba
in the packing of soldiers* parcels by in
Thc Deputy Assistant Director advises
that parcels bo packed in tins and sewn
in cloth or canvas. Drown paper or card
i men's parcels in the same mailbags
I Many parcels received by the A.I.F. in
and a good deal of the contents lost. In .
I been crushed and made unsmokcable.
j THEFTS IN AUSTRALIA.
I letters to men from their liomeB shows
I that numerous cases of pilfering of cigar
Tho added fact that these goodB are
taken place before the scaling of the bags
fore, is urgently needed at tho Australiau
whou a soldier reads a letter from home
fraction of the Ü6tod articles, or even, as
several big shipments have been distrib
camps at present is Private Boss Shipton,
of Ñ.S. Wales, who last week received a
mountain of mail, containing HO letters.
lr- .1
Mail For A.I.F.
(From Kennoth Slessor, official War Cor-
respondent with the A.I.F. in England).
SOMEWHERE IN ENGLAND, Sat.
More in sorrow than in anger, but
with his fingers still sticky, the Deputy
Assistant Director of Postal Services
me to request the people of Australia
to take more care in the packing of
parcels for the troops here.
The stickiness of his fingers proves the
a parcel sent from Australia with insuffi-
cient wrapping. The jar was broken on
the journey, and when the mailbag was
TINS NECESSARY.
This is only one case of many in the
in the packing of soldiers' parcels by in-
The Deputy Assistant Director advises
that parcels be packed in tins and sewn
in cloth or canvas. Brown paper or card-
men's parcels in the same mailbags.
Many parcels received by the A.I.F. in
and a good deal of the contents lost. In
been crushed and made unsmokeable.
THEFTS IN AUSTRALIA.
letters to men from their homes shows
that numerous cases of pilfering of cigar-
The added fact that these goods are
taken place before the sealing of the bags
fore, is urgently needed at the Australian
when a soldier reads a letter from home
fraction of the listed articles, or even, as
several big shipments have been distrib-
camps at present is Private Ross Shipton,
of N.S. Wales, who last week received a
mountain of mail, containing 119 letters.


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