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Creoda

02-27-2021, 02:07 AM

Found this PDF on my hard drive, thought I'd share it....

https://www.scribd.com/document/338247974/Instructions-for-American-Servicemen-in-Australia-1942

Good summary of Australia at the time, from an American perspective.

Daco Celtic

02-27-2021, 03:47 AM

I found pages 18-20 especially funny. Americans have "sissified" manners and Australians delight in our mixed ancestry (half Scottish, half soda). I wonder how the eating habits chart on pg. 26 compares to current day.