DEMONSTRATION FOR WIVES
AUSTRALIAN SERVICEMEN Received Sundav, 7.10 p.m. BYDNEY, April 14. f'arrying banners reading "no boats, no votes" and "wives, not promises, " tifty men wearing K.A.'A.F. uniform demonstrated when Mr. Cliifley, Priine krinistcr, left Sydnev'On the'.tlrst stuge of a flyhigboat ,;journey to England. The deputation toki IMr. Chifley that wives of servieemen of every othe'r country were being given rapid transport to their husbands' homes, Australian wives of American servieemen in paitieular. There were approximately 1S00 wives and at least 500 fiancees of Australian soldiers still in England. Mr. Chifley promised to do his best to get the wives to Australia.
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Chronicle (Levin), 15 April 1946, Page 8
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