AUSTRALIA’S WAR COSTS
TOTAL OF £16,800,000 BILL FOR SPECIAL FORCE (Reed. Sept. 27, 2.50 p.m.) CANBERRA, Sept. 27. The assistant Federal Treasurer, Mr. P. C. Spender, has issued a statement showing that the defence liabilities, which have been incurred by the Commonwealth Government since the outbreak of war, amounted to about £16,800,000. The enlistment of 20,000 men in the special defence force had cost in the vicinity of £4,500,000 a year for pay and allowances and camp expenses, apart from equipment.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20054, 28 September 1939, Page 7
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81AUSTRALIA’S WAR COSTS Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20054, 28 September 1939, Page 7
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