535-03 Page 226"THE DAY for the offensive
is not yet here, but is not
too for off " Such is the
promise of Francis M. Forde,
Australian army minister
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and his confidence is borne
out by the fact that Aus-
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trolio is forming the greatest
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striking front in Pacific his-
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tory. The post few months
have seen almost revolution-
s
ary changes in the sub-
continent's defences, includ-
ing the "zoning" of the
country for defensive opera-
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tions. But there are fast -
forming plans for a United
Nations' offensive based on
Australia, and offensive
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equipment is pouring from
production lines in record
quantity. At left is a strik-
ing view of Alice Springs, the
great inland arsenal from
which the truck convoys
carry supplies of men and
steel to the important air
and naval base of Port Dar-
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win on the northern coast,
Built around on oasis, Alice'
Springs is connected by rail
with the important portont cities.
A CA,NADIAN CORVETTE gives its signal flags a chance to dry on return
to port after an Atlantic convoy job, on which the flogs, as is now the
rude, get much use in wet weather They can be seen 15 miles with glasses,
and now replace radio signals which tell U-boots a convoy's position.
THIS HUGE MANCHESTER super -heavy bomber of the R.A.F. is now mak-
ing regular visits to the Hitler gong in Nazified Europe. A calling card
in the form of this pretty 2,000-pound bomb is left after each visit.
REAL DOGS OF WAR are the huskies who
make up this fine team photographed on re- F--
connaissance duty on the Soviet Arctic front.