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23

Jul
2017

In On This Day

By Nicola Gauld

On This Day, 23 July 1917

On 23, Jul 2017 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld

Birmingham Daily Post

Monday 23 July 1917

AUSTRALIAN SKILLED WORKMEN IN ENGLAND

In accordance with the arrangement entered into between the British and Australian Governments for the employment of Australian engineers, carpenters, and joiners to work in this country, the first contingent of Australian workmen have reached England and have been distributed to various Government works.