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Australië in oorlog – Onderhoud met den heer B.F. Hunt “Nederlansch-Indié is een voorpost der Australische defensie”

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Australia at war – Interview with Mr B.F. Hunt “The Dutch East Indies is an outpost of Australian defence”. The article reports on the impressions of Hunt, head of the firm Gijselman & Steup in Surabaya, who has spent the past four months in Australia. Mr Hunt reports that Australia has entered a period of prosperity as a result of war activity and that the steel and construction industries are strong. He also reports on the beer strike, trade between Australia and the Indies, and the problems of drought and water shortages.
Date
1941-01-28
Place
Surabaya
Subject
Category
Author
Soerabaijasch Handelsblad
Publisher
Kolff & Co
Current holder
Item number
Koninklijke Bibliotheek C 64
Access rights
Digitised
Country of origin
Language
Physical format
Newspapers
Related resources
Place of Publication
Surabaya
Record author
Siobhan Campbell
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