| Weekly Review No 70 (1943) Surf Girls: At St Clair beach in Dunedin, young women take over life-saving duties while the male life guards are away at war. 01.00 Casting Pineapples: Making hand grenade casings at a Christchurch factory. The narration calls them 'pineapples' but warns they're for overseas customers only - preferably Japanese. 02.15 Fashion Styles for 1943: The new wartime simplicity styles include fewer pleats on skirts to save fabric. Mens suits are also more economical on cloth with fewer pockets and no cuffs on the trousers. Duration 04.18 |
