Longbranch No.4 Mk1 (no star) Question

[Bruce_in_Oz]

You would have to be keen or desperate to use leather webbing on the Torres Straight islands

SERIOUSLY tropical part of the country, with high humidity most of the year. Note the uniforms; short(ish) trousers, (also known as "Bombay Bloomers") and short or rolled-up sleeves. Not exactly the guards a Buckingham Palace..

More on No4 shipments. One story doing the rounds is that a shipment bound for Singapore was diverted southwards when news of the Fall got around. Any takers?