| Weekly Review No 118 (1944) Disabled Soldiers, Toys for Christmas: In an Auckland factory, operated by the Returned Servicemens' Re-establishment League, war-wounded men are making toys for Christmas. Ex-servicemen, nerve damaged or physically disabled, find a useful occupation and develop new skills. The men also meet a demand for wheelbarrows from those who are "digging for victory" and they can make first-rate furniture as well. 01.45 Air War, Interview with a Veteran Gunner: Back home in New Zealand is Warrant Officer Alan Fox, an air gunner who has shot down Nazi planes over Britain and the Middle East and Japanese planes over Burma and Bengal. Fox talks about one mission for which his late comrade James Ward won the Victoria Cross. 03.05 Carterton, ATC on Tour: Most of a Harvard truck is mounted on a truck as a mobile instruction unit touring the country for the benefit of air cadets and their families. The unit visits Carterton where the Wairarapa A and P annual show is in full swing. Such shows are vital to the farming community and farming is crucial for the war effort but there's still time for locals to enjoy all the fun of the fair. The ACT gun turret attracts keen interest and there's a steady stream of people wanting to try out the cockpit. 05.00 Guadalcanal, Mahogany Mill: Bushmen from New Zealand run a timber mill on Guadalcanal now that the island has been conquered from the Japanese and turned into an Allied base. The teak and mahogany trees were thought too valuable to fell for mundane use but now everything has value if it goes towards beating the Japanese. Duration 06.09
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