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VICTORIA, VIC. 1943-04-13. RESTING LOFT OF NO. 3 SECTION (HQ) CARRIER PIGEON UNIT NO. 17 LOFT. EACH BIRD HAS FLOWN A TOTAL OF 1400 MILES, AND THEY ARE BEING SPELLED AFTER HAVING BEEN IN CONSTANT SERVICE FOR THE PAST TEN MONTHS. AFTER APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTH'S REST THEY WILL BE PUT BACK INTO TRAINING FOR NEW SERVICE.
VICTORIA. 1943-04-13. CARRIER PIGEONS ARRIVING AT LOFTS OF NO. 3 SECTION (HQ) CARRIER PIGEON UNIT NO. 17 LOFT. THESE BIRDS HAVE JUST ARRIVED FROM COASTAL WATCHING POINT, AFTER HAVING BEEN HELD IN BASK
VICTORIA. 1943-04-13. CORPORAL G.R. RAYNER, OF NO. 3 SECTION (HQ) CARRIER PIGEON UNIT NO. 17 LOFT, LAUNCHING A PIGEON INTO THE AIR. THIS IS THE SECOND BIRD RELEASED WITH THIS MESSAGE. FIRST PIGEON WAS
VICTORIA, VIC. 1943-04-13. CARRIER PIGEONS OF NO. 3 SECTION (HQ) CARRIER PIGEON UNIT NO. 17 LOFT ENTERING LOFT, HAVING JUST ARRIVED WITH MESSAGE FROM COASTAL WATCHING POINT. THIS SERVICE IS MAINTAINED
VICTORIA, VIC. 1943-04-13. A CARRIER PIGEON OF NO. 3 SECTION (HQ) CARRIER PIGEON UNIT NO. 17 LOFT ENTERING LOFT, HAVING JUST ARRIVED WITH MESSAGE FROM A COASTAL WATCHING POINT. THIS SERVICE IS MAINTAI
BARRINE, QLD. 1945-01-09. TWO YOUNGSTERS RETURN TO A LOFT AT 1 PIGEON COMPANY FROM A 2 MILE TRAINING FLIGHT. INITIAL TRAINING OF INCREASING DISTANCES TO APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES TAKES A PERIOD OF 2 MONT
VICTORIA. 1943-04-13. CORPORAL G.R. RAYNER, OF NO. 3 SECTION (HQ) CARRIER PIGEON UNIT NO. 17 LOFT READING A MESSAGE HE HAS JUST REMOVED FROM THE CONTAINER SEEN ON THE BIRD'S LEG. THE PIGEON HAS JUST F
