With World War II continuing to rage on, shone a light on Australian heroes and heroines. Filing from Libya,hoped to help. “Sketches on this page are inspired by the land girl, who dresses to suit a hard job of work, but sees no reason to lose her charm while she’s at it,” it opined. In the Homemaker lift-out, a guide on what to do in a household emergency, from treating burns to dealing with “hysteria”, sat alongside Mrs E.M. Johnson’s Savoury Jellied Tongues recipe, with Mrs Betty Maguire’s Watermelon Jam taking home first prize in the week’s best recipe competition.
