Alongside sailors, airmen, and soldiers, Newfoundland and Labrador also sent some 3,600 loggers overseas during the Second World War. These volunteers formed the Newfoundland Overseas Forestry Unit (NOFU) and helped supply timber products critical to British coal mining operations.
Cut off from its usual sources of imports, the British government experienced a severe timber shortage just two months after hostilities broke out. Although there were plenty of forests in the United Kingdom, there were too few loggers to meet the increased demand. Of immediate concern was the coal industry, which was central to Britain’s war-time economy and depended on a steady supply of wooden frames (known as pit props) to support the mines.
The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs sent a telegram to Newfoundland Governor Sir Humphrey Walwyn on November 9 asking that 2,000 men “capable of good work with axe and hand saw” be sent to Britain to work in its forests. The British government suggested making the unit a civilian one, arguing that there would not be enough time to recruit, equip, and train a military company. Info from Newfoundland Heritage at https://www.heritage.nf.ca/articles/politics/overseas-forestry-unit-wwii.php
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- Decal easily adheres to cars, walls, mirrors, glass or almost any smooth surface. Le décal adhère facilement aux voitures, aux murs, aux miroirs, au verre ou à presque toutes les surfaces lisses.
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Premium vinyl decal that will adhere to cars, walls, mirrors, windows, doors, glass frames, desktops, tabletops, granite, gloss or flat painted surfaces (fully dried paint) & more! Removable with gentle heat and a cleaner to remove any residual adhesive. Not reusable. Décal / autocollant en vinyle de qualité supérieure qui adhère aux voitures, aux murs, aux miroirs, aux fenêtres, aux portes, aux cadres en verre, aux bureaux, aux dessus de table, au granit, aux surfaces peintes lustrées ou plates (peinture entièrement séchée) et plus encore! Amovible avec une chaleur douce et un nettoyant pour éliminer tout adhésif résiduel. Non réutilisable.