The War Illustrated - War Magazine
Object
Magazine
Production date
1943 = 1944
Object number
1989.69
Physical Description
War Magazine : 'The War Illustrated' no. 179
Material
Paper
Dimension
Height: 282mm
Width: 225mm
Width: 225mm
On display?
No
Inscription
Handling her boat-hook like a professional bargee is this girl now training under a Ministery of War Transport scheme designed to make still greater use of our inland waterways for carrying vital supplies when the Allied Western offensive opens. Barges work in pairs, with a crew of three each ; six pairs of boats on regular runs are now operated by women. An average round trip takes 16 days, and crews sometimes work a 16-hour day.