The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Women’s activities in wartime Australia covered nearly every aspect of industrial activity. Australia’s first woman oxy-acetylene cutter, Miss Nell White, working on a 2 inch naval gun bearing at the Bendigo Commonwealth Ordnance Factory. The original caption reads “She is the only woman in this factory to be paid the full male rate of pay because the factoy manager and others claim she does equal work”. From an album presented to Edith Summerskill, page 205.
BAY OF BISCAY. 1943-05-29. SUNDERLAND T9114-E OF NO 461 SQUADRON RAAF, UNDER TOW BY THE FRENCH DESTROYER 'LA COMBATTANTE'. THE AIRCRAFT HAD LANDED TO PICK UP SIXTEEN SURVIVORS FROM TWO OTHER AIRCRAFT
C. 1944. WOMEN'S ACTIVITIES IN WARTIME AUSTRALIA COVERED NEARLY EVERY ASPECT OF INDUSTRIAL LIFE. A WOMAN WORKER IS ENGAGED IN OXY-ACETYLENE CUTTING LOCATION HOLES ON A MINE BODY IN A ROTATING JIG, POS
C. 1944. WOMEN'S ACTIVITIES IN WARTIME AUSTRALIA COVERED NEARLY EVERY ASPECT OF INDUSTRIAL AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITY. A WOMAN MACHINIST IN A FACTORY USES AN INDUSTRIAL SEWING MACHINE TO PRODUCE BOOTS FOR
C. 1944. WOMEN'S ACTIVITIES IN WARTIME AUSTRALIA COVERED NEARLY EVERY ASPECT OF INDUSTRIAL AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITY. A WOMAN BREAD CARTER DISMOUNTS FROM THE FRONT OF HER HORSE DRAWN CART CARRYING A BASK
C. 1944. WOMEN'S ACTIVITIES IN WARTIME AUSTRALIA COVERED NEARLY EVERY ASPECT OF INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY. OVER A LONG PERIOD A NUMBER OF WOMEN UNIVERSITY GRADUATES AND STUDENTS VOLUNTARILY PERFORMED WORK F
C.1944. WOMEN'S ACTIVITIES IN WARTIME AUSTRALIA COVERED NEARLY EVERY ASPECT OF INDUSTRIAL LIFE. A WOMAN CRANE DRIVER AT AN INLAND COMMONWEALTH ORDNANCE FACTORY OPERATES A CRANE SIXTY FEET ABOVE THE FA
C.1944. WOMEN'S ACTIVITIES IN WARTIME AUSTRALIA COVERED NEARLY EVERY ASPECT OF INDUSTRIAL AND COMMUNITY LIFE. A WOMAN CARRIES A BLOCK OF ICE ON HER SHOULDER FROM THE ICE TRUCK PARKED BEHIND HER AS PAR
