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On 23 January 1944 the women in the Australian Women's Army Service (AWAS) held a cricket match, "AWAS Officers vs Other ranks', at Fawkner Park, in Victoria. As an official war artist, Tony Rafty recorded the daily events of service life in Melbourne while he waited to be sent overseas. In this work he depicts members of the batting side taking a break from the game. At right, Lieutenant Colonel Kathleen Best assists Captain Winifred Woolnough with her pads.
On 23 January 1944 the women in the Australian Women's Army Service (AWAS) held a cricket match, 'AWAS Officers vs Other ranks', at Fawkner Park, in Victoria. As an official war artist, Tony Rafty rec
On 23 January 1944 the women in the Australian Women's Army Service (AWAS) held a cricket match, 'AWAS Officers vs Other ranks', at Fawkner Park, in Victoria. As an official war artist, Tony Rafty rec
FAWKNER PARK, SOUTH YARRA, VIC. 1944-01-23. NFX12617 LIEUTENANT COLONEL K. A. L. BEST, RRC., AUSTRALIAN ARMY NURSING SERVICE (1) ASSISTS TFX6010 CAPTAIN W. WOOLNOUGH, AUSTRALIAN ARMY NURSING SERVICE (
FAWKNER PARK, SOUTH YARRA, VIC. 1944-01-23. AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S SERVICE OFFICERS CRICKET TEAM SELECTED FOR THE MATCH AGAINST THE OTHER RANKS TEAM. THEY ARE: NFX77216 CAPTAIN F. MCNAB, AUSTRALIAN ARMY M
A signed cricket bat commemorating cricket matches played by Australian (RAAF), Dominion Services and England cricket teams at Lord's on 29 May 1944, and 7 and 8 August 1944. This is a wide-grained c
