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WILLASTON, SA, 1945-1946. A GROUP OF WIRELESS TELEGRAPHISTS AND TELEPRINTER OPERATORS, MEMBERS OF C SHIFT, WHO WORKED AT THE GAWLER TELECOMMUNICATION UNIT ON THE RAAF BASE AT GAWLER. THE WOMEN ARE MEMBERS OF THE WOMEN'S AUXILIARY AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE (WAAAF) AND MOST OF THE MEN MEMBERS OF THE RAAF. THEY ARE GATHERED IN THE AREA WHERE THEY WERE HOUSED AT WILLASTON. LEFT TO RIGHT: BACK ROW: UNKNOWN MALE; EUNICE HEARN; KELVIN SCUDDS; JOAN STACE; THE REST ARE UNKNOWN. THE MAN SECOND FROM THE RIGHT IS A MEMBER OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE (RAF). FRONT ROW: BAYLEY; MENA HOUSTON; POSSIBLY 111622 HELEN WINTON ROBERTSON OR 114282 JOAN PAULINE EDWARDS. FROM 1945-06 UNTIL 1946-02-01, RAF TRANSPORT COMMAND USED GAWLER AS STAGING POINT FOR ITS AIRCRAFT FLYING THE TRANS INDIAN OCEAN SERVICE TO ENGLAND. THE GAWLER TELECOMMUNICATION UNIT WAS FORMERLY KNOWN AS A WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY (W/T) STATION.
WILLASTON, SA, 1945-1946. A GROUP OF WIRELESS TELEGRAPHISTS AND TELEPRINTER OPERATORS, MEMBERS OF C SHIFT, WHO WORKED AT THE GAWLER TELECOMMUNICATION UNIT ON THE RAAF BASE AT GAWLER. THE WOMEN ARE MEM
GAWLER, SA, 1945. A GROUP OF WIRELESS TELEGRAPHISTS WHO WORKED AT THE GAWLER TELECOMMUNICATION UNIT ON THE RAAF BASE AT GAWLER. THE WOMEN, MEMBERS OF THE WOMEN'S AUXILIARY AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE (WAAAF)
GAWLER, SA, 1945-1946. TELEPRINTER OPERATORS FROM B SHIFT WORKING IN THE UNDERGROUND GAWLER TELECOMMUNICATION UNIT, LOCATED ON THE RAAF BASE AT GAWLER. THE WOMEN ARE MEMBERS OF THE WOMEN'S AUXILIARY A
GAWLER, SA, 1945-09-21. A GROUP OF WIRELESS TELEGRAPHISTS AND A RAAF AIRMAN IN FRONT OF THE TENDER WHICH TRANSPORTED THEM FROM THEIR LIVING QUARTERS TO THE WORK AREA ONE MILE AWAY AT THE GAWLER TELECO
GAWLER, SA, 1945-1946. A GROUP OF WIRELESS TELEGRAPHISTS FROM B SHIFT, WORKING IN THE UNDERGROUND GAWLER TELECOMMUNICATION UNIT THAT WAS LOCATED ON THE RAAF BASE AT GAWLER. THE WOMEN ARE MEMBERS OF TH
WILLASTON, SA, 1945-1946. LEADING AIRCRAFTWOMAN (LACW) V. RAE BULL (LATER HARRIS) IN FRONT OF THE GALVANISED IRON HUT THAT HOUSED THE FEMALE TELEGRAPHISTS AND TELEPRINTER OPERATORS WHO WORKED AS MEMBE
