136676 Accession Number: 136676

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Informal portrait of two women from the Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force (WAAAF), shown taking time off from the recruiting program to clean out the unit’s mobile office. Identified from left to right: 47179 Corporal Eugene O'Grady from Adelaide, South Australia and Aircraftwoman J Williams.

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Accession Number
136676
Photographer
Herald Newspaper
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
1 September 1942
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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