306072 Accession Number: 306072

Description

Informal outdoor portrait of three members of the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS) working in the garden outside one of the cottages that were used as accommodation for the Wrans at Naval Wireless Station, HMAS Harman. Identified from left to right: WR19 Wran Telegraphist Alma Betty Cleburne (later Alma Erwin), from Gordon, NSW; WR21 Wran Telegraphist Heather Dunshea (later Heather Blair) from Mosman, NSW; and WR18 Wran Telegraphist Florence Joan Senior from Sydney, NSW.

Details

Accession Number
306072
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 6x8"
Support: Paper (Resin-coated)
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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