137724 Accession Number: 137724

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Outdoor portrait of Wrans Lorna Mary and Elizabeth (Betty) Bradford, twin sisters from Toorak, Victoria going over points from their lecture on anti-gas respirators, while on a course at the first Women's Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS) Officers Training School. After joining the WRANS together as Drivers on 1 October 1942, they commenced officer training on 15 February 1943. They both completed their service as Third Officers on 25 January 1946.

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Accession Number
137724
Photographer
Herald Newspaper
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
26 January 1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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