138268 Accession Number: 138268

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MELBOURNE, VIC. 1943-03-24. MRS S. BECKETT, THE FIRST WOMAN TO ENLIST IN THE WOMEN'S AUXILIARY AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE (WAAAF), TAKING THE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE WITH OTHER RECRUITS AT A RECRUITING DEPOT.

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Accession Number
138268
Photographer
Herald Newspaper
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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