The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Mrs Boehm describes school-life- patriotic, the national anthem, etc. She was a secretary, signed up and joined the Women's Army Service. Her fiance was in Singapore in the Straits Volunteer forces, taken prisoner of war. Mrs Boehm describes Robert Menzies as a good Prime Minister and war leader. She states that the bombing of Pearl Harbour woke people up to what was happening. She defends the Americans, they stood by the Australians. She joined the AWAS in 1942 as a driver. She then trained as an officer, and was posted to Innisfail,where top-secret experiments in gas-warfare were being carried out. The film "Keen as Mustard" is mentioned, which describes their activities. Mrs Boehm's feelings about the war was that it has helped her get on with people from all walks of life.
Mrs Francesca Meranda was a young girl of Italian parentage who was interned with her family as an enemy alien during the war. The family lived in Tully, North Queensland and her father was interned i
Mrs Pat Heher worked in Sydney at David Jones department store in the shoe section. The Ministry of Munitions took over the Market Street store, so the entire concern was crammed into the Elizabeth St
Mrs Louisa Hughes talks about her life at home while her son, Hilary, was away fighting. She had a sense of denial while he was away. Mrs Hughes also describes the relief she felt when the war was ov
Mrs Thelma Long visited Germany in 1938 as a team member of the Australian Women's Tennis Team and describes her experiences. As part of the war effort, she joined the Red Cross as a transport driver
Mrs Stone joined the Women's Auxilary Australian Air Force (WAAAF) in September 1941 aged 19, as her contribution to the war effort. She discusses her air force training in the "Rookies" course, from
Mrs Margaret Holmes was active in the Pacifist movement in New South Wales prior to and during the war. She discusses her feelings on hearing the outbreak of war, Menzies call for volunteers, her assi