006652 Accession Number: 006652

Description

Two drivers of the women's Australian National Emergency Service (NES), Miss Alice Gould (left) and Mrs D'Arcy-Irvine, in front of a RAN ambulance donated by a girls' school and which they operate in conjunction with four others of the organisation as a group. Members of the NES are volunteers from all walks of life and have qualified to drive heavy motor transports, including omnibuses. Miss Gould is a wealthy socialite and Mrs D'Arcy-Irvine is a member of a prominent Sydney family.

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Accession Number
006652
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c April 1941
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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