Description
Members of the Women's Australian National Service (WANS) on parade at their Glengarry campsite. This organisation was established to assist voluntarily in Australia's war effort and its members come from all walks of life. They are trained in first aid, air raid precautions, signalling, map reading, transport driving, camp management and other activities valuable in war time. Identified: Mrs E Quinn of Temora, NSW, domestic duties (1); Miss Jean Dunbar of Newcastle, NSW, home duties (2); Miss Ann McIntosh of Newcastle, NSW, home duties(3); Miss Joyce Blewitt of Newcastle, NSW, music teacher (4); Miss Jean Steven of Newcastle, NSW, home duties (5); Mrs F Jones of Newcastle, NSW, domestic duties (6); Mrs A Meads of Newcastle, NSW, domestic duties (7); Mrs D Owen of Newcastle, NSW, domestic duties. Does hospital and charity work (8); miss Meg Evans of Newcastle, NSW, clerk, Government Railways (9); Mrs I Reay of Newcastle, NSW, domestic duties (10); Miss Purves of Sydney, NSW, Headquarters (11); Mrs C Pyne of Newcastle, NSW, domestic duties. Does charity work (12); Miss Maidee Turner of Newcastle, NSW, Plan Tracer in Water Board (13); Mrs M Wilson of Tamworth, NSW, domestic duties (14).
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Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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