006664 Accession Number: 006664

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).

Details

Accession Number
006664
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

Conflicts

Tags

Accession 006664

More like this

006668

Photograph 006668 Second World War, 1939-1945

Group portrait of members of the Women's Australian National Service (WANS), all of Newcastle, NSW, at their Glengarry campsite. This organisation was established to assist voluntarily in Australia's

006659

Photograph 006659 Second World War, 1939-1945

Portrait of Mrs D'Arcy-Irvine, a member of a prominent Sydney family (left) and Miss Alice Gould, a wealthy socialite, at the Glengarry camp of the Women's Australian National Service (WANS). This org

P03145.001

Photograph P03145.001 Second World War, 1939-1945

Group portrait of the Women's Australian National Service (WANS), Kogarah Detachment. Back row: June Picton; Miss Freeme; unidentified; Alma Swann; unidentified; Betty Marchant; two unidentified; Mrs

A01240

Photograph A01240 First World War, 1914-1918

Adelaide, SA. June 1917. Group portrait of Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS) sisters from Qld, NSW, Vic, Tas, and SA, bound for Salonica, Greece on the RMS Mooltan. Shown, starting at front row,

A01240K

Photograph A01240K First World War, 1914-1918

Reference image only to provide position detail for those named. This image is not for sale. Group portrait of Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS) sisters from Qld, NSW, Vic, Tas, and SA, bound for

See more similar items →

Record information

Last modified: 24 June 2026 - 6.43 am