P00784.127 Accession Number: P00784.127

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c. 1944. Four members of the Australian Women's Land Army fork sheaves of flax straw onto a cart. The straw had been spread out in the farm paddock to soften in the sun and rain (retting). (This image appears on page 163 of the album presented to Dr Edith Summerskill housed in the AWM Archive Store)

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Accession Number
P00784.127
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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