P00784.128 Accession Number: P00784.128

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c. 1944. Five members of the Australian Women's Land Army gather sheaves of flax straw after it has been spread out in the farm paddock to soften in the rain and sun (retting). (This image appears on page 164 of the album presented to Dr Edith Summerskill housed in the AWM Archive Store)

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Accession Number
P00784.128
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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