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AUSTRALIA AT WAR. HERE WE SEE AUSTRALIAN LAND ARMY GIRLS DOING THEIR BIT TO ASSIST IN THE WAR EFFORT. THEY ARE HARVESTING LARGE CROPS OF VEGETABLES WHICH ARE BEING CANNED FOR THE TROOPS. THE GIRLS ARE HERE SHOWN PICKING TOMATOES. (NEGATIVE BY MCNEIL). (COPY IN ALBUM PRESENTED TO DR EDITH SUMMERSKILL P.153).
LEETON, NSW. FIVE WOMEN SORT TOMATOES AS THEY PASS ON A BELT IN FRONT OF THEM FROM THE STERILISER. THE VEGETABLES WERE THEN CANNED AND TURNED INTO TOMATO PUREE, TOMATO JUICE AND TOMATO SAUCE. THE TOMA
MISS BETTY MCKIBBON (FOREGROUND) AND MISS SHIRLEY GORDON, MEMBERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S LAND ARMY, PICKING UP FLEECES AFTER THE SHEEP ARE SHORN IN A COUNTRY SHEARING SHED. (COPY IN ALBUM PRESENTED
LEETON, NSW. MISS JUNE OSMOND, AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S LAND ARMY, HELPING TO HARVEST A CROP OF GRAPES. BEFORE JOINING THE ARMY SHE WAS A TEXTILE WORKER NEAR SYDNEY. (NEGATIVE BY MCNEIL). (COPY IN ALBUM PRE
BANDIANA, VIC. 1944-03-30. VF396998 CORPORAL C.L. RIORDAN, AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE (AWAS), OF THE 1ST ORDNANCE VEHICLE PARK, DOING THE DAILY MAINTENANCE CHECK ON A 10 TON ARMY TRUCK (NO. 13860
TWO WOMEN EMPTY TRAYS OF DEHYDRATED CARROTS ONTO A TABLE. THE DEHYDRATER WAS EMPLOYED IN THE PROCESSING OF MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF VEGETABLES AND FOODS FOR CANNING AND DESPATCH TO TROOPS. (NEGATIVE BY
SUNSHINE, VIC. 1944-03-29. VF397803 GUNNER E.V. KELLEY (1); AND VF396616 LANCE-BOMBARDIER B.E. ELLIOTT (2); OF THE 54TH ANTI-AIRCRAFT SEARCHLIGHT BATTERY DOING THEIR DAILY MAINTENANCE ON A SEARCHLIGHT
