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BRISBANE, QLD. 1943-10-05. HER EXCELLENCY LADY GOWRIE, HONORARY COLONEL, AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE, SPEAKS TO AWAS PARADE AT ADVANCED LAND HEADQUARTERS (LHQ). THE BUILDING IN THE BACKGROUND IS THE NEW UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND BUILDING IN ST LUCIA, WHICH WAS TAKEN OVER BY THE ARMY IN 1942 AS HEADQUARTERS FOR GENERAL BLAMEY, COMMANDER ALLIED LAND FORCES, SOUTHWEST PACIFIC AREA. ON DAIS FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: LADY GOWRIE; CAPTAIN J. MICHELMORE, AWAS FIRST AUSTRALIAN ARMY; COLONEL R. BENNETT, ADVANCED LHQ; MAJOR SMITH, COMMANDANT, ADVANCED LHQ; SQUADRON OFFICER M. MILLER, WAAAF.
BRISBANE, QUEENSLAND, 1943-10-05. THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND BUILDING, WHICH WAS USED AS HQ FOR GENERAL SIR THOMAS BLAMEY, COMMANDER OF ALLIED LAND FORCES, SOUTHWEST PACIFIC AREA (ADVANCED LAND HEAD
St. Lucia, Qld. 1943. General Sir Thomas Blamey, Commander Allied Land Forces South West Pacific Area is guest of honour at the Australian Women's Army Service (AWAS) formal Mess Dinner held at Advanc
St. Lucia, Qld. 1943. General Sir Thomas Blamey, Commander Allied Land Forces South West Pacific Area is guest of honour at the Australian Women's Army Service (AWAS) formal Mess Dinner held at Advanc
Townsville, Qld. C. 1943-10. Her Excellency Lady Gowrie, Honorary Air Commodore, WAAAF, is stepping out of a Lockheed Hudson VIP transport aircraft and acknowledging salute from Colonel F. R. North, t
ROCKHAMPTON, QUEENSLAND, 1943-10-13. LADY GOWRIE PREPARING TO LEAVE ROCKHAMPTON FOR TOWNSVILLE ON HER TOUR OF INSPECTION OF US ARMY INSTALLATIONS. FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: MAJOR ELLIOT (US); SQUADRON OFFIC
MELBOURNE, VIC. 1942-11-15. A WOMEN'S AUXILIARY AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE (WAAAF) OFFICER TAKES A PHOTOGRAPH OF HER EXCELLENCY LADY (ZARA) GOWRIE, AIR COMMANDANT, WIFE OF THE GOVERNOR GENERAL, DURING THE W
