P00361.006 Accession Number: P00361.006

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Informal group portrait of members of the Women's Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS) queuing in a dining room at HMAS Harman Naval Wireless Station. They are collecting their midday meal from a chef who is pouring sauce on the plates before the women take them. Identified third from the left is WR/457 Wran Writer Joan Edmondson from Perth, Western Australia and on the far right is WR/169 Wran Telegraphist Jean Simpson from Sydney, NSW.

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Accession Number
P00361.006
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Format: 4x5"
Support: Polyester
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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