Joyce Montgomery was an AWAS nurse assigned to Camp 13, Murchison during WW2. Black and white photograph of an Army nurse, in uniform, sitting on the edge of a cement pond with fountain. Ti tree fence and trees in the background.joyce montgomery, awas nurse, camp 13, murchison internment camp, army nurses

28 Camp Hospital TaturaBlack and white photograph of four hospital staff. Sister J Berryman in Nurses uniform with veil; an A.W.A.S Cook; a German Orderly; Sister E. Henderson in army uniform and hat. Standing in front of an unknown object on a path. Trees behind.28 camp hospital, tatura, nurse, awas nurse, orderly, uniform

Hardback book with torn dust jacket. Dust jacket has colour illustrations of women wearing various clothing or uniforms associated with wartime.non-fictionAustralian women at war is a history of how women have responded to war, from 1900, when the first nurses sailed to the Boer War, to 1945 and its aftermath. ... Patsy Adam-Smith enlisted as a VAD and served in orthopaedic hospitals in northern Australia. She knew thr comradeship and the heartbreak of war, and has spoken to enlisted and civilian women: the AWAS, WAAAF, WRANS, VADs, the nursing services, the Red Cross and all the women who worked, laughed, worried and prayed while Australia was at war. (excerpts from inside dustjacket)australian nurses, patsy adam-smith, boer war, world war one, wwi, ww1, world war two, wwii, ww2, women in war

Hardback book with dust jacket. Dust jacket has colour illustrations of women wearing various clothing or uniforms associated with wartime.non-fictionAustralian women at war is a history of how women have responded to war, from 1900, when the first nurses sailed to the Boer War, to 1945 and its aftermath. ... Patsy Adam-Smith enlisted as a VAD and served in orthopaedic hospitals in northern Australia. She knew thr comradeship and the heartbreak of war, and has spoken to enlisted and civilian women: the AWAS, WAAAF, WRANS, VADs, the nursing services, the Red Cross and all the women who worked, laughed, worried and prayed while Australia was at war. (excerpts from inside dustjacket)australian nurses, patsy adam-smith, boer war, world war one, wwi, ww1, world war two, wwii, ww2, women in war

Colonel Rhodan, Garrison and army nurses at the lowering of the flag and the Last Post at Camp 1, Tatura during WW2.Black and white copy of a photo of Anzac Day ceremony. Flag pole in Centre with flowers around base. Soldier putting the flag up. Left side is the side of a hut and other huts going from left to right. Soldiers and AWAS staff standing at attention watching the flag rising. colonel rhodan, garrison personnel, army nurses, last post, camp 1 tatura

The clipping appears to be a pictorial of Melbourne's National Shilling Drive March. The first photo's caption states that the Australian Army Nurses, who had returned from active service overseas were given the position of honour at the head of the column.A narrow newspaper clipping of four black and white photos with captions. The photos depict four different groups of women, all marching in an parade'NC9' [photocopied, top left]wwii, world war two, ww2, aans, vad, voluntary aid detachments, women's auxiliary service, awas, australian women's auxiliary service, waaaf, women's auxiliary australian air force, victoria, melbourne, town hall

The clipping is a set of photos of Melbourne's National Shilling Drive March. The first photo's caption states that the Australian Army Nurses, who had returned from active service overseas were given the position of honour at the head of the column. Other photos depict Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD), Women's Auxiliary Service (AWAS) and Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force (WAAAF). On reverse of clipping is a partial article about 'a striking evidence of the way in which Australia has transformed itself into a nation at war, instead of being merely a nation involved in war.'A narrow newspaper clipping of four black and white photos with captions. The photos depict four different groups of uniformed women, all marching in an parade.'NC9' [blue ink, centre, top, back of page]wwii, world war two, ww2, aans, vad, voluntary aid detachments, women's auxiliary service, awas, australian women's auxiliary service, waaaf, women's auxiliary australian air force, fundraising march