This is a collection of seven photographs of Women’s Royal Australian Army Corps (WRAAC) personnel posted to the Army Headquarters Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo circa 1957 to 1964. After the disbandment of the Australian Women's Army Service (AWAS) in 1947 there was only one or two of civilian women in administrative positions at Fortuna. In February 1957 female positions from the disbanded Southern Command Field Survey Section in Melbourne were transferred to newly established positions at the Army Headquarters Survey Regiment, Bendigo. They were accommodated at the newly acquired ‘Turriff’ mansion in Carpenter Street, Bendigo. Their first Officer Commanding (OC) was CAPT Beryl Perry from 1957 to September 1960. Her replacement as OC was CAPT Carol Castor who served in several positions up to June 1967. The main areas of employment in these early days were in administrative positions, draughting in and retouching in Lithographic Squadron. WO2 MA McLaren was the female to reach the rank of WO2 as a Cartographic Squadron section commander in June 1961. WO1 Marj Knight served at Fortuna from 1959 to 1978 was the first female to reach the rank of WO1. WO1 Knight served in the senior Squadron Sergeant-Major and Technical Warrant Officer positions of Cartographic Squadron. She was also the first female PMC of the Army Survey Regiment SGT’s Mess. The WRAAC uniform seen in this collection was replaced in 1979. As the Australian Army implemented the disbandment of the WRAAC as a separate corps in 1980, WRAAC personnel posted to Royal Australian Survey Corps units were integrated into RA Svy.This is a collection of seven photographs of Women’s Royal Australian Army Corps (WRAAC) personnel posted to the Army Headquarters Survey Regiment, Fortuna Bendigo circa 1957 to 1964. The photographs were printed on photographic paper and are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. The photographs were scanned at 300 dpi. .1) - Photo, black & white, c1957. Back row – unidentified personnel, Front row – centre: CAPT Beryl Perry, unidentified personnel. .2) - Photo, black & white, c1958. Back row – unidentified personnel, Front row L to R: unidentified, SGT Margaret McLaren, CAPT Beryl Perry, unidentified (x2). .3) - Photo, black & white 1959. Back row – L to R: PTE Gwen Hill, PTE Hilary Clarkson, PTE Helen Paisley, PTE Pam Carseldine, PTE Margaret Ross, PTE Barbara Minto, PTE Margaret Taylor. Front row L to R: PTE Barbara Hawkin, PTE Joan Murray, SGT Margaret McLaren, CAPT Carol Castor, CPL Jenny Murray, CPL Julie Williams, PTE Phillipa Bowman. .4) - Photo, black & white, October 1963. L to R: WO2 Margaret McLaren, PTE Kay Brown, CAPT Carol Castor, PTE Helen Pasley, PTE Bev Madex, CPL Marj Knight. .5) - Photo, black & white, October 1963. L to R: PTE Bev Madex, PTE Helen Pasley, PTE Kay Brown, WO2 MA McLaren, CPL Marj Knight. .6) - Photo, black & white, August 1963. Back row – L to R: PTE Hollingsworth, PTE GM Hill, PTE PE Sykes, PTE Nola Strawbridge, PTE Jan Cruickshank, PTE Margaret Taylor, PTE Prescott, PTE RR Hutton, PTE BJ Madex, PTE BM Fuhrmann, PTE Cockburn. Front row – L to R: PTE NA Falot, LCPL JA Hurst, SGT Marj Knight, CAPT Carol Caster, CPL Jennifer Murray, LCPL A Burrows, unidentified. .7) - Photo, black & white, 1964. Back row – L to R: PTE Dianne Fowler, PTE Leslie Mortimer, PTE Marlene Penglase, PTE Marg Cooper, PTE Irene Rankins, PTE Elaine Veith, PTE Lyn Ireland, PTE Marg Murphy, PTE Nola Downes, PTE Joan Lawler, PTE Henni Schunck. Front row – L to R: PTE Loretta Hall, LCPL Jo McNamara, SGT Marj Knight, CAPT Carol Caster, CPL Nola Strawbridge, PTE Mary McHugh, PTE Kalen Sargent..1P to .3P, .7P - no annotation, .4P to .6P - Personnel (surnames, no rank) annotated on back.royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna, asr, wraac

Some identified. Pte James Daylan. Enl. 20/5/41. Discharged 28.8.45. No. V101756. (Born Bendigo) Sapper Yvonne Glenhill VF397878. Enlisted 22/3/43, age 19. Discharged 31/10/45. LHQ Carto Coy. AWAS.Series of photos from WW2 of mainly female Military personnel in posed positions. 1. to 3. Unidentified female soldiers. 4. Picture of Yvonne Glenhill and Molly Dunstand. 5. Picture of Mabel Hyland and Unidentified soldier. 6. Picture of Mabel Hyland. 7. & 8. Picture of Yvonne Glenhill & Mabel Hyland. 9. On back "To a sincere Friend - Love Milly Dunstan. 10. Picture of Wedding of Yvonne Glenhill to John Summers, 1942 Bendigo. 12. & 13. Picture of 3 soldiers with Sapper Yvonne Glenhill. 14. Picture of Pte Keith James Daylan at Convalescent Depo. female soldiers, photographs

Two copies of magazine. Aqua colour cover, dark blueprint. On front ' 3 BO Women's Club magazine 1939. Amalgamated Wireless (A/SIA) Ltd. AWA.' Magazine contains details of personnel of 3BO Women's Club and branches, including Bendigo, Castlemaine, Echuca, Rochester, Dingee, Harcourt, Pyramid Hill and Inglewood. Photos of 3BO staff and members of the Women's Club feature: Bob Rudd, Dick Gaze, Amy Huxtable, Miss Dora Roberton, Isabel Poulston, Reg Fox, Miriam Fitzgerald, Scott Griffiths, Elwyn Honeychurch and Ron Smith. Mrs. Warner (Essex); Mrs. Gilbert; and Mr. Percy Reed are also pictured.3bo women's club, 3bo women's tennis club, 3bo bendigo

Green cover, gold writing on cover ' 3BO Women's Club, The Home Forum', along bottom of cover in scroll ' Happiness is born in the home' written around an 'AWA' symbol. Magazine contains details of personnel and branches. In the introduction ' women have big responsibilities, but the woman who does not love her home does not love anything.... at its (Women's Club) birth in 1936, they chose for their symbol a Home and their motto - Happiness is born in the home'3bo women's club, the home forum

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