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AWLA
The Australian Women's Land Army (AWLA) was started during the Second World War by the Country Women's Association (CWA). So many men had left the country to fight that there were not enough farm hands to help with the demand for supplies by both the Australian population and the army. Women were encouraged to train as farm hands to help with the war effort. The women were trained, given uniforms, and paid £2 a week. By 1944 there were 3,000 women in the AWLA.
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