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Activities of Australian Women's Army Service in Lae New Guinea.
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Maker: Wood, Frederick Sydney
Some 400 girls of the Australian Women's Army Service (AWAS) arrived in Lae in May 1945. Their job was to release men for service in operational areas. Scenes show girls at work as typists, clerks, dr...F07411
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AWAS bend for victory (News From Home. No. 52)
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AWAS demonstrate physical training. The exercises were especially designed for women.F00746
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1. AWAS take a rise out of Jack Davey 2. Giant Canadian spruce trees for Mosquito Bombers 3. Crisis in Parliament - Curtin speaks. (News From Home. No 43)
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Maker: Cinesound
1. (2 min 49 sec) Jack Davey conducts a quiz session for AWAS (Movietone) 2. (1 min) Canadian spruce trees are felled to make Mosquito aircraft (Movietone) 3. (2 min 14 sec) Prime Minister Curtin spea...F00738
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1. Beaufighter, Australian made 2. Plastic glass is modern miracle 3. Army beats NSW in rugby thriller 4. On location with the Rats of Tobruk 5. Army PT for women. (News From Home No. 94)
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1. (1 min 3 sec) The first Australian made Beaufighter is shown on its test flight 2. (1 min 36 sec) Plastic glass being made in Australia and its final use in aircraft turrets 3. (1 min 21 sec) Army ...F00785
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Brook Island trials (MC30)
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Maker: Adams, S H Hoffman
This film portrays a Mustard Gas attack carried out on Brook Island under the direction of the following officers. Commanding Officer Lieutenant Colonel F S Gorill; Officer in charge of the trial Dr A...F05747
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Cartographic Company Bendigo
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Maker: Kinna, Darrell
Situated in South Bendigo the Land Headquarters Cartographic Company was responsible for producing army maps and also some maps for the Navy and Air Force; in addition they produced admiralty Fleet or...F07431
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Dedication ceremony war cemetery Labuan
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Maker: Burke, Frank Albert Charles
On 28 December 1945, NX396 Brigadier William John Victor Windeyer CBE DSO ED, Administration Commander, 9th Australian Division, dedicated the War Cemetery at Labuan. Band was provided by 2/2nd Machin...F07410
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Hockey match between AWAS Sigs LHQ and 2/2 AGH AAMWS
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Maker: Kinna, Darrell
Group of nurses of the 2/2 Australian General Hospital (AGH) Australian Army Medical Women's Service (AAMWS) and Australian Women's Army Service (AWAS) Signals Land Headquarters (LHQ) watching hockey ...F07128
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Interview with Jack Legge (Keen as mustard)
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Jack Legge describes experiences with the Chemical Warfare Research and Experimental Section and the Mustard Gas trials during the 1939-1945 war.F03555
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Interview with Jean Scott (When the war came to Australia).
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Maker: Look Television Productions Pty Ltd Look Television Productions Pty Ltd
Mrs Jean Scott was a member of the Australian Women's Land Army, (AWLA) which was formed to do the manual labour on farms, in place of the men who had gone to war. There were 6000 AWLA girls in the Co...F04036
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Interview with Joy Boehm (When the war came to Australia).
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Maker: Look Television Productions Pty Ltd
Mrs Boehm describes school-life- patriotic, the national anthem, etc. She was a secretary, signed up and joined the Women's Army Service. Her fiance was in Singapore in the Straits Volunteer forces, t...F04058
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Interview with June Stone (When the war came to Australia)
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Maker: Look Television Productions Pty Ltd
Mrs Stone joined the Women's Auxilary Australian Air Force (WAAAF) in September 1941 aged 19, as her contribution to the war effort. She discusses her air force training in the "Rookies" course, from ...F04045
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Interview with Thelma Long (When the war came to Australia)
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Maker: Look Film Productions Pty Ltd Look Television Productions Pty Ltd
Mrs Thelma Long visited Germany in 1938 as a team member of the Australian Women's Tennis Team and describes her experiences. As part of the war effort, she joined the Red Cross as a transport driver ...F04037
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1. 2/10th Australia Armoured Regiment field exercises. 2. Arrival of General Grant M3 medium tanks for the 1st Australian Armoured Division. 3. Anti/aircraft group Fremantle. 4. Service chiefs conference, Corps HQ WA. 5. WAAAF maintenance crews, Pearce, WA.
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Maker: Davidson, Frank
Item 1. On 25 Feb 1943 a parade of tanks of the 2/10th Aust. Armoured (Armd) Regiment was held for DMI. Shows the General Grant and General Stuart tanks on manoeuvres after the parade. Identified pers...F01716
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1. US nurses in Australia record home greetings 2. Women of the services in big parade (Fox Movietone News Vol. 13 No. 45)
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Maker: Fox Movietone News
Extracts from Fox Movietone News Vol. 13 No. 45. 1. (2 min) ABC mobile unit records United States nurses messages home 2. (1 min 50 sec) Lady Gowrie as Colonel In Chief of the AWAS (Australian Women'...F00367
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1. US troops train in Australia 2. Dutch honoured for gallantry in Timor 3. Women in war 4. Troops learn to live off the land. (Fox Movietone News Vol. 14 No. 9)
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1. (1 min 16 sec) Americans practice invasion tactics 2. (1 min 4 sec) Mass decoration of members of Netherlands Army for action in Timor 3. (1 min 37 sec) Girls train in aircraft construction, AWMS r...F00381
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Wesley College on parade, MGO branch
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Maker: Military History Section
March past and inspection of Ordnance Branch by the Master General of Ordnance Major General L E Beavis, CBE, DSO, on 15th March, 1943, in the grounds of Wesley College, Melbourne, Vic. Also identifie...F07043
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Women in war (Fox Movietone News Vol. 13 No. 43)
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Maker: Fox Movietone News
Extracts from Fox Movietone News Vol. 13 No. 43. AWAS (Australian Women's Army Service ) and WAAAFs (Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force) carry out a multitude of responsible jobs including parach...F00365