MELBOURNE, VIC. 1945-08-01. SOME OF THE 1600 TOYS MADE BY MEMBERS OF AANS (AUSTRALIAN ARMY ...

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Accession Number 112076
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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MELBOURNE, VIC. 1945-08-01. SOME OF THE 1600 TOYS MADE BY MEMBERS OF AANS (AUSTRALIAN ARMY NURSING SERVICE), AWAS (AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE), AND AAMWS (AUSTRALIAN ARMY MEDICAL WOMEN'S SERVICE), ATTACHED TO LHQ, FOR THE LORD MAYOR'S APPEAL FOR TOYS FOR BRITAIN. THE TOYS WERE PRESENTED BY LIEUTENANT COLONEL A E BURGESS, CAMP COMMANDANT AND OFFICIALLY RECEIVED BY MR J L MOORE, HON. ORGANISER OF THE APPEAL.