| Place | Oceania: Australia, New South Wales, Sydney |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | AWM2017.608.1 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | Extent: .5 cm; Wallet/s: 1 |
| Object type | Letter |
| Maker |
Macquarie Manufacturers Pty. Ltd. |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney |
| Date made | 1941 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Rae, Lorna Pearl (Civilian, b.?)
Description
Collection relating to the Second World War experience of Miss Lorna Pearl Rae (later Lorna Pearl Howard), Sydney, 1941.
Collection consists of one letter from Macquarie Manufacturers Pty. Ltd. to potential future employers of Lorna Pearl Rae, dated 8 August 1941. Lorna worked at Macquarie Manufacturers Pty. Ltd., a tennis string factory at Circular Quay, Sydney, when she was 14 years old. The letter explains that, due to lack of business resulting from the war, her services had to be disposed of. However, she was recommended to potential future employers as an industrious, punctual and reliable worker. This letter is an example of the state of employment in Australia during the Second World War.