Melbourne, Vic. C. 1945. Four wives of American servicemen gather with their children in the ...

Place Oceania: Australia, Victoria, Melbourne
Accession Number P00561.033
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Australian News And Information Bureau
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

Melbourne, Vic. C. 1945. Four wives of American servicemen gather with their children in the Botanical Gardens during one of their frequent outdoor meetings. They are members of the US Servicemen's Wives and Fiancees Club which was made up of Australian war brides awaiting transport to America. The Club had branches in in all State capitals and its aim was to acquaint women with American customs, way of life, cooking methods etc. In a period of two and a half years more than 10,000 marriages and 2,000 engagements between Australian women and US servicemen occurred in Australia.