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ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 1943-12. PORTRAIT OF MARY A. BUTLER AS SECOND OFFICER, WOMEN'S ROYAL ...
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Maker: Unknown
ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 1943-12. PORTRAIT OF MARY A. BUTLER AS SECOND OFFICER, WOMEN'S ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVAL SERVICE. SHE WAS A MEMBER OF THE FIRST SOUTH AUSTRALIAN INTAKE TO THE WOMEN'S ROYAL AUS...P00999.007
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ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 1943-10. PORTRAIT OF SECOND OFFICER SHEILAH MCCLEMANS, AT THE TIME THE ...
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Maker: Unknown
ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 1943-10. PORTRAIT OF SECOND OFFICER SHEILAH MCCLEMANS, AT THE TIME THE MOST SENIOR WRAN IN AUSTRALIA. IN 1945/01, WHEN DIRECTOR OF THE WRANS, SHE WAS PROMOTED TO CHIEF OFFIC...P00999.008
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A group of members of the Women's Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS) serving with the RAN ...
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A group of members of the Women's Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS) serving with the RAN shore establishment, HMAS Magnetic, enjoying a break from their duties on a rest and recreation weekend. T...P01826.019
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A group of WRANS officers in winter uniform. Identified from left to right: Third Officer Glory ...
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Maker: Unknown
A group of WRANS officers in winter uniform. Identified from left to right: Third Officer Glory Margaret Howieson, from Burwood, Victoria; Third Officer Leonie Phyllis Mary Wilson, from Millendon, Wes...P00999.018
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ALBERT PARK, MELBOURNE, VIC. C.1944. EXTERIOR OF WOMEN'S ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVAL SERVICE BARRACKS, ...
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ALBERT PARK, MELBOURNE, VIC. C.1944. EXTERIOR OF WOMEN'S ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVAL SERVICE BARRACKS, MADE OF CORRUGATED IRON.P01638.003
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ALBERT PARK, MELBOURNE, VIC. C.1944. EXTERIOR OF WOMEN'S ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVAL SERVICE BARRACKS, ...
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ALBERT PARK, MELBOURNE, VIC. C.1944. EXTERIOR OF WOMEN'S ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVAL SERVICE BARRACKS, MADE OF CORRUGATED IRON.P01638.005
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ALBERT PARK, MELBOURNE, VIC. C.1944. EXTERIOR OF WOMEN'S ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVAL SERVICE BARRACKS, ...
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ALBERT PARK, MELBOURNE, VIC. C.1944. EXTERIOR OF WOMEN'S ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVAL SERVICE BARRACKS, MADE OF CORRUGATED IRON.P01638.004
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A NAVAL OFFICERS LAUNCH MANNED BY THREE WRANS PERSONNEL COMING ALONGSIDE. (NAVAL HISTORICAL ...
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A NAVAL OFFICERS LAUNCH MANNED BY THREE WRANS PERSONNEL COMING ALONGSIDE. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)P00444.194
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An unidentified WRANS Petty Officer checks over a Very cartridge used to give recognition ...
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Maker: Department of Information
An unidentified WRANS Petty Officer checks over a Very cartridge used to give recognition signals. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)P00444.195
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At HMAS Harman Naval Wireless Station WR/1019 Supply Assistant Norma Townsend, from Mona Vale, ...
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At HMAS Harman Naval Wireless Station WR/1019 Supply Assistant Norma Townsend, from Mona Vale, NSW, (left) issues a new uniform to WR/1946 (Valda) Maria Henry from Kirribilli, NSW, a new recruit in th...P00784.038
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At HMAS Harman Naval Wireless Station WR/1019 Supply Assistant Norma Townsend, from Mona Vale, ...
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At HMAS Harman Naval Wireless Station WR/1019 Supply Assistant Norma Townsend, from Mona Vale, NSW, (left) issues a new uniform to WR/1946 (Valda) Maria Henry from Kirribilli, NSW, a new recruit in th...P00361.008
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Australian servicewomen's memorial
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Maker: Ferguson, Anne
Whereas more conventional war memorials may incorporate a cenotaph or a representative figure, Anne Ferguson has created a bare platform of coloured stones, divided in two by a curved trench that rese...ART90968
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Australia Service Medal: Teleprinter Operator Leita Alvina Mary Lyons, Womens Royal Australian Naval Service
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Australia Service Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL29261.002
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A WRAN OFFICER CARRIES OUT PLOTTING DUTIES, POSSIBLY ON A MAP. NOTE THE VOLUMES NEAR THE CHART ...
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A WRAN OFFICER CARRIES OUT PLOTTING DUTIES, POSSIBLY ON A MAP. NOTE THE VOLUMES NEAR THE CHART TITLED `AUSTRALIA PILOT. VOL. V. 1934'. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)P00444.196
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BALMORAL, NEW SOUTH WALES. 1945-04-13. NEW RECRUITS TO THE WOMEN'S ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVAL SERVICE ...
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BALMORAL, NEW SOUTH WALES. 1945-04-13. NEW RECRUITS TO THE WOMEN'S ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVAL SERVICE AT HMAS PENGUIN ENTERING FOR FIELD TRAINING.088253
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BALMORAL, NEW SOUTH WALES. 1945-04-13. WOMEN'S ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVAL SERVICE MEMBERS AT HMAS ...
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BALMORAL, NEW SOUTH WALES. 1945-04-13. WOMEN'S ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVAL SERVICE MEMBERS AT HMAS PENGUIN CELEBRATING THE SPECIAL OCCASION OF WOMEN'S ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY P. TOMKIN'S 21ST BIRTHDAY.088264
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BALMORAL, NEW SOUTH WALES. 1945-04-13. WOMEN'S ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVAL SERVICE MEMBERS WORKING IN ...
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BALMORAL, NEW SOUTH WALES. 1945-04-13. WOMEN'S ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVAL SERVICE MEMBERS WORKING IN THE ACCOUNTS SECTION OF THE PAYMASTER'S OFFICE, HMAS PENGUIN. THIS RECENTLY BUILT NAVAL ESTABLISHMENT C...088252
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Balmoral, Sydney, NSW, 1945. Informal group portrait of members of the Women's Royal Australian ...
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Maker: Buscombe, N
Balmoral, Sydney, NSW, 1945. Informal group portrait of members of the Women's Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS) outdoors at the RAN shore establishment, HMAS Penguin. Several of the women are ho...P01826.021
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Berlin, Germany. June 1946. Members of the Australian Victory Contingent, on a visit to Berlin, ...
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Berlin, Germany. June 1946. Members of the Australian Victory Contingent, on a visit to Berlin, looking over the arena of the Olympic Stadium in Berlin. Pictured, left to right: Squadron Leader Doris ...030283/03
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Bertha Alexander Ross
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Maker: Jerrold-Nathan, Reginald Henry
Portrait of Bertha Alexander Ross who joined the Women's Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS) and became the Admiral's driver in Sydney following the death of her son. Able Seaman Wallace Montrose R...AWM2018.1066.2
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Black tie : Third Officer L B Dewez, Women's Royal Australian Naval Service
Heraldry
Maker: Farmer's, Sydney
Woman's black neck tie with a black cotton maker's tag sewn to reverse, as well as sewn cotton name tag for 'Louise Dewez'.REL35037
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BRISBANE, QLD. 1945-08-16. APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MEN AND WOMEN OF THE FIGHTING SERVICES OF FIVE ...
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BRISBANE, QLD. 1945-08-16. APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MEN AND WOMEN OF THE FIGHTING SERVICES OF FIVE NATIONS TOOK PART IN A VICTORY MARCH THROUGH THE CITY STREETS. THE SALUTE WAS TAKEN BY THE GOVERNOR OF QU...113771
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BRISBANE, QLD, C.1944-1945. WRANS ON PARADE, IN SUMMER UNIFORM. (DONOR - M.K.THORNE)
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BRISBANE, QLD, C.1944-1945. WRANS ON PARADE, IN SUMMER UNIFORM. (DONOR - M.K.THORNE)P00300.001
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BRISBANE QUEENSLAND, 1943-09. BRENDA WILLIAMS (NEE KAALUND) (LEFT) AND DOROTHY ALLEN, DRIVERS IN ...
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BRISBANE QUEENSLAND, 1943-09. BRENDA WILLIAMS (NEE KAALUND) (LEFT) AND DOROTHY ALLEN, DRIVERS IN THE WOMEN'S ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVAL SERVICE STAND BY THEIR CHARGE, AN OLDSMOBILE CAR, AT HMAS MORETON.P00294.001
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British War Medal 1939-45: Teleprinter Operator Leita Alvina Mary Lyons, Womens Royal Australian Naval Service
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1939-45. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL29261.001
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Buildings at the RAN shore establishment HMAS Magnetic. The large double-storey building at ...
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Maker: Buscombe, N
Buildings at the RAN shore establishment HMAS Magnetic. The large double-storey building at centre left is the sleeping quarters for members of the Women's Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS) who a...P01826.023
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c. 1944. A cook with the Women's Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS) passes bowls of food to ...
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c. 1944. A cook with the Women's Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS) passes bowls of food to another member of the WRANS who is dressed in uniform. They are standing beside a stove in a mess kitche...P00784.055
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CAIRNS, QLD, C.1944-11-06. PORTRAIT OF MARION WALSH, WRAN. (DONOR - M. WALSH)
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CAIRNS, QLD, C.1944-11-06. PORTRAIT OF MARION WALSH, WRAN. (DONOR - M. WALSH)P00299.001
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CAIRNS, QLD, 1943/45. WRAN QUARTERS 'HOMELEIGH' IN CAIRNS. (DON OR - M. WALSH)
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CAIRNS, QLD, 1943/45. WRAN QUARTERS 'HOMELEIGH' IN CAIRNS. (DON OR - M. WALSH)P00299.002
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c. 1944. A member of the Women's Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS) writes in a notebook ...
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c. 1944. A member of the Women's Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS) writes in a notebook beside another member of the WRANS who is seated a desk with ledger books. WRAN writers were on duty at all...P00784.056
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Canberra, ACT. c. 1944. A group consisting of members of the Women's Royal Australian Naval ...
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Canberra, ACT. c. 1944. A group consisting of members of the Women's Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS) and ratings from the United States Navy walk together down a path leaving HMAS Harman Naval ...P00784.039
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CANBERRA, ACT. C. 1944. INTERIOR OF THE WIRELESS ROOM AT HMAS HARMAN NAVAL WIRELESS STATION. ...
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CANBERRA, ACT. C. 1944. INTERIOR OF THE WIRELESS ROOM AT HMAS HARMAN NAVAL WIRELESS STATION. SUPERVISING THE WRANS OPERATORS IS 3RD OFFICER DENISE OWEN (STANDING FAR RIGHT). (DONOR: S. GRYLLS) (COPY A...P01132.002
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CANBERRA, ACT. C. 1944. MEMBERS OF THE RAN AND WRANS OF HMAS HARMAN NAVAL WIRELESS STATION ON ...
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CANBERRA, ACT. C. 1944. MEMBERS OF THE RAN AND WRANS OF HMAS HARMAN NAVAL WIRELESS STATION ON PARADE. IN THE BACKGROUND ARE THE COTTAGES USED AS QUARTERS. (DONOR: S. GRYLLS) (COPY ALSO IN ALBUM PRESEN...P01132.007
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Canberra, ACT. c.1944. Members of the Women's Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS) digging in ...
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Canberra, ACT. c.1944. Members of the Women's Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS) digging in the garden of one of their cottages at HMAS Harman Naval Wireless Station. (This image appears on page 6...P00784.035
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Canberra, ACT. c.1944. New recruits in the Women's Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS) in a ...
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Canberra, ACT. c.1944. New recruits in the Women's Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS) in a dormitory at HMAS Harman Naval Wireless Station. One of the women is making a bed while the others (two i...P00784.036
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CANBERRA, ACT. C. 1944. WRANS ON PAY PARADE AT HMAS HARMAN NAVAL WIRELESS STATION. HARMAN WAS A ...
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CANBERRA, ACT. C. 1944. WRANS ON PAY PARADE AT HMAS HARMAN NAVAL WIRELESS STATION. HARMAN WAS A RECEIVING AND TRANSMITTING STATION, WHICH FIRST RECEIVED WRANS 1941-04. (DONOR: S. GRYLLS) (COPY ALSO IN...P01132.008
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CANBERRA, ACT. 1946-06-10. VICTORY DAY CELEBRATIONS. WOMEN'S ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY SERVICE PASS ...
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Maker: Davis, Keith Benjamin
CANBERRA, ACT. 1946-06-10. VICTORY DAY CELEBRATIONS. WOMEN'S ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY SERVICE PASS THE SALUTING BASE AT THE VICTORY PARADE IN CIVIC. SALUTE WAS TAKEN BY ADMIRAL SIR LOUIS HAMILTON KCB DSO...129457
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1943. Canberra, ACT. WRANS from HMAS Harman Naval Wireless Station pose beside a Japanese midget ...
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1943. Canberra, ACT. WRANS from HMAS Harman Naval Wireless Station pose beside a Japanese midget submarine on display outside the Australian War Memorial. WR13 Shirley Drew is at far right. Note the a...P01132.006
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c. 1944. A signaller with the Women's Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS) making a hoist with ...
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c. 1944. A signaller with the Women's Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS) making a hoist with a flag. (This image appears on page 82 of the album presented to Dr Edith Summerskill housed in the AWM...P00784.051
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c. 1944. Barbara Duncan (left) watches Mrs V. Duncan during a flag semaphore display. They are ...
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c. 1944. Barbara Duncan (left) watches Mrs V. Duncan during a flag semaphore display. They are members of the Women's Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS) taking part in signals training. (This imag...P00784.053
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Cinema Projectionists WR/895 WRAN Ivy Elizabeth (Betty) Carpenter from Mount Magnet, Western ...
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Cinema Projectionists WR/895 WRAN Ivy Elizabeth (Betty) Carpenter from Mount Magnet, Western Australia (left) and WR/1034 Leading WRAN Dome Teacher Operator Dorothy Rose Conaghty from West Croydon, So...P01305.001
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c. 1943. Mary Owen, Women's Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS), operates a mechanical ...
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c. 1943. Mary Owen, Women's Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS), operates a mechanical semaphore as part of her signals training. (This image appears on page 81 of the album presented to Dr Edith S...P00784.050
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Cooks serving with the Women's Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS) in the galley at HMAS ...
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Cooks serving with the Women's Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS) in the galley at HMAS Kuttabul, Royal Australian Navy, within the naval base headquarters area. Identified from left to right: WR/...087952
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CRIB POINT, VIC, C.1944. FLINDERS NAVAL DEPOT, HMAS CERBERUS. A GROUP OF WRANS AT THE REAR OF ...
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CRIB POINT, VIC, C.1944. FLINDERS NAVAL DEPOT, HMAS CERBERUS. A GROUP OF WRANS AT THE REAR OF THEIR QUARTERS. ON LEFT IS PETTY OFFICERS' MESS, CENTRE WRANS MESS, AND RIGHT, WRANS QUARTERS.P00293.004
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CRIB POINT, VIC, 1943/45. FLINDERS NAVAL DEPOT, HMAS CERBERUS. FRONT VIEW, WRANS QUARTERS. ...
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CRIB POINT, VIC, 1943/45. FLINDERS NAVAL DEPOT, HMAS CERBERUS. FRONT VIEW, WRANS QUARTERS. (DONOR: J. MAXWELL).P00293.011
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CRIB POINT, VIC, 1943/45. FLINDERS NAVAL DEPOT, HMAS CERBERUS. WRANS QUARTERS. (DONOR: J. ...
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CRIB POINT, VIC, 1943/45. FLINDERS NAVAL DEPOT, HMAS CERBERUS. WRANS QUARTERS. (DONOR: J. MAXWELL).P00293.005
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c. 1944. Yeoman of Signals, Bruce Jackson, instructs a group of women who are members of the ...
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c. 1944. Yeoman of Signals, Bruce Jackson, instructs a group of women who are members of the Women's Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS) and who have enlisted as visual signallers. They are seated ...P00784.049
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DIVISIONS OF RAN AND WRANS AT HMAS HARMAN. ACT.
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DIVISIONS OF RAN AND WRANS AT HMAS HARMAN. ACT.P00361.005
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First Officer Sheila McClemans, WRANS
Art
Maker: Heysen, Nora
Portrait of First Officer Sheila Mary McClemans, Director of the Women's Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS).ART23416
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FLINDERS NAVAL BASE, 1943-03-12. MEMBERS OF THE WOMEN'S ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVAL SERVICE (WRANS) ...
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Maker: Herald Newspaper
FLINDERS NAVAL BASE, 1943-03-12. MEMBERS OF THE WOMEN'S ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVAL SERVICE (WRANS) ENJOYING DINNER IN THE MESS.138128