| Place | Oceania: Australia, Northern Territory, Adelaide River |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 069178 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Buchanan, Robert John |
| Place made | Australia: Northern Territory, Adelaide River |
| Date made | 4 September 1944 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Corporal (Cpl) Dolly, the No. 1 member of the Aboriginal Women's Hygiene Squad at the 69th ...
Description
Corporal (Cpl) Dolly, the No. 1 member of the Aboriginal Women's Hygiene Squad at the 69th Australian Women's Army Service (AWAS) Barracks. Cpl Dolly was in Darwin during the first bombing. According to the original caption "Aboriginals are not allowed in Darwin, and Dolly is very homesick for the place, so some of the AWAS have brought her back a bucket of genuine Darwin sand from Mendel Beach to console her".